pla tform 2 0 1 5 d ancers, buildings and people in the streets

pla tform 2 0 1 5 d ancers, buildings and people in the streets

#platform2015
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platform 2015
dancers, buildings
and people in the streets
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PlatfORm 2015: dancers, buildings and people in the streets
CURated BY ClaUdia la ROCCO
Silas Riener, adrian danchig-Waring, Claudia la Rocco, Rashaun mitchell, Sara mearns © Simon Courchel
jodi melnick & Sterling Hyltin © devin alberda
PlatfORm 2015: dancers, buildings and people in the streets is:
• 3 weeks of dance dialogues between: Kaitlyn Gilliland & Will rawls, Silas
riener & adrian Danchig-Waring, Sara mearns & rashaun mitchell, Sterling
Hyltin & Jodi melnick, Jillian peña & troy Schumacher, Emily Coates & Yve
laris Cohen;
• A one-time-only public rehearsal and performance in which pam tanowitz
will choreograph a new dance over the course of one day for Dylan Crossman,
melissa toogood and four New York City Ballet corps de ballet members;
• Intimate, once in a lifetime workshops taught by Silas riener (merce
Cunningham), Kaitlyn Gilliland (Balanchine's serenade), and Emily Coates
(Yvonne Rainer's trio a);
• Lively discussions with Platform artists and catalogue contributors;
• A limited-edition publication, which will be on sale at all Platform events.
#platform2015
danspace Project's 9th Platform for our 40th anniversary year was inspired, in
part, by the writings of dance critic and poet edwin denby. in 2014 six pairs of
artists were asked by Platform curator, poet and former new York times dance
critic Claudia la Rocco, to participate in artistic exchanges. for almost a year, the
artists have engaged with each other in person, via email and skype, in the studio,
and in residencies at the Barshynikov art Center, NYU’s tisch School for the arts,
Bard fisher Center, and american Ballet theatre’s innovation initiative. these
exploratory exchanges are open-ended and include sharing dance practices,
movement ideas, text, and films.
the Platform asks how shared and divergent cultural histories of artists from ballet
and contemporary dance are relevant today, exploring the intersections of dance
and poetry, and the idea of poet as critic. la Rocco writes:
this platform developed out of two ongoing conversations between me and
Judy [hussie-taylor]: one about how poetry and dance intersect, and one
about the lack of meaningful engagement between artists from ballet and
contemporary dance…[We] became interested in the idea of denby and the
poet-critic as a possible framework.
i responded to the [edwin denby] prompt by offering 12 artists from [denby's
"three nodal points of balanchine, cunningham and Judson dance theater"]
(some of whom disagree with me about their relationships to these points),
with the idea that they would work in six pairings, artificially created by me, a
poor-man's denby…a lot of what sparks my enthusiasm here is curiosity. What
would happen if…? i don't have a sense of what these pairings will come up
with, whether or not it will "work" or even will be meant to work, whether it will
lead to new things…so those possibilities, those known unknowns or whatever,
are exciting in and of themselves.
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A Reading for Edwin Denby (co-hosted by the Poetry Project)
Workshop: Silas Riener
Conversations Without Walls & platform Book party
Dance Dialogues: Kaitlyn Gilliland & Will Rawls
adrian danchig-Waring & Silas Riener
Workshop: Silas Riener
Workshop: Kaitlyn Gilliland
Dance Dialogues: Sara mearns & Rashaun mitchell
Sterling Hyltin & jodi melnick
Workshop: Kaitlyn Gilliland
Workshop: emily Coates
Dance Dialogues: emily Coates & Yve laris Cohen
jillian Peña & troy Schumacher
Workshop: emily Coates
open rehearsal & performance: Pam tanowitz
Conversations Without Walls
Sara mearns & Rashaun mitchell © devin alberda
platform 2015 CataloGUE oN SalE at all platform
EVENtS!
danspace's ninth Platform publication covers a large spectrum of ideas
including poet-as-critic, edwin denby and New York City circa 1974; and includes
photographs by denby’s close friend and collaborator, photographer/filmmaker
Rudy Burckhardt, as well as images of the Platform artists taken by New York City
Ballet corps de ballet member devin alberda.
admiSSiON & tiCKetS
$20 General admission / $15 for danspace Project members, unless otherwise noted.
