performance & discussion series

Directly engage the artists as they reveal their creative process. Preview works-in-progress and give your impressions in a post-performance discussion. New to the 2009-2010 season were theme-based weekends focusing on a variety of issues curated by Marya Warshaw, BAX Artists in Residence, and guest curators.

GOING BACK TO WORK

February 19 & 20, 2010

Curated by Mollie O’Brien, this show featured work by choreographers who are also parents.

- Ori Flomin
- Katherine Longstreth
- Kristi Spessard

ACROBATICS & PERFORMANCE

February 12 & 13, 2010

Curated by Zoë Klein, this show featured choreographers who blend acrobatics with modern dance forms.

- Chriselle Tidrick/Above and Beyond Dance
- Lynn Neuman/Artichoke Dance Company
- Aidan O’Shea
- Rebecca Stronger/STRONGERCircus
- PARADIZO DANCE (Dave Paris & Zoë Klein)

STONE SKIPPING

February 5 & 6, 2010

Curated by Abigail Browde and Victoria Libertore, this show featured artists each have distinct and intriguing approaches to their individual processes and are making work that up-ends traditional modes of performance.

- Sini Anderson
- Alexis Clements
- Sean Donovan
- The Reverend Raymond Nader
- SuperGroup

BLACK & WHITE: Performing the Personal/Political

January 8 & 9, 2010

An evening of art and activism curated by Jesse Phillips-Fein featuring:

- Chelsea Gregory
- Jesse Phillips-Fein
- Azure D. Osborne-Lee
- Trebien Pollard

This performance was followed by a discussion moderated by YaliniDream and Andre Lancaster, Artistic Director of Freedom Train Productions.