Author: aaronmattocks

U.S. PREMIERE of BIG DANCE THEATER’S ‘SUPERNATURAL WIFE’

Traveling to the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival next week for the U.S. premiere of Big Dance Theater’s Supernatural Wife.

The NY Times says:

It’s hard to do justice to the freewheeling brilliance of Big Dance Theater’s combination of dance, theater, video and idiosyncratic imagination; suffice it to say you should see the work of Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar whenever possible. At Jacob’s Pillow, they present the first United States performances of “Supernatural Wife,” their no-doubt very particular take on the Greek tragedy “Alcestis.” (Through July 31.) At 8:15 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Mass., (413) 243-0745, jacobspillow.org; $23.50 to $37.50. (Sulcas)

Here’s a short video preview (from our silent movie!):

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Preview article and slideshow here…

Update for Summer

Finally back in NYC after three and a half months abroad!

The spring trip:  France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, India, and Germany (and some fun layovers in England and Belgium).  Pictures soon…

I am performing in the U.S. premiere of Big Dance Theater’s Supernatural Wife at the end of July, at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (see Current Projects).

And, finally taking some time to train further in acting (with Suzanne Esper at The William Esper Studio) and singing (with Neil Semer).

Here goes…

Cathy Edwards, Coast to Coast Curator

My profile of Cathy Edwards on Culturebot:

Cathy Edwards programmed the first professional engagement I ever performed in New York City – it was the inaugural season of the newly renovated Dance Theater Workshop on 19th Street in Chelsea – fall 2002 (Kathy Westwater’s Dark Matter).  I then had the great pleasure of working with her 7 years later as a producer when I was general manager at the Mark Morris Dance Group – we were colleagues bringing one of the most beautiful of Mark’s dances, Dido and Aeneas, to the stage for New Haven’s International Festival of Arts and Ideas – admittedly a gargantuan task.  When I was asked to profile a curator I most admire, she immediately came to mind – brilliant, savvy, cutting edge, and one of the most wholehearted people I’ve met.  What follows is a selection of questions and answers that Cathy and I exchanged prior to her departure for the whirlwind of APAP.

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