December 3
Movement Research Festival
Margaret Paek
December 8
Movement Research FALL 2008 Festival
Mårten Spångberg
December 4
Hovels, hamlets and digital sprawl: our origins
Rosemary Quinn
TRULY MADLY DEEPLY Fall Festival 2010 artists
La Mama, 2:00 pm
74 E. 4th Street
New York, NY
Festival artists gather for a discussion moderated by Rosemary Quinn, Experimental Theater Wing Studio Director, NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Shared experience and a sense of common space are revered by many to be indispensable tenets in the performing arts. Theatrical constructs have been created anew in the digital era. This is a group of artists that together spans the continuum from deep in the pre-digital to a future in the post digital. The moment they share now is somewhere in between. These ideas will serve as departure points, ultimately leading to an artist-generated discussion.
November 28
DEVOTION
Leigh Evans and Raïna von Waldenburg
Danspace Project , 8:00 pm
131 East 10th Street
New York, NY
FREE
Diving into their inner landscape, these two artists use their theatrical creations differently to refresh our gaze and present a bold vision of commitment, investigation and passion.
November 30
When the Creation Changes Its Creator
Moderated by Sondra Loring and K.J. Holmes
Panelists include Julie Carr, Danielle Goldman, Julyen Hamilton, Miguel Gutierrez, and Jodi Melnick
Jimmy's no. 43, 7:00 pm
43 East 7th Street (b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave)
New York, NY
5 talkers tackle the ticklish subject of terpsicorian investigation. Is there room for passion and discipline? What part does courage and patience play in the connection between an artist and their work?
December 1
DEVOTION/RIGOR/SUSTAINABILITY: Mixing it Up
Margaret Paek, Lindsey Drury, and Javier Baca
Danspace Project , 8:00 pm
131 East 10th Street
New York, NY
$8 Danspace Project Members/$12 Non-Members
www.danspaceproject.org
We're turning it over to the upstarts to bring these qualities of Devotion, Rigor and Sustainability together. With a fresh eye and boundless energy, three emerging artists "Mix It Up." Curated by Ishmael Houston-Jones, a pillar in the field of dance, who has his finger on the pulse of the new and curious.
December 2
RIGOR
luciana achugar, Levi Gonzalez, Emily Roysdon, and David Watson
Danspace Project , 8:00 pm
131 East 10th Street
New York, NY
$8 Danspace Project Members/$12 Non-Members
www.danspaceproject.org
How do four artists from different disciplines work together to create an evening length piece, brought together thoughtfully, but by chance? Putting pieces of themselves and their work together to complete the puzzle of performance, each artist already embodies the themes of devotion and sustainability, and now must join forces to bring a rigor of attention to meet the challenge.
December 3
SUSTAINABILITY
Pooh Kaye & Sally Silvers, Julyen Hamilton and Channel Z: Paul Langland, Daniel Lepkoff, Diane Madden & Nina Martin, and more!
Danspace Project , 8:00 pm
131 East 10th Street
New York, NY
$8 Danspace Project Members/$12 Non-Members
www.danspaceproject.org
Each of these artists has performed in previous festivals and exhibit a continuity to their work that has stood the test of time. From a solo by Julyen Hamilton, to a duet by Sally Silvers and Pooh Kaye, and a group improvisation by the members of Channel Z, the evening unfolds to reveal a depth of character that comes through connection, investigation and wisdom.
December 4
Epilogue - Open Movement - Improvisation Jam
Facilitated by K.J. Holmes
Hundred Grand Dance/Bill Young, 2:30 pm
100 Grand St., 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013
$5
The final event of this year’s festival will be an Open Movement - Improvisation Jam. For all festival participants, and for those who have not had a chance to take classes, this Jam will be a framework for playing with time, space, movement, music, poetry, the unknown, the known. Facilitated by K.J. Holmes. 2:30-5:30pm
- * Movement Research Artist-in-Residence 2011
- ** Movement Research Artist-in-Residence 2010
- *** in collaboration with Austrian Cultural Forum New York
- • Provided through the generous support of the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College
Past Classes
November 28
Monday
10:00 am-1:00 pm $30
Movement Research at Eden's Expressway
Old school technique class with new school questions. This is a warm-up for being a contemporary dance artist whatever that means. Real techniques, invented techniques, practicing presence, practicing hope, “releasing,” sweating, thinking, feeling, moving for no reason and finding out how. Exercises are boring but sometimes important. Phrases are patriarchal but sometimes fun. Smart movers make good art. I am the teacher, and I will do what I can.
November 29 - December 3
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
10:00 am-1:00 pm
Danspace Project and Gibney Dance Center (Studio 6)
A workshop considering and practicing the essential nature of the space in which choreography and dance can be made and performed. Based in his experience as a performer and dance-maker, Julyen Hamilton's pedagogic work deals with the details of subjects such as time, space and dramaturgy and how it concerns both pre-set and immediate composition. Hamilton's ability to distill and convey essential principles allows dancers and performers from a wide range of backgrounds to engage in his methodology. His classes naturally enter the worlds of physiology, philosophy, culture, imagination and the future.
November 29
Tuesday
12:30 pm-2:30 pm
December 2
Friday
10:00 am-12:00 pm
Movement Research at Eden's Expressway
Developed during the past 21 years by Raïna von Waldenburg and based on the physical acting training of Jerzy Grotowski and Stephen Wangh (An Acrobat of the Heart), this innovative approach to performance forces the performer to live inside of the moment with barefaced sincerity. In a series of presence exercises that require the performer to exist in the (power of) now, he/she is faced with judges, habits, blocks, quirks, and talents that he/she has pushed aside. By literally inviting these "undesirable" parts of him/herself into the work, the performer suddenly has access to impulses that are utterly alive, surprisingly truthful, and emotionally resonant. The performer learns to channel these impulses into performance that is open, creative, and precise. This class fosters an ensemble-based environment where actors learn to develop constructive vocabulary for giving and receiving critical feedback, and where peers are vital to the learning process. This is a non-linear approach to performance training. You are welcome to take ONE or BOTH workshops. Please come to class prepared with: loose, comfortable clothing; a water bottle; and a fully memorized/choreographed one-minute formal container (monologue, song, movement piece, poem, original material, etc.) to use for application.
November 30
Wednesday
10:00 am-12:30 pm 25
Movement Research at Eden's Expressway
What is presence? How do we awaken presence in the body? How can we cultivate this intangible quality that draws people in and leaves an image burning in the mind? In this workshop we will learn to contact the energetic source of your creativity and cultivate inner presence. Develop an intuitive awakened body, by exploring practices drawn from Butoh, Indian Odissi Dance, Suzuki Method, and Yoga. Rest in the stillness, the emptiness, and that born in emptiness. Drink from the well of primordial presence, radiance, and shadow. Invite the dance to reflect the shifting inner landscape of your being.
December 4
Sunday
2:30 pm-5:30 pm $5
Hundred Grand Dance/Bill Young
The final event of this year’s festival will be an Open Movement - Improvisation Jam. For all festival participants, and for those who have not had a chance to take classes, this Jam will be a framework for playing with time, space, movement, music, poetry, the unknown, the known. Facilitated by K.J. Holmes.
