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What would happen
If I disappeared completely?
If I faded into the background,
Physically.
What if I tried
but couldn't.
H to Oh is a new performance project by Pele Bauch. Choreographing both events and sound through space, H to Oh aims to create a vibrant and immediate creative encounter in which the audience can almost feel the performance.
The project is being developed with support from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Manhattan Community Arts Fund and Fund for Creative Communities as well as a Joyce SoHo Artist Residency.
an evening of three works by Pele Bauch
July 12-14, 2007 Joyce SoHo
Performers: Brooke Belott, Emery Brenner, Abby Man-Yee Chan, Donna Costello, Elodie Escarmelle, Laura Hymers, Christine Sandifer, Kate White, Jessica Winograd, and Pele Bauch
Lighting: Joe Levasseur
Click here to see what the audience had to say.
Performed right at the audience's feet, -ism offers a rare up-close performance experience. Sliding along the floor, the dancers move like cubist amoebas wrapped in plastic. They crinkle and melt, shifting into twisted stretches and folding through flat tangles. As inevitable as erosion, they rearrange the audience seating as the performance progresses. Some viewers find themselves inside the performance space, watching the dance unfold all around them.
-ism was developed in creative residencies at Dance Theater Workshop, the Chocolate Factory and The Field over a full year. -ism was performed as a work-in-progress Dec 19 + 20, 2006 in The Chocolate Factory's Fresh Meat festival. It was an exciting experiment for audience and performers alike!
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Help create the next performance!
Donations from individuals are a vital part of today's artistic community. Contributions of $20, $50, $100 and more can all help Pele Bauch continue her work.
All contributions are tax-deductible and all support is deeply appreciated. Click here to give online. Checks can be made payable to The Field (my nonprofit sponsor) with "Pele Bauch" written in the memo line.
Thank you!
Pele
-ism was made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; the Harkness Foundation for Dance; and the Joyce Theater Foundation, which owns and operates Joyce SoHo. The development of -ism has made possible in part by generous space grants from the Chocolate Factory, The Field's Field Artist Residency program, and Dance Theater Workshop's Outer/Space Creative Residency at CAVE. Outer/Space is a program of Dance Theater Workshop and is supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Council.
Nonprofit fiscal conduit: The Field is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization serving the New York City performing arts community. Contributions made to The Field and earmarked for Pele Bauch are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about The Field contact: The Field, 161 Sixth Ave, New York NY 10013, (212) 691-6969, www.thefield.org, info@thefield.org. A copy of The Field’s latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from The Field or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
Photos by Steven Schreiber
