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Summer '10

 
  

 
 
 
 DANCE
Performance Studio Open House
Saturday, August 21 3:30 pm
FREE
Super Natural and FROTH

Performance Studio Open House represents the diversity of artists and artistic practices that are currently occurring at the facility, while highlighting the broad range of artistic processes and aesthetics involved in making contemporary dance work.

 
 
 
 
 DANCE / MUSIC
Galvanic Folklore
From the Accelerating Universe

Cori Kresge, Jeremy Tresseler

Friday & Saturday, July 23rd & 24th, 8pm                               $15, $10 Students & Seniors
 
An evening of dance and music, inspired by scientific theories and evolutionary fantasies.
   
  

 

Past Events

   

 
 
 
  DANCE
Performance Studio Open House
Saturday, July 23 3pm
FREE
Kurotama Kikaku Company and Yuko Mitsuishi

Performance Studio Open House represents the diversity of artists and artistic practices that are currently occurring at the facility, while highlighting the broad range of artistic processes and aesthetics involved in making contemporary dance work.

 
 
 

 DANCE
identically different
Isis Movement Company

June 25 & 26, 8pm
June 27, 2pm
$10 in advance/$15 day of show
Marcela Alvarez, Jessica Campbell, Jon Demone, Melissa Padham, Kate Scott, Angie Simmons, & Charmy Wells
 
7 choreographers, 7 distinct backgrounds, 1 badass show

 
 
 

 VIDEO / PERFORMANCE / JAM                                         Dance in the Hood: Williamsburg traditions
Willy-B Bombazote
Saturday 6/19 6:30-9:30
$10, $5 students/low-income
 
Performance and Jam with Rockers, Bomberos, B-Boys and more

 
 
 

 WORKSHOP
Moon Fooling
Saturday & Sunday, June 19 & 20, 10:30-5:00
One day: $70, Two days: $125
 
A workshop in Physical Theater and an exclusive opportunity to work in NYC with a teacher from the UK, Anna-Helena McLean.

 
 
 

 WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHOWING
Readymade Dance
Andre Gingras

Friday, June 18, 7:30pm
FREE
 
Readymade Dance is a response to Duchamp's famous readymades, using found movements from boxing as the basis of a new choreographic language. 

 
 
 

 PERFORMANCE
Dance in the Hood: Williamsburg traditions
The Last Layer: An Embodiment of the Words We Never Get to Say
CARAS El Puente Dance Ensemble

Friday 6/18 7-9pm
Price TBA                                                                                OFF SITE: El Puente, 211 S. 4th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 

 
 
 

 WORKSHOP
Dance in the Hood: Williamsburg traditions
BOMBA!
Melinda Gonzalez and Jose Ortiz of Los Bomberos de Brooklyn

Thursday 6/17 7-9pm
$10, $5 students/low-income
 
Brooklyn-born and Williamsburg-bred dancer Melinda Gonzalez and barril drummer Jose Ortiz teach the fundamentals of bomba, including the cultural context and basic movement and rhythms of this Afro-Puerto Rican cultural expression.
 

 
 
 

 WORKSHOP / LECTURE
Dance in the Hood: Williamsburg Traditions
Breakin' and Rockin' on Your Block: Street Dance in Willy-B
Break Easy

Wednesday 6/16 6:30-9:30pm
$10, $5 students/low-income
 
Spend an evening with old school b-boy and community dance historian Richard "Break Easy" Santiago as he dances you through two world-famous traditions from your neighborhood: Breaking and Rocking. Each workshop will be intro-ed by a photo/video montage of the genres' history in the neighborhood. 

 
 
 

 WORKSHOP / DEMO
Dance in the Hood: Williamsburg Traditions
Choreographing The Last Layer
CARAS El Puente Dance Ensemble

Tuesday 6/15, 7-9pm
$10, $5 students/low-income
 
Ensemble director Rozz Nash and young dancers address and demonstrate the group's choreographic process; how culturally specific dances and backgrounds of the troupe members inform the creation of contemporary works such as their most recent, The Last Layer. 

