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Upcoming BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT Performances

Upcoming BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT Performances

Dates:

Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 6:05pm

September 24 + October 11, 2013



Dear Friends, 

The summer turned up the heat in NYC, and B/S P had some new projects sizzling on the grill! We hope you had an enjoyable Labor Day weekend, and are looking forward to sharing excerpts of our newest work-in-progress, Reflexive. Read further for details...
 
Kyla Barkin & Aaron Selissen
BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT

Pentacle Presents: Fall Further II


Andy flying backwards in Optimist
photo by Denise Lum
Join B/S P and other Pentacle Gallery artists in Fall Further II, at Ailey Citigroup Theatre 
on Tuesday, September 24, 2013; 8:00pm.  

"The nuanced execution of this emotionally driven physicality nestles its way into the heart with a universality felt across the spectrum of beings..."
-a few words on Reflexivefrom Kristi Ann Schopfer, dancer

8:00pm, Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Ailey Citigroup Theatre
W. 55th St, 9th Ave, NY NY 

B/S P Joins Janis Brenner at the 92Y for
Janis Brenner: Artistic Throughlines, Global Connections 

Friday October 11th through Sunday, October 13th, 2013.
 
Reflexive, Women In Dance Showcase, 2012
photo by Micheal Krasowitz
Janis Brenner has often paid tribute to her mentors and the artists who've inspired her. Now 92Y asks her to switch direction and present artists whom she has mentored. 

 

Kyla Barkin & Aaron Selissen, as long-time members of Brenner's company, will perform an excerpt from Reflexive in the Fridays at Noon performance as well as the Friday 8 pm show.

 

Fridays at Noon program will also feature works by Kun-Yang Lin and Helena Franzén. Saturday night's program will include Wait by Lilja Ruriksdottir & Sunday's will include Helena Franzén's Trigger Point.

 

For all four performances Brenner contributes the premiere of Where-How-Why Trilogy which consists of three solos, danced by Esme Boyce, Sumaya Jackson and Brenner herself. Additionally, in the three evening programs, Brenner's company will perform The Mind-Stuff Variations featuring live music by Jerome Begin. 

Friday, October 11: Fridays At Noon (FAN) 12pm 

Friday, October 11: 8pm

Saturday, October 12: 8pm

Sunday, October 13: 3pm


LOOKING AHEAD
This October Kyla will be heading to Berlin, Germany to create a new work for 14 dancers at the Tanzakademie Balance, 1. We'll keep you updated with rehearsal clips and photos on our Facebook page ! 
Completed in early July, Concrete Illusion is a short dance film created from concept to final product in seven days. It will premiere as part of Sally Taylor's multidisciplinary, multi-sensory global arts initiative, ConSenses, in 2014...stay tuned for more!



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