Dust (a selection from The Perilous Chapel)

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Andrea Jones

LEIMAY PRESENTING SERIES 2015: SOAK

A dance-study influenced by T. S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land, as well as The Fisher King and grail quest motifs of Arthurian legend, it is used as an opportunity to explore dance’s intrinsic alchemical properties and transformative power. Drawing upon ideas such as magical rites and shamanic traditions, the work seeks to rediscover the simultaneous connection of dance as public performance and personal ritual. The dance acts as both offering and entertainment, thus body becomes the axis point, the site of sacrifice and metamorphosis. Therefore, the dancing body is a bridge between two worlds; a gateway to memory and prophecy, hope and healing.

Documentation

Andrea Jones
Andrea Jones
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Object Identifier

AMP.PRG.2015.3000.12

ID number

3000.12

Year Created

2015

Date Created

20150613

Date Recorded

20150613

Performance dates

Array

Language

English

Curated Filters

Space / Location

      Premiere Venue

      CAVE Home Of LEIMAY
      6/14/2015
      58 Grand St - Brooklyn, New York, NY

      Premiere Venue specific dates

        Created and Performed by Andrea Jones

        LEIMAY Artistic Directors: Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya
        SOAK Managing Producer: Raul Zbengheci
        SOAK Production Stage Manager: Dina Paola Rodriguez
        LEIMAY Administrative Associates: Theresa Magario, Denise Shumei, José Rivera Jr.
        SOAK Technical Assistant: Sofiya Romendik
        Box Office: Joanna Stone, Naima Ramos, Charlotte Colmant

        SOAK is supported, in part, by The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. SOAK and LEIMAY Ludus Training are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding for LEIMAY’s presenting program is given by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation.

        Thanks to to Ximena and Shige for their continued encouragement and support.