Arts Presenters Showcase

The Arts Presenters Showcase is coming soon!  A lot of our great companies will be performing throughout the weekend.  Check below for dates, times and locations!

Gallim Dance

-When: Friday, January 7 (1:30-2:00pm)
-Where: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue

-When: Saturday, January 8 (8:00-9:00pm)
-Where: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue

-When: Monday, January 10 (4:00-4:40pm, 5:00-5:40pm)
-Where: City Center, studio 5, 130 W 56th St.



Evidence, A Dance Company

-When: Saturday, January 8 (10:00-11:00am)
-Where: City Center, studio 5, 130 W 56th St)

-When: Saturday, January 8 (5:00-6:00pm)
-Where: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, 547 W 26th St)






 Sean Curran Company

-When: Monday, January 10 (12:15-12:30pm)
-Where: City Center, studio 4, 130 W 56th Street

dre.dance

-When: Monday, January 10 (10:00-10:15am)
-Where: City Center, studio 4, 130 W 56th St.











If you wish to attend any of these showcases please RSVP to:

Liz Harler
lharler@imgartists.com

Art Spiegelman's point of view

Check out Art Spiegelman's take on his recent collaboration with Pilobolus, Hapless Hooligan in "Still Moving" - particularly the spot-on renditions of the company's executive and artistic directors.

Click here to see a bigger version!

Video roundup!

To help you while away your afternoon on this summer Friday, we are pleased to present video of some upcoming and recent works from artists on the IMGArtists roster.  Enjoy!

A preview of Gallim Dance's Wonderland, set to premiere at the Joyce Theater in NYC on August 9:










The last in a series of work-in-progress videos of Another Evening: Venice/Arsenale, with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company:


And finally, a preview of Pilobolus' Hapless Hooligan in 'Still Moving', a collaboration with Pulitzer-Prize-winning graphic artist Art Spiegelman:

In Memoriam

The world lost some of its vibrancy this week:







Jonathan Wolken: In Memoriam www.pilobolus.org

Proud new Auntie Abby

On Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Abby became the proud new Auntie to these adorable little nuggets. Cody (left) and Cassy (right) Hoffman

Something for a sunny Friday afternoon...

Courtesy of Ben Johnson at U of Minnesota and Martin Wechsler at the Joyce...we bring you some of the most balletic gymnastics we've ever seen.



Happy Friday!

Seán Curran can rap!

Seán Curran recently held an open rehearsal of his newest work, Left Exit, which explores spirituality and faith.  

The work will premiere in October, so Seán has time to experiment with movement and text, using the time-tested method of trial-and-error.  One major theme that Seán is focusing on is the idea of how “dance of privilege” contrasts with “dance as spiritual practice”.  Sean and his dancers have blended a variety of international social and ethnic dances, and set this to Sonata V from John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes,  which is in a measure of 9 with a hip-hop sort of groove (you can hear it here).   Then, just to shake things up, he reset the movement phrase to a recorded lecture by philosopher and civil rights activist Dr. Cornel West.   

Toward the end of the rehearsal, Seán juxtaposed the same blended movement phrases with different text.  There were some really great little happy accidents - for example, a section of four people supporting and manipulating a fifth dancer met up with a section about “the society of disability” and the need for assistance.

And true to our title, Seán let the creative moment grab hold of him and surprised us all by rapping (to John Cage, nonetheless!).  Who knew that Sean Curran could rap?!?   Sadly, it is unlikely that this will make it into the piece, and we weren’t able to catch the moment on film, but if we’re lucky, maybe he’ll put on a repeat performance next time we’re able to visit the studio.