 
 
 

 DANCE
Performance Studio Open House
Saturday, June 12 3pm
FREE
Kirstin Kapustik, Laurel Snyder, Anne Zeurner

Performance Studio Open House represents the diversity of artists and artistic practices that are currently occurring at the facility, while highlighting the broad range of artistic processes and aesthetics involved in making contemporary dance work.
 

 
 
 

 PERFORMANCE / VIDEO ART
Theater of Operation
Friday, June 4 7:30- 9:30pm
$10
 
Performances by Trisha Baga, Heather Cassils, robbinschilds, Jacolby Satterwhite and Yozmit
Video by Jillian Peña & Christy Pessagno
 

 
 
 

 LECTURE
Brain Theater
Professor Wendy Suzuki
Friday, June 4, 3:30-5:30pm
$15
RSVP RECOMMENDED (limited to 30) HardcorpsReserve@gmail.com
 
"Cognitive Benefits of Aerobic Exercise on the Brain," a lecture, live dissection of the brain and open talk with Professor Suzuki from the Center for Neural Science at NYU.
 

 
 
 

 PERFORMANCE ART
Here I stand, not waiting.
MPA
Weds, June 2 through Fri, June 4
Weds and Thurs: 9am- 9pm
Fri: 9am-7:30pm
FREE
 
A three-day occupation in CPR's gallery. The artist MPA will live in an installation with the assignment to reduce the mass of 1000 wood items that she has installed. Audience members are invited to come and go throughout gallery hours. 

 
 
 

 PERFORMANCE / VISUAL ART
Something Else Gets Made
Thursday, May 27 & Friday, May 28 8PM
$10
 
Featuring choreography by Lindsay Clark, Jen Oakley McGinn, Emily Logan Wexler, Regina Rocke, Jenny Mary Tai Lui, Jesse Zaritt, HeJin Jang, Christy Pessagno, Jillian Peña, Gina T'ai, Ashley Anderson, and Katie Swords
 

 
 
 

 LECTURE
Something Else Gets Made
Randy Martin
Wednesday, May 26 8PM
$5

 
 
 

 

INFO SESSION
FCA Emergency Grants
Wednesday, May 19, 6:30-8:00 PM
FREE

Come learn about this unique grant program offered by the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA). Emergency Grants are available by application to artists working in all disciplines who have sudden opportunities or unexpected expenses associated with presenting work to the public.
 

 
 
 

 PERFORMANCE
Performance Studio Open House
Christhian Diaz & Sonia Finley and Carlye Eckert

Sunday, May 16 3pm
FREE
 
Representing the diversity of artists and artistic practices that are currently occurring at the facility, highlighting the broad range of artistic processes and aesthetics involved in making contemporary dance work.
 

 
 
 

 DANCE
Tipsy Point
Chen/Chang Dances
Saturday, May 15, 7:30PM
$10 

 
 
 

 READING
Projection: A Reading Series
Thursday, May 13 8pm
$5
Tim Donnelly, Matthea Harvey, Natalie Eilbert, Jimin Seo

Featuring text projected beside the reader to produce a unique sonic and visual experience of the literary arts.
 

 
 
 

 SEMINAR
Relocation and Expansion of Worksites: Purchasing Real Estate/ Major Capital Renovations
Tuesday, May 11, 6:30PM- 8:30PM
FREE

 

This roundtable will help arts organizations and small business owners learn the "DOs" and "DON'Ts" of real estate renovation- from experienced property owners and consultants.
 

 
 
 

 MUSIC
The Fancy
With guests Corey Dargel & Cornelius Dufallo

Sunday, May 9 7pm
OFF- SITE: Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St, NY, NY
$15

 

The Fancy merges chamber music and pop sensibilities with earnest song writing and dramatic flair.
 

