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As part of Tribeca PAC's hallmark Artist in Residence program, talented artists working in music, dance and theater create commanding new performances that premiere as part of the annual Work & Show Festival held each spring.

Artists-in-Residence Program @ TRIBECA Guidelines and Applications for the 2008-2009 season will be posted in March 2008. Click here for application information and guidelines. TRIBECA PAC's artist in residence program is supported, in part, by JP Morgan Chase.		Christal Brown's Inspirit 2 new pieces choreographed by Alex Houston and Sharon C. Manuel Venus Alexandra Houston examines the exploitation of women and ponders why in the aftermath of American slavery, women of African descent continually choose to use their femininity for ill-gotten gain. After the Fall Sharon Manuel looks at the role women play during and after wartime throughout history. While the narrative is derived from the play The Trojan Women, the story is timeless. Must women consistently pick up the pieces only to scrape by: repeating the cycle, or are we capable of transforming tragedy to prosperity? Inspirit Artistic Director Christal Brown Choreographers Alexandra Joye Houston Sharon Manuel Performers Itsuko Higashi Melana Lloyd Sharon Manuel Chevon Stewart Jema Taylor Tina Vasquez Toni Renee Johnson
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		Sahar Javedani From Persia with Measured Love From Persia with Measured Love is a dance theater work stationed at the base of the Damavand Mountain, a dormant volcano near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea in Iran. This region possesses a very important place in Iranian mythology and folklore, once said to imprison a three-headed dragon and is believed to hold very special healing powers for those who inhabit the surrounding land. This work follows a small community of villagers and their crunchy encounters with Western culture. What ensues is a fantastic adventure scrubbing indigenous traditions against pop culture, the end result...the sweet smell of cultural pluralism. Choreography Sahar Javedani in collaboration with the dancers Performers Kelley Branch Megan Sipe Angel Vasquez Costumes and Sound Engineering Sahar Javedani Music Kate Conklin Orkestra, Gogol Bordello, Savina Yannatou, A.R. Rahman, Kardes Turkuler, Cheb i Sabbah, Anour Brahem Trio, Mahwash, Csokolom, Abdolnaghi Afsharnia Click here for Sahar Javedani's myspace page
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		Deganit Shemy Iodine A small microcosmos of five women who examine themselves through their reflections in others and through an outside eye that diagnoses and judges them. In multiple interactions, the dance explores female vulnerability, the push-pull of alienation and connection, and repetitive defensive mechanisms often expressed in the social domain. Choreography Deganit Shemy Performers Kathleen Kelley Leah Nelson Savina Theodoro Gali Wexler Denisa Musilova Stephanie Miracle Music Alon Nechushtan, Grundik Kasyansky, Nitsan Palgi Costumes Nohemy Barriuso Costumes Construction Denisa Musilova
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		Lynn Thomson - America in Play No Song, No Supper Dear Colleagues and Friends, Please join America-in-Play for a tall tale we title NO SONG, NO SUPPER a variety entertainment conceived by Lynn M. Thomson featuring The Stage Struck Yankee [1840] by Oliver Durivage with Tangents and Interruptions by the writers of America-in-Play [2008] Playwrights: Beth Blatt, Deborah Brevoort, Erin Browne, Alexis Clements, Erin Courtney, Kimberly del Busto, Zayd Dorn, Lawrence DuKore, Laura Eason, Stephanie Fleischmann, P.J. Gibson, Adam Gwon, C.S. Hanson, Rob Hartmann, Laura Henry, David Johnston, Andrea Lepcio, Jenny Levison, Quincy Long, Kate McLeod, David Myers, Sally Oswald, Molly B. Rice, Dominic Taylor, Susan Tenneriello, Anne Washburn, Delora Whitney, Gary Winter Also see Exhibits of American curiosities from across the last two centuries, with songs from now and then, and a few surprises. Join us around the cracker-barrel for chaw and talk! FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.americainplay.org and read about us in the New York Times
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		Edisa Weeks LIAISONS - small dances in small spaces for big people! LIAISONS features four dancers who stretch the boundaries of closeness between strangers and invite the audience to intimately gaze at the unfolding movement. The work asks questions of how intimacy is perceived in unexpected environments and how public performance is understood within private spaces. Performers Benjamin Asriel, Melissa Guerrero, Solomon Bafana Matea, Maxx Passion Choreography Edisa Weeks Music Mantovani & His Orchestra Soundscape Jeffrey Peterson Choreographic Advisor Phyllis Lamhut
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		Ellis Wood The Falcon Project Queen Elizabeth I wore a badge of a falcon as a reminder that females of this species are larger than the males. In fascination with Elizabeth’s “marriage” to her country and label, “The Virgin Queen,” Wood uses female icons past and present as inspiration for her newest work, Falcon Project. Using a theatrical edge, a feminine circular theme, and movement and text created to express ideas on gender, the dancers become a metaphor for the “queen,” whose main asset is the ability to unabashedly embrace her power to its fullest. Choreography Ellis Wood in collaboration with the dancers Rehearsal Direction Jennifer Phillips Performers Loren Davidson Cynthia Koppe Jennifer Phillips Makiko Tamura Music Yael Acher Costume Design Naoko Nagata
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		Lawrence Goldhuber Sleeping Giant With images, animation, and story by visual artist Daniel Duford, he and choreographer/director Lawrence Goldhuber are joined by composer Mark Orton and his band Tin Hat Trio to create a mythic allegory of America and its dreams of empire and lost glory. The work will include full stage motion capture projections, live music, and a cast of 8 dancers.
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		Andrew Palermo and Taye Diggs 'the people' Contemporary Dance Company dre. dance (Andrew Palermo & Taye Diggs) and composer Rob Reddy embarks on a world premiere, evening-length work. 'the people' combines Reddy's unique and stirring sound with dre.dance's propulsive and emotional choreography. The interpretive narrative work weaves text through choreography and live compositions to illuminate issues of social poignancy and opportune consideration.
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		Rob Reddy 'the people' Contemporary Dance Company dre. dance (Andrew Palermo & Taye Diggs) and composer Rob Reddy embarks on a world premiere, evening-length work. 'the people' combines Reddy's unique and stirring sound with dre.dance's propulsive and emotional choreography. The interpretive narrative work weaves text through choreography and live compositions to illuminate issues of social poignancy and opportune consideration.
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