2010 – May 10, 17, & 24, 2010:   Re-Re Voltaire (Cabaret Voltaire) WPA sponsored a site event on H Street in celebration of their 35th Anniversary that  take place  in a vacant lot next to Gallery O/H at 1354 H Street NE, WDC.  These events were in celebration of the Washington Project for the Arts 35th anniversary and also recognize the reestablishment of H Street as an important street in DC following the terrible riots that burned down so many parts of Washington during the Civil Rights agitations.  B Stanley, curator for WPA celebrations, suggested works to be 3 to 10 minutes in length and reflect work moving through Dadaism, Futurism, Surrealism or Situationism.  Alberto Gaitán was also involved as a producer and long time supporter of WPA.  The Pink Line Project was also a sponsor.

“Internationally renowned dancers Anthony Gongora, Tzveta Kassabova, and Maida Withers with Steve Hilmy, composer/musician, will perform “Collision Course,” a highly charged and physical improvisation of “continental shifting” proportions for three humans wearing pillows tied to the dancer’s body, and performance to live electronic music at the site.  Dancers moved among the audience out of doors and seated at tables, as well as on a small stage with “live” musicians.

At that time, Maida and the Company were re-exploring the use of the pillow tied to the body.  The former use was with Chasen Gaver performance, Evening of Poetry and Dance II, and further development for Collision Course – a.k.a. Pillow Talk.   The dancers freely moved among the audience at tables and in and around the musicians. At this performance, advertisements (historic words painted on the walls of local businesses) were included in the performance – spoken by the cast.
Dancers/collaborators: Maida Withers, Giselle Ruzany, Tzveta Kassabova, Anthony Gongora.

Giselle Ruzany

Maida Withers
Maida Withers, Tzveta Kassabova (reclining)

Maida Withers and Giselle Ruzany

Tzveta Kasabova, Anthony Gongora, and Maida (at the microphone)