TONIGHT! Performance Mix Festival: 31 Opening Night

June 8, 2017 | emily | General

Save with a ticket pass: $20 for both programs! Purchase tickets here.

Program A | 7:00 PM

Definitions: Something inside us demands labels and definitions. What is dance? What is “performance art”? Do they co-exist? And—does it really matter?

Building on their critically acclaimed works over the last six years, Julian Barnett and Jocelyn Tobias‘s ODE2FOOL questions the notion of artistic devotion by excavating the dances that exist in their dreams, the ones that have yet to be realized. Part opera, part confessional, ODE2FOOL acts as an ontological study of connection, commitment, and resilience, and follows three performers as they uncover the deeper currents of their artistic motivations. See a preview of their work below!

Anya Liftig, known for her intriguing, multidisciplinary performances, will present a new iteration of her Face Ballet. Performed in a tent onstage, Liftig’s “face dance,” which is projected from inside the tent using light and a live feed from her camera, creates a striking choreographic shadow dance on the walls of the tent.

Program B | 8:00 PM

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Spellbinding: A piece that will keep you at the edge of your seat.

Clara Furey/Par B.L.eux: Co-created and performed by acclaimed Montreal artist Clara Furey and Slovakian, Belgium-based artist Peter Jasko, Untied Tales (the vanished power of the usual reign) is a reimagining of Hansel and Gretel—a haunting, hallucinatory piece that is at once poetic and somber. With a constant feeling of urgency, it reminds us of our final, unavoidable destiny, while the two dancers—in turn children, brother and sister, man and woman—embody continuity and rupture, proximity and distance, light and shadow, hope and terror. This U.S. premiere is a must-see before it heads to the Venice Biennale.

Reception follows the performance

Preview: Friday morning events

Both events are free and will be held at the NDA Studio, 182 Duane Street in the heart of Tribeca. For reservations, newdancealliance@gmail.com

Breakfast Mix: Meet International Artists

10:00 – 11:30 AM

Breakfast and convivial meeting with Clara Fuery/Par B.L.eux, Peter Jasko and Societat Doctor Alonso.

Internal Playwright: A Workshop with Societat Doctor Alonso

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

This workshop does not address how to learn to choreograph as such but—on a more fundamental level—how to make decisions through the practice of observing and embodying an action. The workshop is open to dancers, actors and anyone interested in the creative process in the performing arts.

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Well known in Spain as performance pioneers, Catalan company Societat Doctor Alonso brings the New York premiere of Anarchy followed by a dance party with DJ Black Lotus.

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Performance Mix Festival: 31

June 8-11, 2017

University Settlement | 184 Eldridge Street | New York, NY 10002

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Hortense Gerardo, photo by Sean Ryan

“It was a pleasure and an honor to be part of Performance Mix Festivals #31 (Infinite Corridor) and #36 (Meeting the Moai: Head Over Heels.) In both instances, the artists were made to feel welcomed and truly celebrated for their work, as reflected by attention to publicity, technical needs, and convivial gatherings. This festival truly practices diversity, equity, and inclusion, as manifested in their roster of performing artists each year. Big thanks to New Dance Alliance, Karen Bernard, and the entire Performance Mix Festival team who make it such a fulfilling and joyful experience for artists and audiences alike.”

– Hortense Gerardo