Purchase tickets online at www.danspaceproject.org
or by phone (Ovationtix/theatermania) at (866) 811-4111.
ViSit US
danspace Project is located inside the historic St. mark's Church in-the-Bowery
at 131 East 10th Street (at 2nd Avenue) in New York City's East Village.
Contributors: Devin alberda, reid Bartelme, Emily Coates, Yve laris Cohen,
Douglas Crimp, adrian Danchig-Waring, Barbara Dilley, Douglas Dunn, larry
fagin, Kaitlyn Gilliland, David Gordon, Christine Shan Shan Hou, Judy Hussietaylor, Sterling Hyltin, Emmanuel Iduma, ryan Kelly, Claudia la rocco, ralph
lemon, Sara mearns, Jodi melnick, megan metcalf, rashaun mitchell, fred
moten, Eileen myles, David parker, Jillian peña, Cassie peterson, Will rawls,
Silas riener, troy Schumacher, Dan Siegler, pam tanowitz, David Vaughan,
David Velasco, anne Waldman, and John Yau.
this limited edition publication will be on sale at all Platform events and online at
danspaceproject.org.
fOllOW US!
Instagram: @danspaceProject twitter: @danspaceProject
facebook: danspace Project tumblr: danspaceproject.tumblr.com
www.danspaceproject.org
jillian Peña © devin alberda
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anne Waldman & edwin denby. Xerox image from a photograph taken by Bill Yoscary at the Gotham Book mart, NYC,
ca. 1973. From an interview with edwin denby conducted by anne Waldman, 1997.
Danspace project and the poetry project invite you to
Dancers, Buildings and People in the Streets:
A Reading for Edwin Denby
february 11 [Wed] at 8pm
join us as we take inspiration from denby's multiple roles as poet-critic-curator.
the Poetry Project hosts an evening of readings by Bill Berkson, anselm
Berrigan, Jacob Burckhardt, Yoshiko Chuma, mimi Gross, Christine Shan Shan
Hou, Emmanuel Iduma, Yvonne Jacquette Burckhardt, Vincent Katz, Claudia
la rocco, Eileen myles, ron padgett, and anne Waldman.
a screening of Rudy Burckhardt's films "Remembering edwin denby" and "the
Uncle's Return" will follow the readings.
admission: $8 at the door. No advance reservations.
location: this reading takes place inside the Parish Hall at St. mark's Church inthe-Bowery, 131 East 10th Street.
adrian danchig-Waring, Claudia la Rocco, Sterling Hyltin, Will Rawls, Rashaun mitchell © devin alberda
Conversations Without Walls
& platform 2015 Book party
february 14 [Sat] 2-6pm
danspace's Conversation Without
Walls will celebrate the PlatfORm
2015 publication with contributors
reid Bartelme, Emily Coates, Yve
laris Cohen, Kaitlyn Gilliland, Sara
mearns, megan metcalf, David
parker, Jillian peña, Cassie peterson,
Will rawls, Dan Siegler, David
Vaughan, anne Waldman, and others
who will discuss their contributions to
the catalogue.
the second part of the afternoon will
be a conversation between artforum
editor David Velasco and author and
art historian Douglas Crimp whose
personal correspondence about edwin
denby, George Balanchine, merce
Cunningham and contemporary
ballet and modern choreographers
is included in the PlatfORm 2015
catalogue.
Conversations Without Walls
march 28 [Sat] 2-6pm
this final Platform-centric
Conversation Without Walls will
include a wrap-up discussion between
participating artists, writers, and
special guest respondents who will
gather to share their questions,
observations, and highlights from the
multi-week event.
Conversation admission: $10
suggested donation at the door.
RSVP recommended at
danspaceproject.org.
location: Both conversations take
place inside the Parish Hall at St.
Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, 131 East
10th Street.
