Cororan Flagg Building, Washington, DC (Former Corcoran Gallery of Art)
Maida Withers: Photo by Dennis Deloria, Virtual World by Tania Fraga; Graphic Design by Jamille Wallick
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LEGACY: EXHIBITION and PERFORMED IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION:
September 23 – December 10, 2022
A celebration of the remarkable five-decade career of Maida Withers, ground-breaking choreographer, dancer/performer and interactive media artist.
Recognizing 50 years of radical collaborations, LEGACY presents a visual exploration of the history and philosophy of Wither’s experimental dance company—Maida Withers Dance Construction Company—while simultaneously activating the present with a new immersive work created in collaboration with noted political projection artist, Robin Bell.
LEGACY: 50 Years of Dance on the Edge
Corcoran Flagg Building, Washington, DC
HISTORY EXHIBITION – September 23 – October 23, 2022
Maida Withers and the Dance Construction Company, 1972 to 2022.
Timeline / Video Displays / Video Wall / Evacuations / Artifacts
Music by Steve Hilmy
IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION – September 23 – December 10, 2022
New work: Maida Withers collaborates with Robin Bell, guerilla political projection artist in Gallery 1; music designed by Steve Hilmy
https://vimeo.com/1101687195/ (click to view)
GALA OPENING / PERFORMANCES
00:04 John Driscoll, music with electronic objects/instruments
02:22 Alison Janega and Julia Chodyle, GW dancers improvise in Bottled Water Dresses on the stairs and throughout the galleries
04:21 Immersive Gallery 1 (no performance)
05:38 Exhibition – South Atrium (no performance)
07:11 Tzveta Kassabova, improvisation performance on dance films, Tzveta I & Tzveta II
19:20 Giselle Ruzany and Tania Fraga, MindFluctuations: HER
25:20 Anton Ovchinnikov (Ukraine) and Tania Fraga (Brazil), MindFluctuations: Blackness – UnderWorld
31:13 Anthony Gongora and Tania Fraga,, MindFluctuations: Monster Within
36:20 Maida Withers and Tania Fraga, MindFluctuations: Offering
Performance Program Part II / Video:
03:15 – 09:22 In A World, Somewhere, Where There are No Repetitions: Alex Caldiero, performance poet, on microphone, performs with dancers Anthony Gongora, Tzveta Kassabova, Anton Ovchinnikov (Ukraine) Giselle Ruzany, Sarah Slifer Swift, Jen Clark Stone, Megan Thompson
10:13 – 22:43 Duel/Solo: Anton Ovchinnikov (Ukraine); (Maria Callas ??? add vocalist
23:00 – 35:15 Pillow Talk: Alex Caldiero, performance poet, on microphone with dancers Giselle Ruzany, Tzveta Kassabova, Anthony Gongora, Anton Ovchinnikov (Ukraine), Sarah Slifer Swift, Megan Thompson
PANEL DISCUSSION: Saturday, October 8
Artists Public Forum “Experimental Art – the Future” performances (live), discussion. (check for accuracy)
https://vimeo.com/781947227 (click to view)
CLOSING EVENT, December 10 @ 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Maida Withers and Robin Bell welcome guests to join them in Gallery #1 (immersive installation)
Livestream music by Jerry Busher
Artist Talk – Maida Withers with Robin Bell for discussion and reflection related to LEGACY