Renee Gerardo/Dances and Inclined Dance Project Set for May at Green Space
By: BWW
News Desk May. 20, 2016
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.
Admission: $15
Tickets are available at the door or online at www.GreenSpaceStudio.org
About the Work:
Renee Gerardo / Dances: Renee Gerardo investigates the nuanced negotiations in and out of relationships to others and ourselves. The dance asks several questions relating to the notion of love and loving; about the intention of love, of sacrifice, of carrying and combining our "stuff" with others and what we then hide of ourselves and when? What does it mean to feel "seen" and to be vulnerable within the context of a relationship? How do we talk to ourselves about ourselves and how to we navigate and negotiate revealing our raw and unfiltered truth? How do we ask for and give support? Through exploration of societal relationship structures and the performers' personal somatic histories the dance seeks out the ways in which these questions ask us to make choices in witnessing, analyzing and supporting each other.
Inclined Dance Project: Inclined Dance Project presents "Heliocentris," an exploration derived from the mechanics and phenomenon of outer space. Drawing inspiration from the spectacles of the universe, the work abstractly explores celestial objects, the Big Bang, constellations, planetary orbits, dark matter, energy, gravity, and more. Athletic, dynamic, and technical movement creates an exciting visual landscape which invites the audience to extend their reaches to the unknown elements of our solar system.
Company/ Choreographer Biographies:
Renee Gerardo / Dances: Renee Gerardo is a dancer and choreographer who has performed and presented work over the past 14 years in projects of her own and of others. Over the past year she has created and presented work that has been shown at the BAX Upstart Festival and WAXworks at Triskelion Arts and a shared bill with Falcon Dance at Triskelion Arts. Past projects include solo work shown through Alexandra Beller's Choreolab at Spoke the Hub, an evening length solo performed as part of the OneAct Solo Festival at Axis Arts and a dance theater duet performed at the former DTW (now New York Live Arts) through The Kitchen's emerging artist program. Throughout her life as a choreographer and dancer she has had the pleasure to learn and work with Martha Myers, David Dorfman, Liz Lerman and Company, and Alexandra Beller. She has performed with whiteroad/dance media and April Biggs and Company and currently dances and performs extensively with The Moving Architects dance company. Renee has her BFA in Dance from University of Colorado and her MA in Exercise Physiology from Columbia University.
Inclined Dance Project: Kristen Klein hails from Connecticut and studied at The Boston Conservatory in Boston, MA where she graduated Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. Since graduating, she has performed with the Harvard University Historical Society, Six Degrees Dance Company, Tribe of Human, Catie Cuan & Dancers, Leyya Mona Tawil/Dance ELIXIR, C. Eule Dance, and Kelley Donovan & Dancers, along with various NY based freelance choreographers. In 2009 Kristen founded Inclined Dance Project, a contemporary company based in Brooklyn, NY. Inclined Dance Project has been presented by such venues and festivals as Baruch College, The Dance Complex, the Ailey Citigroup Theater, University Settlement, Dixon Place, Triskelion Arts, and The International Festival of Arts & Ideas, among others, and has been featured in Dance Spirit Magazine, Critical Dance Magazine, offoffoff Dance, and on Dancemedia.com. More information on the company can be found at www.inclineddanceproject.com
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.
May 22nd, 2016 at 7pm
Admission: $12
Tickets are available at the door or online at www.GreenSpaceStudio.org
Featuring:
5th Element
Annie Heath
Juliana Garber
ModArts Dance Collective
Ryan McNally|Signatures
Sara Mulry
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.
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.)
Photo Credits: Benny Simon and Andrew J. Mauney
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