Join us for an evening of works in progress from resident artists Meredith Glisson and Lotte Arnsbjerg. Each artist will present about 40 minutes of new material, followed by a reception and informal conversation with the artists.
LITTLE SISTER
Concept and Direction: Meredith Glisson
Choreography and Performance: Meredith Glisson and Lilach Orenstein
Technical Director: Lilach Orenstein
A little sister sees everything, even if she doesn’t understand what exactly is going on. She senses it and begins to recount events on her own accord. It’s about the relationship between her father and brother. And she positions herself in the middle as she navigates both sides. She has her own witness who follows and films her to document her reactions as they take effect.
LITTLE SISTER continues on the concepts from Meredith Glisson’s previous works which pursue the act of holding both as a movement study and perceptual concept. How does the body sustain a hold and what is its strategies in striving to maintain control? And through the act of remembering, how do memories factor in imaginations and continue to live within bodies? The presentation of the work plays with partial exposure as fragments of narrative and viewpoints are revealed to the audience in order to arrive at an understanding of what is to come. With the use of a camera and streaming projections, a witness simultaneously records events from different perspectives allowing the audience to experience both at a distance and within an intimate documentary.
Meredith Glisson is a Brooklyn-based choreographer, director, movement coach and performer for stage and film. Her artistic work spans across disciplines falling in between contemporary dance and theatre, acknowledging the body as it confronts itself within situations in order to have the opportunity to renegotiate an alternative position. She has presented her work in France, England and the U.S.A. and is a selected artist for the 2018 C.O.C.A. – Center of Contemporary Artists and the 2017 Aesthetica Anthology Magazine. She is currently an Adjunct Associate in the School of Dance at The University of the Arts. She holds a MFA, Falmouth University (UK) partnering with the HZT (DE) and Academy of Dramatic Arts (HR) (2016); professional degree, CCN – Cie Maguy Marin and l’Université Lumière Lyon 2 (FR) (2010); BA, Hollins University (USA) (2005); 200hr yoga certification, WOOM Center (USA) (2019).
Lilach Orenstein is an Israeli choreographer, performer and producer living in New York, best known for combining diverse types of arts from multiple disciplines into poetical synergies and believes that art has an emergence property. Her recent residencies include L1dancefest2019 in Budapest and Zoe | Juniper Company in Seattle. Her work "Dancing from Others," "Reject, Receive, React," "Territorium," "White on White," "Cēnsēre" and "Onions" have premiered on Israel's main stages and abroad. In 2010–2012 she was awarded Outstanding Dancer in the IDF and in 2015 won an excellence prize for outstanding contribution to the community from the Jerusalem Foundation. During 2014-2018 she was the MASH production manager producing more than 100 productions in six countries including The Jerusalem Dance Week, NanoArt and MASH Dance Berlin. She earned her B.A. in Dance (2017) from The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and her M.F.A. in Dance (2019) from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Currently, Lilach is the Assistant Choreographer to Zoe Scofield (Zoe | Juniper Company) for the opera production of "The Mother of Us All" which will premiere in February 2020 at the Metropolitan Museum in collaboration between The Juilliard School, the New York Philharmonic, and MetLiveArts. She is also an intern in the Programming Department at New York Live Arts.
Songs from EMBRACING THE ROOT
A work in-progress by Carman Moore and Lotte Arnsbjerg
plus record release of GIRL OF DIAMOND MOUNTAIN
EMBRACING THE ROOT is a music theater work built around 16 strong and beautiful songs, chorales, and instrumental pieces created, composed and performed by Arnsbjerg and Moore.
Its plot tells the story of a modern Western young woman, literally lost in the woods, who goes from annoyance with Nature to a deep appreciation of how joined to and dependent upon all natural forces are all human beings. Through 4 Seasons of personal development and growth Embracing the Root reveals a beautiful, hyper-actual and deeply-inspiring journey towards Oneness.
At this event Carman Moore and Lotte Arnsbjerg will also celebrate the English-language album release of their music from GIRL OF DIAMOND MOUNTAIN, since Girl of Diamond Mountain started its wondrous journey at The Center at West Park. Arnsbjerg & Moore will also perform a few songs from the recording, and Lotte will share the fantastic story of her own transformation.