 
 
 

 CLOSING PARTY
Interlace NYC
HomoChic + SPANK

Saturday, May 8 10pm
OFF- SITE: The Loft, 70 N. 6th St
$10

 

The New York City debut of San Francisco Art Collective HomoChic in conjunction with SPANK
 

 
 
 

 SCREENING / DISCUSSION
Skinny Fat
Andy Bydalek, Max Steele, Larry Shea

Saturday, May 8 8pm
$10 (Includes admission to INTERLACE NYC)

 

A hilarious portrait of image-obsessed gay culture that shows what can happen when body-consciousness becomes body fixation.
 

 
 
 

 PRESENTATION / DISCUSSION / BOOK SIGNING
Avatars of Queer Futurity
Jose Esteban Muñoz

Friday, May 7 8pm
FREE
 
NYU Professor of Performance Studies Jose Esteban Muñoz illustrates a discussion of his recent book, Cruising Utopia, with performance clips from queer performers including My Barbarian, Kiki and Herb and Dynasty Handbag.

 
 
 

 

DANCE
Written with the Body
Kyle Abraham, Miguel Gutierrez, Richard & Mikki

Thursday, May 6 8pm
$10

 

Dancer/choreograhpers Kyle Abraham and Miguel Gutierrez present new solo work on a shared bill with Richard and Mikki, a pair of dancers known more for their work in clubs like Mr. Black and Judy.

 


 
 
 

 WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE
Proud & Bothered
Marga Gomez

Wednesday, May 5 8pm
$10
 
Proud and Bothered tells the story of Gomez, a professional Gay Pride MC who takes the walk of shame through sexual backstreets in this comedic tell-all.
 

 
 
 

 PERFORMANCE ART / MUSIC
Dirty Dirty Nigga: Songs of Rebellion Rebirth and Resistance
M. Lamar
Tuesday, May 4 8pm
$10

 

Dirty Dirty... draws from queer and black histories and art forms to create landscapes of longing and states of radical defiance.
 

 
 
 

 INSTALLATION / PRESENTATION / PERFORMANCE
New Normal
Jeff Hnilicka

Monday, May 3 8pm
$5-$10
 
Sick of waiting for the economy to get "better" or "back to normal"? Join cultural worker Jeff Hnilicka to explore emerging models of production.
 

 
 
 

 PARTY
CPR Birthday Party
Wednesday, April 28 8pm
FREE
 
Be our guest to enjoy performances, art installations, live music, interactive goodies, friends, healthy desserts, and beverages for all to enjoy.
 

 
 
 

 

READING
Projection: A Reading Series
Monday, April 26 8pm
$5
Tina Chang, Alex Dimitrov, Randall Mann, Mark Wunderlich

Featuring text projected beside the reader to produce a unique sonic and visual experience of the literary arts.
 

 
 
 

 

INSTALLATION / LIVE ART
CYBORG NATION
Clarinda Mac Low, Walter Polkosnik, Onome Ekeh, James Hannaham
April 13- 17
FREE

An ongoing installation recording the events of the week, plus public interventions that play with themes of futurism, technology, and the human body.
 

 
 
 

 

MUSIC
Beat Hollow
Fognode
Sat, April 17, 7PM
$15/ $10 students & artists

A sonic program made of ambient drones, field recordings, and shamanic beat-driven compositions to form an amalgam of sound that amounts to a singular experience toward transcendence.
 

Intervention by CYBORG NATION


 
 
 

 

DANCE / PERFORMANCE / MUSIC
Ode to the Winter Sea
Jennifer Hicks, Mike Hall, Matt Samolis
Fri, April 16, 7PM
$20 / $15 students & artists

A multimedia transformative journey using dance, live light design and original sound.

 

Intervention by CYBORG NATION


 
 
 

 

WORKSHOP
Trance Dance
Jennifer Hicks
Thurs, April 15, 7PM
$20

Come experience a guided personal journey of transformation, using sound, breath and the blindfold to open the doorway to the soul.
 

Intervention by CYBORG NATION


 
 
 

 SYMPOSIUM
Technoshamanism: The Art of Transformation
Karl Cronin, Clarinda Mac Low, Fognode, Jennifer Hicks
Weds, April 14, 7-9PM
FREE
A panel presentation and community discussion about the aesthetic implications of incorporating technology in performance.

