DANCE PERFORMANCE by DUAL RIVET
Tickets: $10
July 22 at 8 PM: OIDF presents DUAL RIVET, a NY-Based Women-Led Dance Company
Directors Jessica Smith and Chelsea Ainsworth have been making and presenting work since 2017, coming from an international background of performing in England, France, Germany, Japan, the Philippines, West Africa, Canada, and the U.S. The Company teaches a myriad of classes throughout the U.S., with an emphasis on contemporary partnering and floorwork. Dual Rivet
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DANCE PERFORMANCE by DUAL RIVET
Tickets: $10
July 22 at 8 PM: OIDF presents DUAL RIVET, a NY-Based Women-Led Dance Company
Directors Jessica Smith and Chelsea Ainsworth have been making and presenting work since 2017, coming from an international background of performing in England, France, Germany, Japan, the Philippines, West Africa, Canada, and the U.S. The Company teaches a myriad of classes throughout the U.S., with an emphasis on contemporary partnering and floorwork. Dual Rivet in currently on faculty at The Juilliard School, Gibney, Peridance and DanceWave in NYC.
Program features works by Smith and Ainsworth set to music that rangs from the Balkan Brass Band to Elvis Presley to Vivaldi.
FILMS THAT WILL MOVE YOU. led by RICHARD MOVE July 27 & July 28 at 7 PM
free admission
A series of film screenings and panel discussions led by Richard Move, choreographer, performing artist, scholar, and filmmaker.
Move’s interdisciplinary degree in Performance Studies from NYU draws on the fields of anthropology, theater, and history, adding depth to his analysis of the creation and development of the chosen films, and the questions that they pose.
Move will discuss the subject matter in the films that he chose, and will also lead a panel of resident artists Nhi-Mu and Dual Rivet as they discuss the issues that they face as women in the arts.
The Films:
BloodWork – The Ana Mendieta Story. In 1985, the artist Ana Mendieta fell thirty-four floors from her apartment window in NYC. The only person with her at the time was her husband of eight months, the sculptor Carl Andre. Was her fall an accident, suicide, or murder? This is the first film to address this controversial subject. Featuring Dawn Dunning as Ana Mendieta, the film features interviews with Mendieta’s friends, peers, and scholars, including filmmaker/choreographer Yvonne Rainer, Feminist Art icon Carolee Schneemann; film/cultural critic B. Ruby Rich, and art historians Jose Esteban Munoz and Lisa Paul Streitfield. Mendieta’s art includes revolutionary visual and performance pieces that some say foretold her tragic death.
GIMP – THE DOCUMENTARY. As described at the Dance on Camera Festival, co-presented by the Film society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association: “Challenging the prevalent societal precepts about the nature of beauty, the dancer and the dance, this powerful film also makes visible an often invisible demographic, as it captures the creative process, performance and public response to the theatrical dance work entitled THE GIMP.”
Funding for this program is provided in part by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities (OH) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of OH or NEH.
SPECIAL EVENTS – Community Day and Choreography Showcases:
July 23, Community Day, 10 AM to 4 PM
free admission
Free classes for dancers ages 12 to 18 with the OIDF faculty. Each participant will receive free tickets to the Choreography Showcase.
July 23 at 8 PM; July 24 at 3 PM Choreography Showcases
The Showcases are open to dancers worldwide. A platform for aspiring and established choreographers to share their creativity with the Oklahoma community.
GALA PERFORMANCES:
July 29 & 30 at 8 PM
tickets: $10
Students will perform dances choreographed by members of the faculty
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