Moriah Evans to Premiere Performance Work FIGURING at SculptureCenter

SculptureCenter will present the premiere of Figuring, a new performance work by choreographer Moriah Evans.

Originating from internal physical processes, Moriah Evans' Figuring takes micro movements as method. Through the engagement of energies, reactions, and interactions, three female performers make visible and audible internal systems in order to pitch them against the external forces of space and other.

Control and loss of control become the borders that the performers traverse in a series of measured movements that attempt to reconfigure the perceived cohesiveness and stability of the human form. Through pacing and scale, physical gestures make malleable the inner qualities of the body, as well as the sensation of time. Figuring brings forth the unseen, yet felt, world of bodies and space.

With Lizzie Feidelson, Nicole Marie Mannarino, and Sarah Beth Percival. Design by Kathy Kaufmann, Strauss Bourque-LaFrance.

Figuring is commissioned by SculptureCenter and presented by SculptureCenter in conjunction with American Realness 2018.

Performance Schedule:

Tuesday, January 9, 5:30pm
Wednesday, January 10, 5:30pm
Friday, January 12, 5:30pm
Saturday, January 13, 5:30pm
Sunday, January 14, 5:30pm

Run time: 90 minutes

Tickets $25 General Admission
Seating is limited. Purchase your tickets online.

SculptureCenter is located at 44-19 Purves Street, Long Island City, NY 11101

Figuring was partially developed through a residency at MoMA PS1. The piece was also researched and honed through financial, administrative, and residency support provided by the Dance in Process program at Gibney Dance with funds provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Figuring was made possible with the support of Tabitha L. Decker. SculptureCenter's exhibition, program, and operating support is generously provided by grants from the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the Kraus Family Foundation; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; the A. Woodner Fund; Jeanne Donovan Fisher; the Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation; New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer; and contributions from our Board of Trustees and Director's Circle. Strategic planning support is provided by the LuEsther T. Mertz Fund of The New York Community Trust.Additional funding is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation and contributions from many generous individuals.

Courtesy the artist and MoMA PS1. Photo: Derek Schultz.