WorKSHopS
SIlaS rIENEr
KaItlYN GIllIlaND
EmIlY CoatES
WorKSHopS
Complexity, Chance, and
Indeterminacy in the
Choreographic Structures of
Merce Cunningham
february 13 [fri] 2-4pm
Balanchine's Serenade
Yvonne rainer's Trio A
february 27 [fri] 2-4:30pm
& march 6 [fri] 2-4:30pm
march 13 [fri] 1:30-4:30pm
& march 20 [fri] 1:30-4:30pm
Workshop capacity is limited!
advance registration is suggested.
former New York City Ballet dancer
Kaitlyn Gilliland, currently on faculty
at the School of american Ballet,
will teach phrases from the opening
of George Balanchine's Serenade,
the first original ballet he created in
america. these two afternoons will
include a brief introduction to the
ballet, followed by a warmup and
movement workshop and a discussion
with current New York City Ballet
dancers.
Emily Coates has directed the dance
studies curriculum at Yale University
since its inception in 2006. She has
danced with New York City Ballet
(1992-1998), mikhail Baryshnikov
(1998-2002), and twyla tharp (20012003), and has been a member of
Yvonne Rainer's company since 2006.
Coates is one of five select artists that
Rainer has approved to teach her
seminal dance Trio A.
Technique as the Point of
Departure for Experiments in
Choreography
february 20 [fri] 2-4pm
Bessie award-winner Silas riener was
a member of the merce Cunningham
dance Company from November
2007 until its closure at the end of
2011. Riener, with the permission of
the Cunningham trust, will cull from
Cunningham repertory in these two
workshops.
Workshop cost: $25. advance
registration is suggested.
observation-only tickets: $10.
available at the door on the day of the
workshop only.
Workshops suitable for participants
with little or no dance experience,
ages 16+. Please dress comfortably
and bring socks or ballet slippers.
The March 13 workshop will cover
the first half of the dance. the second
half will be completed on march 20.
Participants may join one or both
sessions.
Workshop cost: $25. advance
registration is suggested.
Please dress comfortably and wear
rubber-soled shoes.
observation-only tickets: $10.
available no earlier than 3:15pm at the
door on the day of the workshop only.
Workshop cost: $25. advance
registration is suggested.
observation-only tickets: $10.
available at the door on the day of the
workshop only.
Register at danspaceproject.org.
Observation-only tickets will be
available at the door on the day of
the workshop only.
all photos © devin alberda
DaNCE DIaloGUES
DaNCE DIaloGUES
dance dialogues are unique
evenings of live movement
exchanges, choreographic
studies, and playful performance
explorations.
Over three weekends twelve
dance artists from the worlds of
several experimental New York
traditions will be presenting work
at danspace Project.
these presentations will draw
from the dance artists’ varied
backgrounds, current performance
practices, and divergent
sensibilities in the spirit of curator
Claudia la Rocco’s question “what
would happen if?”
each opening night will be
followed by a toast with the artists.
Silas Riener & adrian danchig-Waring, jodi melnick &
Sterling Hyltin, jillian Peña © devin alberda
Week 1:
february 19-21 [thu-Sat] 8pm
Week 2:
march 5-7 [thu-Sat] 8pm
Week 3:
march 19-21 [thu-Sat] 8pm
KaItlYN GIllIlaND
& WIll raWlS
Sara mEarNS
& raSHaUN mItCHEll
EmIlY CoatES
& YVE larIS CoHEN
aDrIaN DaNCHIG-WarING
& SIlaS rIENEr
StErlING HYltIN
& JoDI mElNICK
JIllIaN pEÑa
& troY SCHUmaCHEr
Kaitlyn Gilliland is a former New York
City Ballet company member, a current
student at Columbia University, and
faculty member at School of american
Ballet.
Sara mearns is a principal dancer with
New York City Ballet.
rashaun mitchell is a choreographer
and former member of merce
Cunningham dance Company. He
is currently on faculty at NYU's tisch
School of the arts.
Emily Coates is a current performer
in the work of Yvonne Rainer, a former
dancer with New York City Ballet,
Baryshnikov’s White Oak dance
Project, and twyla tharp, and has
directed the dance studies curriculum
at Yale University since its inception in
2006.
Sterling Hyltin is a principal dancer
with New York City Ballet.
Yve laris Cohen is a choreographer
and performer.
Jodi melnick is a choreographer,
teacher, dancer, and has performed
in the work of trisha Brown, john
jasperse, and twyla tharp.
Jillian peña is a dance and video artist.
Will rawls is a writer, choreographer,
and performer in the work of marina
abramovic, tino Sehgal, and Xavier
leRoy.
adrian Danchig-Waring is a principal
dancer with New York City Ballet.
please note: we await confirmation
about whether or not danchig-Waring
will be present over these three evenings.
his choreographic ideas and exchanges
with riener will be presented as part of
this evening.