 

Intervention by CYBORG NATION


 
 
 

 

DANCE
Swan Lake
Idan Cohen
Wednesday & Thursday, April 7 & 8, 7:30PM
FREE

 A postmodern examination of the classical ballet by Tchaikovsky, this piece reveals the personal and contemporary story that hides behind it.


 
 
 

 

READING
Projection: A Reading Series
Thursday, March 25  8pm
$5
Star Black, Stephen Motika, Brenda Shaughnessy, Danniel Schoonebeek

Featuring text projected beside the reader to produce a unique sonic and visual experience of the literary arts.


 
 
 

 DANCE / EXHIBITION / TECHNOLOGY
Cabaret Muse Me Ep. 2: Hiding in the Dark
Gul Kozacioglu

Sunday, March 7, 12:30-1:30 (audience may come and go)
FREE

Cabaret Muse Me is a simulcast contempo cabaret, broadcast thru the web and created and performed in 3 spaces: Istanbul, New York, and the world wide web.

 
 
 

 PERFORMANCE
Dear Haiti,...Yours,
Saturday, March 6, 8pm
$15

An evening of Butoh, Avant-garde dance, Poetry and Visual art benefiting relief efforts in Haiti.

 
 
 
  DANCE / PERFORMANCE
CATCH 38
Saturday, February 20   8pm
$15

 

CATCH is a multi-faceted, multi-disciplinary, rough and ready performance and video series-event.


 
 
 

 READING
Projection: A Reading Series
Thursday, February 4th, 8pm      $5
Mark Bibbins, Katie Ford, David Levithan, Meghan O'Rourke
 
Featuring text projected beside the reader to produce a unique sonic and visual experience of the literary arts.
 

 
 
 

 

DANCE
Alone, OH
Michou Szabo

Thurs, Fri, Sat, January 28, 29, 30, 7:30pm

$15

 
 
 
  

DANCE
The Lost Girls of Hollins
Friday, January 8, 7:30pm     FREE

Hollins University undergraduate work followed by a talk back session moderated by Jillian Peña and Regina Rocke.

 
 
 

 PERFORMANCE / MULTI-MEDIA / DANCE
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
Samuael Topiary, Miguel Gutierrez

Sunday December 20, 7pm     FREE
 
A multi-media fugue (or multi-media essay poem) which uses the Greek myth of Icarus to look at the rhyming scheme of the history of empire, flight and bankruptcy.
 

 
 
 
 DANCE / PERFORMANCE / VIDEO
Catch! Performance Series
Saturday, December 19, 8pm       $15
Felicia Ballos-Roy, Natalie Green, Half Straddle, Joe Levasseur, David Neumann/advanced beginner group, Jillian Pena, Anna Sperber

CATCH! is a multi-faceted, multi-disciplinary, rough and ready performance and video series

 
 
 
 READING
Projection: A Reading Series
Wednesday, December 16, 8pm     $5                                       Diego Baez, Joseph Fasano, Nick Flynn, Jason Schneiderman
 
Featuring text projected beside the reader to produce a unique sonic and visual experience of the literary arts.
 

 
 
 

 DANCE / PERFORMANCE / MUSIC
NOCTURNE
Saturday, Dec. 12, 10:30pm-Sunday, Dec. 13, 9:00am
Pay As You Wish, Come and Go as You Please
Daniel Newman, Jonah Bokaer
 
This no-sleepover dance work examines all things nocturnal, such as I-Ching lunar charts, rapid eye movement, Freudian dream analysis, bed bug sprawl, bat sonar, water bed waves, witching hours, devil's hours, and the myth of 4:48 a.m. Dancers are asked to sleep at their own discretion.
 

 
 
 

 

DANCE / THEATER / PERFORMANCE
Performance Studio Open House
Sunday, December 6     FREE
Urban Research Theater and Emily Wexler

Representing the diversity of artists and artistic practices that are currently occurring at the facility, highlighting the broad range of artistic processes and aesthetics involved in making contemporary dance work.


