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Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Presents Double-Bill - July 28, 2008
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BECKET – Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival presents a double bill of two vastly different and unique female choreographers in the Doris Duke Studio Theatre August 14 to 17. This exclusive engagement features the four-member Kate Weare Company in the world premiere of Bridge of Sighs, a work that was co-commissioned and partially created during a Creative Development Residency at the Pillow. Maureen Fleming, an internationally acclaimed artist known for her unique voice and sculptural movement, performs three solos revealing the beauty of the human body including The Stairs, with live piano accompaniment by Peter Phillips.
“These are two terrific and completely different dance-makers. Kate's dance language is smart and passionate: mind and body with a punch; while Maureen's is quietly mesmerizing and transformative. I asked these two amazingly original choreographers and performers to present this program especially for the Pillow, and I hope many people will take advantage of this one-time dance event,” comments Ella Baff, Executive Director of Jacob’s Pillow.
Weare is known for her integration of sound and movement; dancers slap, push, stomp, spank, and bang, creating a secondary score of sorts with their bodies and the performance space. During her residency at the Pillow, Weare commented on the work as a study of, “…how relationships shape us, how love can be painful but powerful shaping forces for us. It’s not always painful but also passionate and ecstatic. Over time, we remain ourselves through these many different kinds of interactions and yet we become shaped as well.”
Maureen Fleming, a New York City-based performance artist who encompasses a new evocative interpretation of Japanese Butoh dance will perform three solo works in her Pillow debut. The New York Times wrote, “She seemed to transcend the material world and enter a realm of pure spirit…wondrous choreographic metamorphoses.” In Sphere, Fleming explores circular shapes created with her body, ranging from the fetal position to a human sphere. In The Stairs, Fleming melts down a huge, steep staircase to a score by Philip Glass, performed live at the Pillow by pianist Peter Phillips. The program includes partial nudity.
Kate Weare Company and Maureen Fleming will perform excerpts of their work in a preview on Inside/Out at the Marcia & Seymour Simon Performance Space, August 13 at 6:30pm, free and open to the public. For more information on Kate Weare Company, Maureen Fleming, and Jacob’s Pillow, visit www.kateweare.com, www.maureenfleming.com, and www.jacobspillow.org. |
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