ODC Theater Presents Catherine Galasso in collaboration with Dave Cerf "Of Iron and Diamonds V3: Alone Together" December 6-8, 2018 @ 8pm Created specifically for ODC’s B’Way Theater with an all Bay Area cast, Alone Together flips the orientation of the proscenium, placing the audience on the stage and the performers in the seats. Other-worldly dreamscapes give way to volcanic dance numbers, ranging from the audacious to the familiar, combining Galasso’s signature cinematic approach with a riveting score by composer Dave Cerf. Alone Together is Galasso’s third installment of her multi-chapter performance series, Of Iron and Diamonds, based on Boccaccio’s Decameron. Each chapter is uniquely site- and cast-specific, revealing a sharply present, whimsical take on this seminal literary work, while remaining reflective of a contemporary approach to performance rooted in the avant-garde. Choreography by Catherine Galasso Music and Sound Design by Dave Cerf Performances by Arletta Anderson, Eric Garcia, Cookie Harrist, Hien Huynh, Phoenicia Pettyjohn, Karla Quintero, Galicia Stack Lozano Trailer credits: music by Dave Cerf, footage by Andrew Rogers and Forrest Pound, editing by Catherine Galasso excerpt from:
Fall of the Rebel Angels #8: Vespers Performed: May 30, 2014 Starring: Rosalie Elkinton, Niko Tsocanos, Saori Tsukada, Mei Yamanaka Concept & Direction: Catherine Galasso Music Composed & Performed Live by: Adam Bach and Ellery Royston Visual Consultant & Mask Maker: Ben Finer Producer and Dramaturg: Satya Stainton Co-Producer: Braden King Read more about Fall of the Rebel Angels Watch video excerpts from previous studies The full 50-minute work was created for a pre-Civil War 4-story wood-frame house in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Video from the Fan Dance re-performance at the 92nd Street Y on November 22 2013
Choreography: Andy de Groat Performers: Paisid Aramphongphan, Racy Brand, Ritty Burchfield*, Rosalie Elkinton, Edith Freyer, Patrick Gallagher, Olsi Gjeci, Makram Hamdan**, Kathy Ray*, Satya Stainton, Julia Vickers, Buck Wanner Rehearsal director: Catherine Galasso Rehearsal space donated by Abrons Art Center *original cast, Fan Dance 1978 at St. Mark's Church **member of Andy de Groat's company Red Notes from 1991-1995 Videography by NYU Tisch Study #7 performed by Edith Freyer, Sarah Sandoval, Austin Selden and Saori Tsukada. Original music by Adam Bach. We call this section "Ponies." The duet material was created during the Watermill residency, while the part with the tape was created for the space.
Performed at Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY. September 2013 On a mixed bill "Chez Bushwick Presents: 2Night Show September, Chez Bushwick Artists-in-Residence" shared with LJ Leach, Alessia Lovreglio, Mina Nishimura, Mariana Valencia, and Katie Workum. Videography by Victoria Sendra Fall of the Rebel Angels Study #6
5 min excerpt of a 25 minute work-in-progress showing August 15 2013 Chez Bushwick, Brooklyn NY Created by Catherine Galasso with sound design by Adam Bach Performed by: Edith Freyer, Keith McDermott, Sarah Sandoval, Austin Selden, and Saori Tsukada Created with support from: Chez Bushwick Residency Program and The Bossak-Heilbron Charitable Foundation Videography: Yoni Brook ybpix.com/ Right on the heels of Watermill residency I went off to Santa Barbara to create a new piece for the Contemporary Arts Forum (recently renamed the Museum of Contemporary Arts). Curator Heather Jeno Silva invited me to create a performance for the CAF galleries, in response to the current exhibition, A Handful of Dust. Dancer Mickey Mahar came with me, and we created a 30-minute piece in 2 days, based on some sketches that we started at Watermill. While this piece is separate from Fall of the Rebel Angels, it feels very much informed by this research, and will inevitably influence Rebel Angels going forward. You can hear some of Adam Bach’s original score in the video below (sandwiched between Phil Phillips and Soulwax).
