borders
BECOMING Series: II
Ximena Garnica + Shige Moriya & LEIMAY Ensemble
Sound, light, voice and movement orbit, collide, fuse, and repel to create a hauntingly evocative landscape of bodies turned inside out. A sequel to LEIMAY’s critically acclaimed piece BECOMING-corpus, borders sets stillness against high physicality and visceral vocalizations against sonic harmonies. Forms dissolve through walls of light and mutable axes of space. The stage morphs into a hanging valley of shadows and swelling interferences, enveloping the audience in a universe at the thresholds of itself. Five performers interact with projections and an original composition in this 75 minute performance work that was created in 2015/16. The world premiere of borders coincided with the release of a publication that traces LEIMAY’s creative process.
Performed at BAM Fisher, Brooklyn in 2016.
Documentation
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https://www.aaartsalliance.org/events/leimay-presents-borders
Object Identifier
AMP.XSW.2016.1000.3ID number
2016.1000.3Year Created
2016Performance dates
ArrayLanguage
EnglishSeries
BECOMINGCurated Filters
Space / Location
Premiere Venue
BAM Fisher321 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Premiere Venue specific dates
Performance Direction, Visual Design, and Concept: Shige Moriya and Ximena Garnica
Performance Ensemble: Masanori Asahara, Derek DiMartini, Andrea Jones, Lindsey Mandolini, Jeff Shortt, Emily Smith
Composer: Joe Diebes
Choreography: Ximena Garnica and the ensemble
Video Programming and Design: Shige Moriya
Vocal Direction: Ximena Garnica
Rehearsal Assistant: Lucy Kerr
Costume Design: Ximena Garnica, Irena Romendik
Photography: Pavel Antonov, Enya Mommsen
Videography: Catalina Santamaria, Carlton Bright
Presented by LEIMAY at BAM Fisher
borders is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. borders is also supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Production Team
Line Producer: Raul Zbengheci
Associate Producer: Denise Shu Mei
Administrative Assistant: José Rivera Jr.
Production Stage Manager: Dina Paola Rodriguez
Marketing Coordinator: Denise Shu Mei
Publicity: Becky Elmquist
Box Office: Polina Porras
Production Assistant: Anya Katz
Marketing Assistant: Caylee Shimizu
Publication
Writers: Lucy Kerr, Ximena Garnica, Hiram Pines
Designer: Hiram Pines
Editors: Rachel Cohen, Ximena Garnica, Lucy Kerr, Hiram Pines
Researcher and Archivist: Lucy Kerr
Additional Content Contributors: Masanori Asahara, Joe Diebes, Derek DiMartini, Andrea Jones, Lindsey Mandolini, Jeff Shortt, Emily Smith
Production: Hiram Pines