Silas riener is a dancer, teacher,
choreographer, and former member
of the merce Cunningham dance
Company. He teaches Cunningham
technique, stages merce's dances, and
makes work with Rashaun mitchell.
troy Schumacher is a corps de ballet
member of New York City Ballet, and
director/resident choreographer of
BalletCollective.
(Please note: dancers Cassie mey and
Kaitlyn Gilliland will perform as part
of this evening.)
opEN rEHEarSal
pam taNoWItZ
open rehearsal & performance
march 23 [mon] 1-8pm
admission gets you in for the whole day. Come and go as you wish!
join us for a one-time-only public rehearsal and performance by pam tanowitz
who will choreograph a new dance over the course of one day, incorporating
movement from a solo by Viola farber. the piece will be set on former merce
Cunningham dance Company dancers Dylan Crossman and melissa toogood
and New York City Ballet corps de ballet members Devin alberda, russell
Janzen, Jenelle manzi, and Gretchen Smith. an original score by Dan Siegler
incorporating interviews with tanowitz will mirror the process from rehearsal to
performance.
tanowitz received a Bessie award for the dance be in the gray With Me (2009). She
was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in 2011 and was a 2013-14
Hodder fellow at Princeton University. tanowitz holds a Bfa in dance from the
Ohio State University and an mfa in dance from Sarah lawrence College, where
she was mentored by former merce Cunningham principal dancer Viola farberSlayton.
Special support for this project provided by the Barbara Bell Cumming foundation.
jenelle manzi, Pam tanowitz, Gretchen Smith © devin alberda
danspace Project presents new work in dance, supports a diverse range of
choreographers in developing their work, encourages experimentation, and
connects artists to audiences. Since 1974, danspace Project has supported a vital
community of contemporary dance artists in an environment unlike any other
in the United States. located in the historic St. mark’s Church in-the-Bowery,
danspace shares its facility with the Church, the Poetry Project, and New York
theatre Ballet. danspace Project’s Commissioning initiative has commissioned
over 450 new works since its inception in 1994.
danspace Project’s Choreographic Center Without Walls (CW²) provides context
for audiences and increased support for artists. Our presentation programs
(including Platforms, food for thought, draftWork), Commissioning initiative,
residencies, guest artist curators, and contextualizing activities and materials are
core components of CW² offering a responsive framework for artists’ works. Since
2010, we have produced eight Platforms, published eight print catalogues and
five e-books, launched the Conversations Without Walls discussion series, and
explored models for public discourse and residencies.
40th anniversary leadership Circle & patrons (as of january 20, 2015)
Helen & Peter Warwick
Nina Winthrop
anonymous
jody & john arnhold
frances Kazan
Sam miller
timothy & Virginia millhiser
david & monica Zwirner
PlatfORm 2015: dancers, buildings and people in the streets is made possible with
major support from the andrew W. mellon foundation, as well as special 40th
anniversary support from the lambent foundation, jerome Robbins foundation,
the Harkness foundation for dance, and the Barbara Bell Cumming foundation.
danspace Project's PlatfORm program is a series of guest artist-curated programs
that are a part of the Choreographic Center Without Walls (CW²). as a framework
for danspace's presentations and commissions, CW² examines and discovers ways
of providing context, curatorial support, and space for choreographers and their
works. the CW² and its PlatfORm series have received major support since their
inception in 2010 from the andrew W. mellon foundation, lambent foundation,
mertz Gilmore foundation, doris duke Charitable foundation, and the National
endowment for the arts.
Danspace Project | St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery | 131 East 10th Street | New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 674-8112 | Fax: (212) 529-2318 | Email: [email protected]
Web: www.danspaceproject.org
Clockwise: Rashaun mitchell & Sara mearns © devin alberda; Yve laris Cohen, jillian Peña, & troy Schumacher ©
Simon Courchel; Will Rawls © devin alberda; jodi melnick © devin alberda; adrian danchig-Waring © devin alberda;
Gretchen Smith © devin alberda; Kaitlyn Gilliland © devin alberda; Kaitlyn Gilliland & Cassie mey © devin alberda
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