Writing About Gaga for BAM
February 26, 2012
BAM asked me to share some thoughts on Gaga, the movement language created by Batsheva Dance Company’s artistic director Ohad Naharin, in anticipation of the company’s performances next month at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. I was happy to do so, and am looking forward to seeing Batsheva in Hora. You can read my blog post here, and enjoy the above footage from MAX.
LEVYdance Returns to Joyce SoHo
January 22, 2012
In 2010, the San Francisco-based company LEVYdance brought its interactive installation Everyone Intimate Alone Visibly to Joyce SoHo, which proved to be a riveting experience. The company returns to Joyce SoHo next month for the New York premiere of ROMP, another interactive experience in which the audience and performers inhabit the stage together. The piece has already received positive reviews in San Francisco, and was named one of the “Top 10 Dance Moments of 2011” by the San Francisco Chronicle. For a glimpse of ROMP, watch the rehearsal footage above. Performances are February 17th through 19th at Joyce SoHo and tickets are now on sale.
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Pina in 3-D
December 20, 2011
Pina, Wim Wenders’ beautiful new film that captures the dance world of German choreographer Pina Bausch in 3-D, arrives in NYC on December 23rd. I was lucky enough to catch a preview screening of the film at BAM in October, and as a BAM intern, I happily wrote about it for BAM’s December staff pick. You can read my thoughts on Pina here. Watch the trailer below, and check out the Facebook page for more info on screenings.
Dance Sketchbook
December 8, 2011
Dancer Jeremy Finch has just released “Sketchbook”, a short video combining dance and hand-drawn animation. It’s a personal look at his decision to pursue his passion for dance (in all its joys and frustrations), and beautifully combines contact improvisation with a thoughtful narrative and animation. The video is long, but definitely worth watching.
My favorite line: “But maybe we should consider the possibility that there’s a sort of alchemy that only reveals itself when you remove rational thought and mix together muscle fiber and spontaneity and bone and momentum and trust and open space…The human body, in all its complexity…wants desperately to stretch its abilities and move. Shouldn’t we let it do that more often?”
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Gallim Dance to Perform at the JCC
November 25, 2011
Over the past year, Gallim Dance has been in residency at The JCC in Manhattan, where they have been rehearsing and creating new work. On December 8th, 10th, and 11th, Gallim will be performing Mama Call and Seven Circles at the JCC, marking the culmination of their residency.
Mama Call is a collection of dances that address Miller’s Sephardic story and examine how those who have been displaced can reclaim an idea of home. Miller’s new work, Seven Circles, is an experiment about intimacy that explores how the exposure of one’s limitations and vulnerabilities is an act of trust and love.
I’m eager to see what the company has in store and am looking forward to performances in the JCC’s intimate space. Tickets are now on sale.
