Sidra Bell Dance New York presents a new work, F R I C T I O N (prequel) with longtime collaborator and composer Juilliard trained Alexey Gorokholinsky who will perform live with the company. F R I C T I O N is paired with the critically acclaimed work garment (Director’s Choice) which premiered at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh, PA in 2014 and was named #1 in Contemporary Dance by the Pittsburgh Examiner.
F R I C T I O N (prequel) makes its debut alongside garment with new live music by Juilliard trained dynamo Alexey Gorokholinsky.
Claudette Bellm SBDNY, Executive Director, says: “The world has changed drastically since we developed Culture Track in 2001, and even since we fielded our last iteration of the study in 2014–when only 66% of audiences had smartphones! Significant shifts in the social, political, digital, and media landscapes have fundamentally changed the way that audiences are defining and consuming culture. Just like the world around us had transformed–with new modes of communication and connection, endless options for leisure time, and transformed patterns of giving–in 2014 we discovered that the cultural landscape had fundamentally transformed as well. The narrow niche of culture had expanded to include public parks alongside art museums, food and drink experiences alongside dramatic theater, and street art alongside classical dance. This presents a complete paradigm shift. Audiences in 2017 do not place priority or meaning in whether an activity is “culture” or not: it can be anything from Caravaggio to Coachella, Tannhäuser to taco trucks. But if “culture” is no longer on a pedestal, then does it no longer have a purpose? We don’t think so. We just need to articulate what gives the term meaning in this radically
changed landscape”.
In this way, SIDRA BELL DANCE NEW YORK is an award winning boutique brand of prolific movement illustrators based in New York City that presents and fosters innovative and progressive dance theater in a world of ideas and (im)possibilities.
According to Dance Magazine: “Sidra Bell is one of those choreographers whose movement dancers are drawn to. Exploring the juxtaposition of fierce athleticism and pure honesty in something as simple as stillness, her work brings her dancers to the depths of their abilities and the audience to the edge of their seats”.
FRICTION pre-show will be on June 28th at 6 pm within New York Live Arts Lobby_NEW YORK LIVE ARTS.
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