SUCCESSION Set for FringeNYC

Dance Entropy will present Succession as part of the 19th annual New York International Fringe Festival - Fringe NYC. Performed by Artistic Director, Valerie Green, a one-women retrospective dance performance channeling Ms. Green's own personal life cycle. A one time New York City reprise after a sold out run in the spring.

Ms. Green has thread together segments from her body of solo work to create a life cycle journey. Succession starts with Ms. Green channeling the fluid movements of a fetus in the amniotic sac. The cyclical journey continues with transformation, aging, and the disruption of order amidst an installation of hundreds of flowers. Succession concludes in a rite of passion with a spiritual burial and a symbolic rebirth. This powerful 48-minute solo work, executed through cunning sensuality, relies on exposing aspects of the archetypal female, all sourced from the deep recesses of the character's psyche. Choreographed and performed by Valerie Green, costumes by Deborah Erenberg, lighting design by Drew Florida. Succession is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Succession premiered in September of 2014 completing a highly successful three-week tour of workshops and performances organized by the South Caucasus Contemporary Dance and Experimental Art Festival in the countries of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia, plus the Cincinnati Fringe Festival and shows at Green Space, Queens.

Artistic Director/Dance Entropy

Valerie Green has been an active dancer, choreographer and teacher in the New York City dance community for 20 years, creating her own company, Dance Entropy in 1998. The company performs in NYC, tours and teaches both domestically and abroad, while featuring a multi-ethnic cast of 8 talented dancers. Dance Entropy supports the vision of Artistic Director Valerie Green, who creates stage and site-specific work. A significant part of the company's mission is to use creation, performance, and education in locations and communities where the content of the work will have the greatest impact. Her choreography has been seen throughout NYC and has also toured to various venues throughout the US. Internationally she has taught and performed in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Austria, France, Italy, Greece, Russia, India, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Albania, Guatamala and Canada. As a guest artist, Valerie has received commissions from Texas State University, BITEF Theater in Belgrade, Serbia, and Theater Alternativa in Tirana, Albania. She has also taught at the UNLV, Texas State, LaGuardia Community College, University of Nanterre, France, and at the Faculty of Drama & Art in Belgrade, Serbia and Sarajevo, Bosnia. Valerie's choreographic work and teaching style is influenced by her formative years working with the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, her certification in Body/Mind Fitness and her undergraduate work at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The company created their home studio, Green Space in LIC, Queens in 2005. Green Space serves the dance community by providing an affordable and welcoming environment for rehearsals, classes, and performances.