I’m on my way to Europe for the month of July. I’ll be visiting London, Berlin, and Calvi dell’Umbria where I will be in residency at the Art Monastery and creating a new piece as a part of their Labirinto festival on July 25th.
It’s become a bit of a summer tradition for me to escape New York for a month or so, and it’s one I always look forward to.
There are a lot of exciting things coming in the next few months for Avant Media and for myself. I’m really excited for a few big announcements and projects that we have in the works.
The first time I ever saw a work by Pina Bausch was back in 2004, Ana, Oscar, Laine and I went to see Für die Kinder von gestern, heute und morgen at BAM. I had, of course, heard of this remarkable choreographer who was the giant of inspiration for pretty much every dancer I had worked with. I wasn’t prepared for such beauty, such humor, and such overwhelming brilliance.
I was deeply saddened to hear of her sudden and tragic passing, as my friend Jen put it: “I guess heaven needed an amazing choreographer.”
Shiver the collaboration between Randy Gibson and Oscar Henriquez will receive its European premiere as an installation at the Kunsthalle Darmstadt on Thursday, July 17th during the 44. Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Darmstadt (IMD) as part of the Nachtclub mit Fenster curated by Manos Tsangaris.
Also being performed is Randy Gibson’s new work Light Study #1 for amplified lighting written specifically for the project.
