Performance
Chronic Need
Jul 30, 2016 |
Dancemakers Centre for Creation
CURATOR
Benjamin Kamino
Emi Forster
CHRONIC NEED is a work by Alicia Grant in collaboration with Andrea Spaziani.
My interest is how to work at sculpting an endlessly recurrent, infinitely present and troublesome need.
By working with presence and absence, Andrea and I are working at shifting our modes of perception. How can we receive the information of the wigs, the public, discomfort and pleasure? How do we stay with the unnameable?
The wigs, for me, are our field of ghosts. Frightening and powerful, empty yet full.
Throughout the process, I encouraged long physical tangents to arrive at a distilled, fierce and confusing situation where the dance could occur.
It’s a hyperfeminine garbage bag:
it’s about
needs
it’s about
desires
it’s about
necessity
it’s about
time
it’s about
what doesn’t leave you
it’s about
what’s always with you
it’s about
something that’s always there
Curated by Ben Kamino & Emi Foster
ArtisTs
Benjamin Kamino
Benjamin Kamino was a company dancer under the direction of Serge Bennethan and Michael Trent. In 2014, he transitioned into the role of Co-Curator alongside Emi Forster.
Emi Forster
From 2014-2015 Emi Forster was Co-Curator at Dancemakers alongside Benjamin Kamino, successfully implementing the inaugural year of the Incubation Production House Model, designed by Michael Trent.
Alicia Grant
Alicia Grant is a dance, performance, video and installation artist.
Andrea Spaziani
Canadian contemporary choreographer and performer, holds an MFA from the Transart Institute/ Plymouth University.
acCessibilIty
Is the venue wheelchair accessible?
Yes, the venue is wheelchair accessible including ramps into the building, elevators and wheelchair accessible washrooms.
Will the event be ASL Interpreted?
All live events will offer ASL interpretation (upon request). Please contact us to request ASL Interpretation.
Will the event be described for Blind and low vision audiences?
This performance does not include audio description.
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