Tea Dances: "What are you?"

This afternoon, two of the women from our cast, Sarah Chien and Allegra Romita, will perform their solos back to back at Jody Sperling's Sunday afternoon works in progress series, Tea Dance.

You may remember our thoughts and process regarding judgements based on appearance with Sarah's series of blog posts last Fall called "My Mixed Ass." Check out her journey and thoughts on identity here, here and here.

When we brought in a second cast, Allegra, who is not of mixed race but also had similar experiences regarding the guessing game of her identity, it only made sense that they would both dance the same role. 

In another composition study, we used Sarah's solo as a score - that is the ideas, the spatial pathways, and the movement phrases - but created a new solo based specifically on Allegra's personal experiences. Today we will show them back to back, illustrating the fluidity of identity and the absurdity of judging people based on their look.

Will you join us for tea today??

Sunday, March 11, 2012
3pm
Tea Dance | Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance
525 West 22nd Street, buzzer 5A
[excerpt: "What are you?"]

Please join us for this fun, family-friendly event co-hosted by Emily Faulkner and Jody Sperling. Guest Margaret Paek will improvise a dance with her daughter Eleanor to music made by Loren Dempster (aka Daddy).

If the mood is right, Jody will continue the ...family theme with "Here Now" a duet with her seventh-month-old baby Evie. Sydnie L Mosley, Sarah Chien and Allegra Romita share a "What Are You?" a piece responding to issues of identity.

Emily offers Wind-Up Circus revised, while Time Lapse Dance gives a performance of repertory excerpts.

Performance is followed by refreshments.

Suggested Donation $10
No Reservations Necessary