Moving towards the imagination of a future body. Resisting categorization through the performance of queer moments of reflection, transformation, dream and perversion. Offering the body as a landscape and making skin and flesh the site for magic, illusion, fantasy, horror and desire. Learn more about Andrew Tay.
“…In Lay them all down (2020), as Michel moves through physical frustration with humor and candor, Maurice drives the camera over the floor, amplifying all sounds, using her body as a tripod that advances and collapses. This is not mere documentation, but a video and performance laboratory that asks if mutual understanding can come from really looking at each other. Both Michel and Maurice dress and undress, follow each other, and create dichotomies around closeness, dimension, speed, and noise. Dancer, filmmaker, camera, and audience are all engaged in the simple yet elusive action of focused observation. Dana Michel and Tracy Maurice film and wear objects that propel them outside comfort and cliché. What remains is the intuitive outburst to be seen and be together, regardless of outcome.” (Amelia Bande for Berlin Biennial 2020) Learn more about Dana Michel and Tracy Maurice.
A video explores moving toward the future body. The work is an extension of Tay’s livestreamed performance. Learn more about Andrew Tay.
Camilo Godoy
Photo: Camilo Godoy
Camilo Godoy presents a lecture demonstration from his ongoing project titled What did they actually see? This project focuses on the artist’s research into colonial texts by European missionaries and explorers describing the dance practices of non-white people. Learn more about Camilo Godoy.
Rosy Simas
Photo: Imranda Ward
yödoishëndahgwa’ (a place for rest) is an installation and performance work by Rosy Simas to heal seven generations of ancestors and seven generations yet to be born. Learn more about Rosy Simas.
Jil Guyon
Video still: Valerie Barnes
Widow’s End: Set against the backdrop of a volcanic red rock quarry in southern Iceland, Widow’s End depicts a lone woman caught in an extreme, inhospitable landscape. Enveloped in a swath of black fabric, her inner and outer realities collide—eliciting a visual tableaux that is both beautiful and horrific in its invocation of loss.
CODA: Shot as one take, Coda features a woman lying motionless on red, volcanic gravel as a handheld camera scans her body. The generating event of her predicament occurred before the film time—inviting spectators to free associate about the mystery of her plight, and the inevitability of one’s own temporality. Learn more about Jil Guyon.
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“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
New Dance Alliance
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