April Performances Announced At Green Space

Green Space is pleased to announce a diverse roster of new/emerging artists for its signature programs this April. Take Root will present an evening of work by Christopher Unpezverde Núñez & Guests and Samuel Hanson on April 20th and 21st, and Fertile Ground showcases the creative output of multiple dance artists on April 22nd.

"With a backdrop of the Manhattan skyline twinkling through the tall, dusty windows of a former silk factory, both established and emerging NY choreographers show off their most recent works." -Queens Chronicle

TAKE ROOT, now in its 9th season, cultivates dance of varying aesthetics by producing choreographers' work in a full-length or paired-work evening. This monthly series supports dance makers by providing our venue, Green Space, along with full technical and marketing support to present their work to the NYC public.

April 20th and 21st

8pm
Advance sale tickets: $15 online at www.GreenSpaceStudio.org
Tickets purchased at door: $20 cash, $22 credit card

About the Work

Christopher Unpezverde Núñez's new work is a collage of memories based on childhood experiences. It explores the male stereotypical behavior and the obsolescence of imposed masculinity in children. It's a choreographic piece conceived to confront the stereotypes of masculine and feminine behaviors based on childhood experiences, poems, toys and philosophy.

Samuel Hanson's new work will be a collaboration with writer/musician Alexander Ortega with whom Hanson also worked on boy at sea in 2009. "With Alex, I improved as a writer and learned about my own biases and my own desires around dance. Since then we have worked to reverse engineer a dance from a text. This dance is that attempt."

About the Artists

Christopher Unpezverde Núñez is a Brooklyn based interdisciplinary artist. He holds a BFA in Dance from The National University in Costa Rica. Núñez has performed internationally in Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru, Costa Rica and USA. Some of the choreographers Núñez has worked with are Christophe Haleb, Mark Sieczkarek and Darryl Thomas. His choreography explores the Latin America diaspora, hyper masculinity, technological artifacts and gender identity to develop pieces with a curious taste for irreverence. Núñez is a Battery Dance Space Grant Recipient (NYC) in 2018, a Moving Borders Scholarship recipient (México) in 2014 and was awarded Best Performer by the National Theater (Costa Rica) in 2012. Most recently, his works have been presented at Panoply Performance Laboratory, InSitu Dance Festival, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center and Movement Research at The Judson Memorial Church.

Samuel Hanson was born in Salt Lake City in 1988. He now lives in New York City. His formative dance training was with Hilary Carrier and Chara Huckins. His recent work has been seen in NYC at Triskelion and at the Reckless Theater and in Utah at the University's New Media Wing Theater, the Rose Wagner Center and Salt Lake City's Mudson Performance series. His work has also been seen in Montana, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and Puebla, Mexico. He has performed for an eclectic mix of artists including Isabel Lewis, Ashley Anderson, Diana Crum, Neta Pulvermacher, Yve Laris Cohen and Lindsey Drury. His writing and video has recently been published online by loveDANCEmore, 15bytes and SLUG.

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FERTILE GROUND has supported the emerging and established artists' community for 12 seasons, showcasing the work of over 50 choreographers each year. The non-curated program features five dance makers each evening and includes a post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Green Space's Artistic Director, Valerie Green.

April 22nd

7pm

Advance sale tickets: $13 online at www.GreenSpaceStudio.org
Tickets purchased at door: $13 cash, $15 credit card

Featuring:
Barbara Mahler
Debbie Mausner Dance Collective
IQL
Last Minute Applicant
Michelle Huber & Madison Palffy
Teadora

DANCE ENTROPY / GREEN SPACE

Dance Entropy Inc. created its company home, Green Space, in Long Island City in 2005. Housed in a former silk factory with magnificent views overlooking Manhattan, the lofty 2000 square foot space offers an affordable venue for the creation and practice of dance. Green Space and Dance Entropy are committed to accessibility, diversity, education, and collaboration, providing dance artists and their work space to grow in New York City through monthly performance platforms and year-round class and rehearsal space.

DIRECTIONS
By Subway: N, Q, or the 7 to Queensboro Plaza, the first stop outside Manhattan. Take the North pedestrian bridge to the street. Look to your right, you will see Crescent St., turn right on Crescent and walk to 38th Ave. Turn left on 38th Ave. Walk one block to 24th street. Green Space is in the red brick, four-story building. (Approximately a ten-minute walk.)

SPONSORS FOR DANCE ENTROPY / GREEN SPACE
Green Space is supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, NYC Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and The Mertz Gilmore Foundation.

Photo credits: Roger Ruiz (Christopher Nunez) // Will Thompson (Samuel Hanson)