Green Space Announces January Lineup

Green Space is pleased to offer a diverse roster of new/emerging artists in January.Fertile Ground will present new work by various artists and Take Root will present an evening of work by Mersiha Mesihovic / CircuitDebris and Underground DanceWorks.

"Green Space is conjuring up a new image of Queens with its riveting performances that constantly seek to go beyond the status quo." - Queens Ledger

TAKE ROOT, now in its 7th season, aids in the continued development and performance of new dance work of various aesthetics by providing choreographers with the opportunity to be produced in a paired evening of work. This once a month series supports dance makers by providing our venue, Green Space, with full technical and marketing support.

January 22nd & 23rd8:00pmAdmission: $15Tickets are available at the door or online at www.GreenSpaceStudio.org

About the Work Mersiha Mesihovic / CircuitDebris: Presents VOID, from a three part Suite entitled The Trilogy (of Survival). The Trilogy examines the struggle against social conformity and the individual struggle for self-determination in our vastly standardized society that makes a constant effort in shutting down what is different or uncommon.

"Tracing Lineage, with a New Voice" - Karen Bernard, Founder & Director, New Dance Alliance
Underground DanceWorks: In a collection of diverse pieces, Artistic Director Charles Tyson Jr, seeks to embark on a journey through the soul and society - continuously searching, exploring forgiveness, regret, escape, acceptance, truth and answers - all things we as a society struggle with on a daily basis. Through his signature movement style known as EclectiFunk, Underground DanceWorks (UDW) shows that "in order to truly move forward, we must learn to acknowledge respect and embrace the differences that make our society such a unique one - make intelligent commentary without claiming to know the answer. Being Quiet doesn't get the point home. Just because the truth isn't pretty, doesn't make it any less the truth."

Company/ Choreographer BiographiesMersiha Mesihovic / CircuitDebris: Mersiha Mesihoivc, founder & artistic director of CircuitDebris - a space for interdisciplinarity, radical dance & community engagement is a Bosnian/Swedish, NYC- based dance artist/curator/cultural organizer/teaching artist whose work is primarily interested in human behavior, movement invention and pushing boundaries of what dance should address. With an ongoing collaboration with saxophonist/composer James Brandon Lewis, Mesihovic initiated CircuitDebris in 2011 to formally conceptualize her collaboration with artists across disciplines and passion for community engagement. In New York she has worked closely with Jaamil Olawale Kosoko/Anonymous Bodies, Karen Bernard and Reggie Wilson.

Most recently Mesihovic was hailed as a "Rising NYC Choreographer" by TheWorldDances.com and CircuitDebris referred to as a vibrant, eclectic and fresh NYC Dance Company to watch. Mesihovic has taught her unique Movement Invention/Composition Method EMBODIMENT at Universities, Dance Centers and Dance Companies in US and abroad including Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg & Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria in South Africa, Gibney Dance -NY and Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers in Philadelphia.

Underground DanceWorks: Underground DanceWorks (UDW) is an EclectiFunk based dance company founded in 1999 in Philadelphia, PA. The company, led by artistic director/choreographer Charles Tyson, Jr. and made up of several artistically diverse and savvy performers have been gracing stages all over Philadelphia and the surrounding areas.

UDW was established to bridge the social, cultural, racial, sexual and gender gaps of our American society. UDW exists to discover, nurture and present the fresh new talent it discovers. Whether they be performers onstage or technical theater and costume/makeup artists, UDW wishes to give them a chance to use their skills in a highly creative, nonjudgmental environment! Through performances and residencies, UDW brings this message to its new and diverse audiences.

FERTILE GROUND is a monthly new works showcase for emerging and established artists now in its 10th season, producing the work of over 50 choreographers each year. This non-curated performance event features five or six choreographers each evening and includes a post-performance discussion with wine and cheese, moderated by Green Space's Artistic Director, Valerie Green.
January 24th, 20157pmAdmission: $12Tickets are available at the door or online at www.GreenSpaceStudio.org

Featuring:Cassandra CottaHumanistics Dance CompanyKathleen Kelley DanceMegan Christine Dance CollectiveTitilayo Majoyeogbe
DANCE ENTROPY / GREEN SPACE
Dance Entropy Inc. created its company home base, Green Space, in Long Island City, in November 2005. Green Space is a spacious 2000 sq. foot venue housed in a former silk factory with magnificent views overlooking Manhattan. Green Space offers choreographers, dancers and the local community an affordable professional dance rehearsal, class, and performance space in New York City.

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 New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, President of the Borough of Queens, Melinda Katz, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.