This work is inspired by New York City and the transit we use to move to and fro within it. I love the subway system, and I am in awe, and fascinated by the moments of collective sleepy quiet on a Monday morning, the intense proximity we share as New Yorkers, and how good we (generally) are at keeping space, and peace between us.
We have told one another stories of kindness between strangers, talked about what those moments of kindness require to occur, and how often they happen in silence. We’ve talked about the sailors of Snug Harbor, how they came to this place and had to live with the men around them. We’ve drawn maps of the space between people, we’ve invented together, and now we have worked together to place these tales and stories and experiences in the historic spaces of Snug Harbor. We look forward to continuing this work in Inwood Hill Park.
How do you see others? What is generosity? How does kindness occur? What is helping?
“I remember remembering you.”
Venues Performed
Baruch College Lobbies, Elevators, Stairwells (March 2019)
Old Stone House, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY (May 2019)
Riverside Park South (August 2019)
Snug Harbor Botanic Garden and Cultural Center, Staten Island (Oct 2019)
Credits
Choreography by Melissa Riker, in constant collaboration with the dancers
Zoe Allocco
Michael Greenberg
Michelle Micca
Therese Ronco
Marion Spencer Claudia Lynn-Rightmire Sumaya Mulla-Carrillo
Costume design by Asa Thornton
Vocal Arrangements in Riverside Park by David Gordon
Vocal Arrangements and Performance by Joanna Nix for Snug Harbor
Kinesis Project is a highly collaborative company, the work was created with the performers listed above for various iterations.
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Kinesis Project dance theatre's residency at John Jay College is part of the CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI), which is supported by The Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, Howard Gilman Foundation, the Jerome Robbins Foundation, and the Harkness Foundation for Dance. CDI is spearheaded and administered by The Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College.