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THE
JOYCE THEATER in partnership with CITY PARKS FOUNDATION present
TRANSPORTS EXCEPTIONNELS
FRIDAY, JULY 18 / 1PM and 7PM
FREE / RAIN OR SHINE
This special dance performance is a unique and whimsical outdoor duet
between man and five-ton mechanical digger. Choreographed by Dominique
Boivin.
DANCE OUT!
July 1620 (Summer)
The Joyce Theater, in partnership with City Parks Foundation, takes dance
outdoors this July, presenting three breathtaking performances for five
days July 16th- 20th in parks throughout the five boroughs.
The three acclaimed pieces, distinctly created to resonate with the energy
and vibrancy of outdoor life, will all launch consecutively in the busy
East River Park. From there, each company will tour separately for the
week, performing in popular parks that are under-served throughout the
city. Bringing dance to unexpected environments, The Joyce strives to
create a meeting ground that serves both new audiences as well as the
thriving dance community of New York. Performances will include Michael
Schumacher in Dans le Jardin, Transports Exceptionnels by Dominique Boivin,
and Contigo by choreographer Rui Horta and solo artist Joao P. Pereira
Dos Santos.
THE JOYCE THEATER
The mission of The Joyce Theater Foundation is to serve and support the
art of dance and choreography, promote the richness and variety of the
art form in its fullest expression, and enhance the public interest in,
and appreciation of, dance and the allied arts of music, design, and theater.
The Joyce Theater programs embrace the entire spectrum of movement
styles and traditions, from the time-honored to the untried, and are designed
to encourage, sustain, and educate a diverse audience.
Performance Schedule:
DANS LE JARDIN
Wed, July 16: East River Park (MANHATTAN) at 7pm
Thu, July 17: Cuyler Gore (BROOKLYN) at 1pm and 7pm
Fri, July 18: Pinocchio Park (STATEN ISLAND) at 1pm and 4pm
Sat, July 19: St. Mary's Park (BRONX) at 4pm and 6pm
Sun, July 20: Queensbridge Park (QUEENS) at 4pm and 7pm
TRANSPORTS EXCEPTIONNELS
(Images
© Jean-Louis FERNANDEZ)
Wed, July 16: East River Park (MANHATTAN) at 7pm
Thu, July 17: Coney Island Beach at Parachute Jump (BROOKLYN) @ 4pm and
7pm
Fri, July 18: Socrates Sculpture Park (QUEENS)
at 1pm and 7pm
Sat, July 19: St. Mary's Park (BRONX) at 1pm, 5pm
and 7pm St.
Sun, July 20: South Beach Boardwalk (STATEN ISLAND) at 1pm, 4pm and 7pm
CONTIGO
Wed, July 16: East River Park (MANHATTAN) at 7pm
Thu, July 17: East River Park (MANHATTAN) at 7pm
Fri, July 18: South Oxford Park (BROOKLYN) at 7pm
Sat, July 19: South Oxford Park (BROOKLYN) at 7pm
Sun, July 20: South Oxford Park (BROOKLYN) at 7pm
Program Details
Dans le Jardin an improvised dance by the Netherlands-based choreographer
Michael Schumacher, is set to live music performed by cellist and composer
Alex Waterman. Using the park as a backdrop and inspiration for his improvised
performance, Michael dances with and around his surroundings. Partnering
with a statue, moving gracefully under a tree or exploding across a green;
the park, music and audience play equal parts as inspiration and observers
for this improvised performance.
Transports Exceptionnels is a unique and whimsical outdoor
duet between man and five-ton mechanical digger. Choreographed by Dominique
Boivin and accompanied by the dramatic voice of Maria Callas, the dancer
meets, greets, and embraces a moving excavator, transforming the stage
into a construction site, street into playground, and dance into a tentative
balance between nature, man, and machine. Contigo, is a work combining
acrobatics and dance by Portuguese choreographer Rui Horta and solo artist
Joao P. Pereira Dos Santos, an accomplished acrobat and master of the
Chinese pole. In this awe-inspiring piece that defies gravity, Dos Santos
traverses a 20 foot vertical pole by moving up and down it, flipping and
spinning with brut strength and drilled precision.
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