BAX to Present Jillian Pena's JODI FOR JILL, JILL FOR JODI and POLLY POCKET, 5/10-12

BAX, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, has announced Jodi for Jill, Jill for Jodi and Polly Pocket by BAX Artists-In-Residence Jillian Peña, running May 10th-12th, 2013, Friday-Saturday at 8:00pm and Sunday at 6:00pm. Tickets: $15 General; $8 Low-Income. Click HERE to purchase.

Jodi for Jill, Jill for Jodi
a video by Jillian Peña with Jodi Melnick
Jodi Melnick tries on Jillian Peña, Jillian Peña tries on Jodi Melnick.

Polly Pocket
performed by Alexandra Albrecht and Andrew Champlin
A coming of age story, Polly Pocket follows Alex and Andrew as they mediate between being siblings, friends, lovers, and mirror reflections.

Featuring BAX's Artists-In-Residence (AIR), this performance culminates a shared journey through the creative process. Audience members enjoy the rare opportunity to follow a work and engage its creators from the Early Stages through to full productions. This journey began with the Open Studio Series in November, continued with the Works-in Progress Series in January, and culminates in these Spring performances.

Since 1991, our Artist In Residence program has served as a core for our work with artists. The AIR program provides participating artists with one to two years of uninterrupted artistic, technical, and administrative support, as well as the rehearsal space and guidance necessary to take chances, refine their craft and expand their horizons.

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Jillian Peña is a dance and video artist primarily concerned with confusion and desire between self and other. Her work is in dialogue with psychoanalysis, queer theory, pop media, and spirituality. She has been presented internationally, including at The Chocolate Factory, Dance Theater Workshop and The Kitchen in New York, Akademie der Kunste Berlin, Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow, and the International Festival of Contemporary Art Slovenia. Jillian was a Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholar during which she was awarded an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she was a fellowship recipient, and a Practice-based MPhil in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She was a 2009 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence, a 2009 DanceWeb Fellow at Impulstanz in Vienna, a 2010 Artist-in-Residence at Archauz in Århus, Denmark, and a 2011 Artist-in-Residence at the National Dance Center of Bucharest, Romania.

Founded in 1991, BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is a is a multi-faceted community performing arts center located in Park Slope, Brooklyn offering an annual presenting season, artist services, and educational programs for youth and adults. BAX receives support from city, state and national public and private foundations. Our programs have been featured in several Brooklyn, NYC, and national publications, celebrating our continued support of artists of all ages.

The Artists-in-Residence Program is supported by The National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, The New York Community Trust, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and The Jerome Foundation.

Our programs have been featured in several NYC and national publications, celebrating our continued support of artists of all ages.

For more information about BAX and its programs, call 718-832-0018, email press@bax.org or visit us on the web at www.bax.org.

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