The piece started with a list of ingredients, something I had not tried before, but came out of the the necessity of needing to make something very quickly. From my notebook on the plane: At least one moment of extreme physicality. One moment of virtuosity, one moment of hilarity (we get actual laughs). One moment of musicality (of actual choreography to music). One fancy lighting trick. A moment where the audience falls asleep. Some suffering, and a reward. We always know what to do, especially in moments of extreme unknowability. A moment when they want to dance with us. Some awkward sexy moment, that’s genuine at the same time. Whoever we are, we must change over time. Become more of ourselves, less of ourselves, become larger than life (giant shadows) and smaller than loose change (lost and scattered on the ground beneath peoples’ feet). We are alone and together. We are professionals. We are entertainers. I’d like to think that the exercise made things clearer. We performed the piece on March 7 2013, and here are some photos from the show by Robert Redfield:redfieldpictures.com Fall of the Rebel Angels Study #5
last 2 minutes of a 20 minute performance July 5 2013 Art Southampton Kick-Off Party hosted by Beth McNeill Created by Catherine Galasso with sound by Adam Bach Performed by: Matty Davis, Alice MacDonald, Sarah Sandoval Created with support from: The Watermill Center performers: Alex Romania, Saori Tsukada, Edith Freyer, Austin Selden and Buck Wanner
excerpt from: Fall of the Rebel Angels Study 4b Movement Research at the Judson Church Judson Memorial Church April 1 2013 fallofrebelangels.wordpress.com Sound design: Adam Bach Choreography: Catherine Galasso Video Documentation: Victoria Sendra |
*upcoming*September 18-19, 2020:
Field Notes: Outdoor Dances for This 21st Century PS21 in Chatham, NY June 2021 Alone Together reprisal at ODC Theater, San Francisco recent historyJanuary-February 2020:
Gibney DiP Residency for City of Women December 13 2019: reprisal of notes on de groat & GET DANCING at Kohler Arts Center December 7 2019: premiere of Cloud Dance 2.0, new commission for Kohler Arts Center in Wisconsin July 2019: Catherine choreographs "The Miracle of Heliane" at Bard Summerscape March 2019: "COLORS" Catherine's collaboration with TPO Company (Italy) Premiers at BAM December 2018: "Alone Together" premieres at ODC Theater San Francisco November 2018: Catherine assists Annie-B Parson with "Antigonick" at Abrons Arts Center NYC June 15-17 Of Granite and Glass at Brookfield Winter Garden, NYC October 2018: Residency collaboration with TPO Company in Prato, Italy May 2018: LMCC Residency April 13-14, 2018 Sight Lines curation at BAX Feb 11, 2018 BAX Open Studios Jan 20, 2018 "notes on de groat" at Bard Graduate Center Fall 2017: Teaching Choreography at NYU's Experimental Theater Wing June 23-24, 2017: Of Iron and Diamonds v1 at BAX Feb & Nov: BAX Open Studios GET DANCING Nominated for a Bessie! May 30, 2016: CATCH at the Knockdown Center December 2015: GET DANCING at Danspace Project October 2015: LMCC Open Studios September 2015: Residency at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center June 26-28 2015: Fall of the Rebel Angels X at River To River Festival May 1-10 2015: Jim Neu's The Floatones at La MaMa March 2015: Extended Life Residency at LMCC Governors Island February 6, 2015: Andy de Groat Remounts at 92nd Street Y January 22-25, 2015: in residence at the Watermill Center November 2014 : Sundays on Broadway August 2014: Residency in Paris with Andy de Groat June 2014: Residency in Bucharest, Romania Other news... May 2014: Fall of the Rebel Angels #8 in Fort Greene Brooklyn April 2014: Food For Thought Guest Curator Danspace Project NYC blog archives
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September 2014: Venice, Italy August 2014: Residency Paris June 2014: Residency Bucharest May 30-31: Fort Greene Brooklyn April 4 2014: Danspace Project March 24 2014: Dixon Place categories
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