PUBLIC EVENTS
Performance Studio Open House
Featuring: Ryoji Sasamoto / Makiko Tamura and Tatyana Tenenbaum
Saturday, November 14, 3pm
FREE
Performance Studio Open House will welcome the general public into the performance practices of artists currently developing work at CPR. Rather than engaging a curatorial directed vision, CPR will represent the diversity of artists and artistic practices that are currently occurring at its facility, inviting the public to experience the broad range of artistic processes and aesthetics involved in making contemporary dance work.
Each Saturday afternoon program of the monthly series will feature 2-4 artists. These artists will have the opportunity show anything from short excerpts of a nearly completed work to improvisational structures drawn from their working process.
FEATURING
in your little room -Works in progress
Choreographed by Ryoji Sasamoto / Makiko Tamura
Performed by Makiko Tamura
Costume: small apple co.
Music: small apple co.
and
The Near(ness)
Choreography and Music by Tatyana Tenenbaum
Performed by Ethan Cowan, Lucinda Segar, and Tatyana Tenenbaum
Live music performed by Michael Beharie (Guitar/Electronics)
The Near(ness) is a modern-day incantation that invokes the loneliness and holiness of everyday signifiers. Using spoken and sung text, abstract movement and dynamic partnering, the ensemble creates a dream-like palette of visual and rhythmic textures.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
RYOJI SASAMOTO started studying musical dance, Jazz dance and street dance in high school (Japan Aviation Academy). He came to New York to continue his dance training after graduated. He wanted to become back dancer of the hip-hop, but he became a contemporary dancer. His own performance project bambookworks is started up in this year and performed at Asahi Art Square Bar in Tokyo, Dance New Amsterdam studio showing and JENNIFER MULLER/THE WORKS. He is usually moving as a dancer. He performed with Nathan Trice/RITUALS, KEIGWIN＋COMPANY, Kota Yamazaki/Fluid hug-hug, Makiko Tamura/small apple co. , Alexandra Beller and more. He had teaching in Tokyo such as the school of the PAS dance, G-screw, Ones to watch and Wing. He has been invited to "The Dance Satellite Lecture" at The Yamaguchi University Faculty of Education as a special guest dancer every year since 2007 in Japan. He has been creating and performing with small apple co. since 2007. bambookworks.project@gmail.com
MAKIKO TAMURA is the Founder and Artistic Director of small apple co.. as well as a special guest choreographer/dancer of The Dance Satellite Lecture at The Yamaguchi University Faculty of Education every year since 2004 in Japan. In 2007, she has received JCDN (Japan Contemporary Dance Network) Presents “ODORINI IKUZE vol.7” with her work “ANA,”performing at Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, Japan. She graduated from Japan Women's Junior College of Physical Education in Dance, vocal music, pantomime and traditional art, and then graduated from Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music in Tokyo, Japan. She performed her work in the many theaters such as Asahi art square, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, Hofu-shi public hall and Session House in JAPAN. In 2007, she moved to the U.S.A. She has worked with Nathan Trice/RITUALS, Vanessa Justice Dance, Digby Dance, Ellis Wood Dance and in the works of various New York City choreographers. She performed her work newsteps choreographer's series 2008 at Chen Dance Center, Danspace Project Food For Thought 2009 at St. Mark’s Church, Dance Theater Workshop, JENNIFER MULLER/THE WORKS, Dance New Amsterdam and Tisch School of the Arts, Joyce Soho and other NYC venues. In 2009, she was selected to be a part of Joyce Theater Presents "The A.W.A.R.D Show! 2009: New York City" with “Order made,”receiving the first prize of $10,000. http://www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/~small_apple05/
TATYANA TENENBAUM's work explores the intersection of improvisation and composition across disciplines and draws from studies in 20th century music composition, electronic music, choreography, contact improvisation, and other contemporary performance forms. Tatyana received undergraduate degrees in Dance and Music Composition from Oberlin College, where she was active in establishing an improvisation scene between musicians and dancers. Since moving to New York, she has curated The Raw and the Cooked show at The Tank, a series dedicated to live collaborations between music, dance and media. Her own work has appeared in traditional and alternative spaces including garages, galleries, bathrooms, and parks, and has been presented in New York by Cabinet Magazine, AUNTS, The Safe-T Gallery, chashama, Movement Research at the Judson Church and Spring Festival Roll Call, Throw at the Chocolate Factory, and Dance Conversations @ The Flea. Tatyana’s music has been recognized by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) and the Midwest Composers Symposium. http://tatyanatenenbaum.blogspot.com
