Search(Light) in development
Kinesis Project, in partnership with the Brooklyn Navy Yard presents Search(light) in development.
This cross-country work by Kinesis project dance theatre is made possible in thanks to sponsorship by John C. Robinson and generous supporters of Kinesis Project dance theatre.
Credits
Choreography by Melissa Riker, in constant collaboration with the dancers
Therese Ronco, Claudia Lynn-Rightmire, Jiemin Yang, Sumaya Mulla-Carrillo, Nicole Truzzi, David L. Parker, Zoe Allocco, Hendri Walujo Kimberly Holloway, Lorraine Lau, Robert Moore, Madeline Morser, Margaret Behm
Costume design by Rebecca Kanach
Violin performance of Spiegel im Speigel by Arvo Pärt by Doori Na
Music by Sandbox Percussion Quartet
with additional tracks by Vladslav Delay and Johnny Butler
Kinesis Project is a highly collaborative company, the work was created with the performers listed above for various iterations.
BREATHING WITH STRANGERS, The Waterfront Series - 2020
September 26, 2020 at 5:30 PM EDT LIVE: Summer on the Hudson presents: LiveStream from Riverside Park South. Choreography by Melissa Riker in constant collaboration with the dancers. Performances by Sumaya Mulla Carrillo, Claudia-Lynn Rightmire, Nicole Truzzi and Jiemin Yang; Narration by Melissa Riker; Vocals by Therese Ronco; Livestream by Ellen Maynard.
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ABOUT THE WORK
Breathing with Strangers 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 a place and had to live with the men around them. We’ve drawn maps of the space between people, we’ve invented together, and we worked together to place these tales and stories and experiences in the historic spaces of Snug Harbor, Riverside Park South, Inwood Hill Park, along a creek in Keene Valley NY and at The Point, where three rivers converge in Pittsburgh.
These Live-Stream performances are made possible by funding from Summer on the Hudson, LMCC/UMEZ, Dance NYC Covid Relief Grant, Indie Theatre Fund Emergency Relief Grant, John C. Robinson, Emily and Tony Seaver, The Courtney Family, Homer Frizzell’s Facebook Birthday Fundraiser, our Patreon patrons and our amazing 2020 Gala donors.
Would you like to tell your own story of kindness between strangers? Kinesis Project has launched a new website: www.writekind.org. Please become a member and add your story there.
How do you see others? What is generosity? How does kindness occur? What is helping?
“I remember remembering you.”
Venues Performed
Hunters Point Park, Long Island City (2018, Insitu Festival), Riverside Park South (2018, Dance Safari) Baruch College Lobbies, Elevators, Stairwells (March 2019, CDI’s 5th Anniversary)
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)
Kinesis Project presents a compilation of 4 livestreams in one, re-envisioned performance of Breathing with Strangers.
Audience members can go to www.writekind.org to add their own stories of kindness between strangers.
Aug 14, 2020
Sumaya Mulla-Carrillo and Jiemin Yang perform live in Riverside Park South, presented by Summer on the Hudson, streamed by Ellen Maynard.
August 15, 2020 at 6:30 PM
Melissa Riker in an improvisational path through the woods. Music by Ruben Gonzalez
August 21, 2020 at 6:30 PM EDT
Performance by Nicole Truzzi Vocals by Therese Ronco Location: The Point, Pittsburgh, PA. The convergence of three rivers: The Allegheny The Monongahela and The Ohio. Presented via Vimeo thanks to Frigid New York.
August 22, 2020 at 6:30 PM EDT Breathing with Strangers, Along the Water's Edge Part 4
Performance by Claudia-Lynn Rightmire, Videography by Simon Thomas-Train , Vocals by Therese Ronco. Appalachian Mountains, NY
Credits
Choreography by Melissa Riker, in constant collaboration with the dancers
Zoe Allocco
Michael Greenberg
Michelle Micca
Therese Ronco
Marion Spencer
Claudia Lynn-Rightmire
Jiemin Yang
Sumaya Mulla-Carrillo
Nicole Truzzi
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.