Dance
| Archived Articles by Andrea K. Hammer Dance as a Universal Language When PHILADANCO! performs internationally, audiences spring to their feet — expressing their deep appreciation of the arts. They bang on the floor enthusiastically during 20-minute ovations and reciprocally feed the dancers’ creative passion. With appearances in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Hungary, company members vividly recall “rock-star” treatment during previous international tours...READ MORE South Philly Chi Vision. Transformation. Vitality. Photo courtesy of Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers (KYL/D), one of Pennsylvania's only Asian American contemporary dance companies, opened Chi Movement Arts Center in a renovated warehouse half a block from the city's notorious Pat's and Geno's Steaks.... READ MORE Moving Around: Rebecca Davis Dance Company By Andrea K. Hammer For the St. Petersburg Times in Russia Photo by Gabriel Bienczycki In her U.S. dance company’s studio in South Philadelphia, Artistic and Executive Director Rebecca Davis recently said that she misses Russia-her favorite country-and hopes to return one day.... READ MORE |
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Lucinda Childs with Film by Sol LeWitt and Music by Philip Glass Sept. 10 and 11 at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at 3 p.m. Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts 260 South Broad Street (at Spruce) Three masters of minimalism, choreographer Lucinda Childs, composer Philip Glass, and conceptual artist Sol LeWitt, collaborated to construct this seminal work of dance—one of the purest examples of interdisciplinary art-making ever created. An exploration of musical movement, rhythm, and harmony, Dance is a bold statement on the very nature of movement. A vast, transparent scrim stretches across the front of the stage. Projected upon it is LeWitt's 35mm black-and-white film of the original dancers from 1979, including Childs, performing Dance on a white grid floor that seems to float in darkness. Concurrently, the work is performed on stage by a new cast and in time with the film’s close-ups, diagonal views, overhead shots, split screens, and freezeframes. Surrounding this visual experience is Phillip Glass’s score, a masterwork of modular patterns that form the perfect counterpoint to Childs’s choreography. Choreography Lucinda Childs Film Sol LeWitt Music Philip Glass Lighting Beverly Emmons Costumes A. Christina Giannini Produced by Linda Brumbach Production Management Pomegranate Arts Performers Ty Boomershine, Katie Dorn, Katherine Fisher, Joshua Green, Travis Magee, Vincent McCloskey, Sharon Milanese, Patrick O’Neill, Caitlin Scranton, Shakirah Stewart Cédric Andrieux Jérôme Bel Sept. 14 to 16 at 7 p.m. Suzanne Roberts Theatre 480 Broad Street (at Lombard) In Cédric Andrieux, a touching and humorous examination of the life of a dancer, Cédric himself narrates and dances his way through his training as a contemporary dancer in the city of Brest (France), as a member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in New York, and his recent work at the Lyon Opera Ballet. Because the piece is about Cédric himself, he tells the audience his life as a dancer. – Jérôme Bel, director & choreographer Whether isolating moments in his career by performing his former parts, or demonstrating his daily regimen at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, Cédric provides a close up on the individual experience of what audiences normally only view as a group endeavor. With excerpts from Trisha Brown's Newark, Merce Cunningham's Biped and Suite for 5, Philippe Tréhet's Nuit Fragile, and Jérôme Bel's The show must go on. In 2008, Jérôme Bel thrilled Philadelphia with his highly engaging and slyly hilarious works Pichet Klunchun and myself and The show must go on. Cédric Andrieux is in line with a series of performances Bel initiated in 2004 with Véronique Doisneau, a solo for the dancer of the corps de ballet of the Paris Opéra. Conception and Direction Jérôme Bel Created by Cédric Andrieux Choreography Trisha Brown, Merce Cunningham, Philippe Tréhet, Jérôme Bel Coaches Jeanne Steele (Merce Cunningham) and Lance Gries (Trisha Brown) Performed by Cédric Andrieux These performances will be showcased at The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe, an internationally recognized presenter of performing arts. Supporting the work of multidisciplinary performing artists from Philadelphia and around the world, the organization produces two concurrent 16-day festivals each September in venues throughout Philadelphia. The 14th annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe runs from Sept. 3–18, 2010. |
Lucinda Childs with music by Philip Glass and film by Sol LeWitt Jérôme Bel (Cédric Andrieux) |