 
 
 

 
DANCE / PERFORMANCE
New Voices in Live Performance                                    
Friday & Saturday, November 21 & 22, 7:30PM
$10 
 
Curated by Jack Ferver
 
Featuring: Travis Chamberlain, Lindsay Clark, Sebastian Matthias, The Troupe (Direction: Michelle Mola + Zack Winokur), Larissa Velez
 

 
 
 

 
PANEL
Inside and Outside the Institution: Curating, Producing, Presenting
Sunday, November 15, 1:30-3:30pm    
FREE
 
Presented by FuturePerfect and CPR - Center for Performance Research
 

 
 
 

 DANCE
Performance Studio Open House
Saturday, November 14, 3pm      FREE

Representing the diversity of artists and artistic practices that are currently occurring at the facility, highlighting the broad range of artistic processes and aesthetics involved in making contemporary dance work.

 
 
 

 

READING
Projection: A Reading Series
Wednesday November 11, 8pm     $5
Jennifer L Knox, Joseph O Legaspi, Tao Lin, Douglas A Martin

Featuring text projected beside the reader to produce a unique sonic and visual experience of the literary arts.
 

 
 
 

 BENEFIT
CPR Benefit Honoring Ralph Lemon
Monday, November 2, 7pm      $50
Ralph Lemon, Bebe Miller, Isaac Julien, Molly Davies, Jodi Melnick, David Thomson
 
Please join us celebrating both the illustrious career of Ralph Lemon and CPR's first year and artistic presence in Williamsburg.
 

 
 
 

 PANEL 
Performance, Installation and Immersion
Sunday, October 25, 1:30-3:30pm     FREE

Presented in conjunction with Kurt Hentschlager’s NYC premiere of ZEE, a fog, stroboscopic, and sound installation at 3LD Art & Technology Center from October 28 - November 15.
 

 
 
 
 
 READING
Projection: A Reading Series
Wednesday, October 21st, 8pm     $5
Monica Ferrell, Cathy Park Hong, Jean Hartig, Saeed Jones  

Featuring text projected beside the reader to produce a unique sonic and visual experience of the literary arts. 

 
 
 

 THEATER / DANCE                                                                   Performance Studio Open House                                          Saturday, October 17, 3pm     FREE
 
Representing the diversity of artists and artistic practices that are currently occurring at the facility, highlighting the broad range of artistic processes and aesthetics involved in making contemporary dance work.
 

 
 
 

 

DANCE / MULTI-MEDIA PERFORMANCE / INTERNET
Website Impersonations: The Ten Most Visited
#2 - www.google.com
Ursula Endlicher
                                                                 
Saturday, October 3, 8pm     $10

The source code of google.com- its HTML tags- are constantly interpreted into new dance movements, then added to an online archive, and reused again on stage.

 


 
 
 

 
READING
Projection: A Reading Series
Wednesday, September 30, 8pm     $5
Tom Healy, Ada Limon, Lytton Smith and Roy Perez

Featuring text projected beside the reader to produce a unique sonic and visual experience of the literary arts
.

 
 
 

 

DANCE
Knock ‘Em Dead
Steven Cohen

Wednesday & Thursday, September 16 & 17, 7:30pm     FREE
A co-presentation with FI:AF's Crossing the Line festival

Knock ‘Em Dead is an evening of film, images, and live performance that incorporates video fragments of some of Cohen’s public interventions and draws inspiration from the small cemeteries that survive in the “city that never sleeps.”

 


 
 
 

 
 DANCE / MUSIC / PERFORMANCE 

DOUBLE EXPOSURE
With David Wampach and Milka Djordjevich

Saturday, September 5, 7:30pm     $10



A shared evening with a European and American artist.

BATTERIE by David Wampach is a meeting, a duet between a drummer and a dancer.

study no. 1 (light) & (kris kross) by Milka Djordjevich is a diptych for a female body in the dark and in light.