InVoluntary Encounters
(2012) May 5 Maida Withers Dance Construction Company and guest artist choreographers and dancers from NYC, Boston and Japan create InVoluntary Encounters, an interactive event of dance, live video feed, film, and electronic music that features improvisations by choreographers and composer who perform.
PROGRAM
Duets Plus+ – Based on duet choreography by Maida Withers for dancers Anthony Gongora/Giselle Ruzany; Tzveta Kassabova/Nate Bond (DCCo) joined by guests, Junichi Fukuda and Sarah Slifer. Electronic music, performed live, by Steve Hilmy.
Dust to Dust – Blending hindsight / foresight / structure / improvisation (music, voice, dance). Created and performed by Monstah Black and Wendell Cooper, NYC.
Deconstruction of Thresholds Crossed Part 2 – Original choreography by Maida Withers with dancer Anthony Gongora; joined in improvisations by DCCo dancers Nate Bond, Tzveta Kassabova, Giselle Ruzany and guest artists,Monstah Black, Wendell Cooper, & Sarah Slifer. Film by Linda Lewett. Music by Audrey Chen, vocals and cello, and Steve Hilmy, electronic music.
TZVETA – Choreography by Maida Withers and Tzveta Kassabova, dancer, performing with projected installation of films: Tzveta I by Anthony Gongora and Tzveta II by Ayo Okunseinde. Music for film created and performed by Steve Hilmy, resident composer for MWDCCo.
Chroma – Improvisation with chroma colored green and orange objects with DCCo and Guest Artists; Music by Steve Hilmy.
Video documentation by Matthew Swift
Artists and Collaborators
- Curator / Producer/ Set Design
- MWDCCo Choreographers/Dancers
- Guest Choreographers/Dancers
- Composer/Musician
- Video Documentation
- Filmmakers Films Projected