Janis Brenner - Five Decades of Dance
Janis Brenner & Dancers
Joyce Soho, New York
November 12, 2009
- November 15, 2009
Led by dancer, choreographer, singer, and artistic director Janis Brenner, the seven-member Janis Brenner & Dancers conveys a myriad of stories through movement in Five Decades – an evening of both retrospection and celebration that reconnects generations past with the present. Featuring works from the 1960s to the present, Five Decades highlights music and dance legends such as Meredith Monk’s seminal solo Break (1964) and two solo works from Murray Louis’ historical Figura (1978), to name a few. The fifth and current decade is represented by the world premiere of Dancing in Absentia; an homage to the friends, colleagues and well-known artists within the dance community lost to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Award-winning dancer, choreographer, singer, and teacher, Janis Brenner founded Janis Brenner & Dancers in 1985. “A proponent of decidedly theatrical, expressive modern dance, Brenner is a class act all the way and has the chops to back it up,” (Gay City News). The company—consisting of seven dancers—has been widely recognized for its range of performance and residency activities and its musically diverse work. Since its inception, the company has performed throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe and has been presented by leading NYC organizations including Dance Theater Workshop, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Madison Square Garden Theater, Danspace Project, and Symphony Space. The company has also appeared at many national and international festivals, including the Kuan Du Arts Festival (Taipei), International Modern Dance Festival of Seoul (Korea), the Gedung Kesenian and Indonesian Dance Festivals (Indonesia), and the Open Look International Dance Festival (Russia), Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, 2000 FEET Festival (Philadelphia), New Moves Festival (Buffalo), and American College Dance Festivals in Salt Lake City and Boston.
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November 12, 2009
8:00 PM
10:00 PM
November 13, 2009
8:00 PM
10:00 PM
November 14, 2009
8:00 PM
10:00 PM
November 15, 2009
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
Ticket Information
Ticket Prices - $15.00 - $20.00
