Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10 – Alejandra Seeber and Sarah Yasmine Marazzi-Sassoon

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Photo courtesy of Julie Lemberger

The impetus for this series of conversations between a visual artist and a choreographer comes directly from my recent collaborative work with a choreographer as part of Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10. In this unique project a choreographer is paired with a visual artist to create together over two months a dance performance that integrates the two disciplines into a cohesive vision. Here is the conversation between artist Alejandra Seeber and choreographer Sarah Yasmine Marazzi-Sassoon.

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Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10 – Sarah Pettitt and Shannon Harkins

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From left to right: Shannon Harkins, Jaya Collins, and Rosalia Saver in Measures Other Than Duration, set design by Sarah Pettitt, photo by Julie Lemberger

The impetus for this series of conversations between a visual artist and a choreographer comes directly from my recent collaborative work with a choreographer as part of Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10. In this unique project a choreographer is paired with a visual artist to create together over two months a dance performance that integrates the two disciplines into a cohesive vision. Here is the conversation between artist Sarah Pettitt and choreographer Shannon Harkins.

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Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10 – Tamara Gonzales and Julia Gleich

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“Colibri” (2023). Dancers: Sara Jumper, Timothy Ward, Dianna Warren, Margot Hartley, Mikalla Ashmore. Photo: Julie Lemberger

The impetus for this series of conversations between a visual artist and a choreographer comes directly from my recent collaborative work with a choreographer as part of Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10. In this unique project a choreographer is paired with a visual artist to create together over two months a dance performance that integrates the two disciplines into a cohesive vision. Here is the conversation between co-founder, director, and choreographer: Julia K. Gleich and artist: Tamara Gonzales.

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Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10 – JEANNE VERDOUX and JOVONNA PARKS

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Out of the Vessel, Choreography and Dance : JoVonna Parks. Visual Art and Video Projection: Jeanne Verdoux. Photo: Jeanne Verdoux

The impetus for this series of conversations between a visual artist and a choreographer comes directly from my recent collaborative work with a choreographer as part of Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10. In this unique project a choreographer is paired with a visual artist to create together over two months a dance performance that integrates the two disciplines into a cohesive vision. Here is the conversation between artist Jeanne Verdoux and choreographer / dancer JoVonna Parks.

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Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10 – Tiffany Mangulabnan and Etty Yaniv

Tiffany Mangulabnan (dancer) and Etty Yaniv (art) in ‘briefly gorgeous’, CounterPointe10 performance, 2023
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The impetus for this series of conversations between a visual artist and a choreographer comes directly from my recent collaborative work with a choreographer as part of Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10. In this unique project a choreographer is paired with a visual artist to create together over two months a dance performance that integrates the two disciplines into a cohesive vision. Here is my dialogue with choreographer and dancer Tiffany Mangulabnan about our collaborative process.

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Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10 – Marcy Rosenblat and Amanda Treiber

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Giulia Faria and Mónica Lima in Sideslip, Photo taken by Marcy Rosenblat

The impetus for this series of conversations between a visual artist and a choreographer comes directly from my recent collaborative work with a choreographer as part of Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10. In this unique project a choreographer is paired with a visual artist to create together over two months a dance performance that integrates the two disciplines into a cohesive vision. Here is the conversation between artist Marcy Rosenblat and Choreographer Amanda Treiber.

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Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10 – Julia K. Gleich and Jason Andrew

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Julia and Jason with “art dog” Fern producing Norte Maar’s Dance At Socrates Residency and Performance Series in collaboration with Socrates Sculpture Park. Photo: Michelle Hernandez

The impetus for this series of conversations between a visual artist and a choreographer comes directly from my recent collaborative work with a choreographer as part of Norte Maar’s CounterPointe10. In this unique project a choreographer is paired with a visual artist to create together over two months a dance performance that integrates the two disciplines into a cohesive vision. We start here with an introductory conversation between the founders and directors: Julia K. Gleich and Jason Andrew.

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Smashworks Dance – CITY STORIES at Center for Performance Research

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Smashworks Dance (Taylor Jordan, Louisa Pancoast, Haley Williams, Tyler Choquette, Laurie Deziel), CITY STORIES, 2022, Photo by Elyse Mertz, courtesy of Smashworks Dance

Though I saw Smashworks Dance’s CITY STORIES over a month ago, it still lingers in the back of my mind. As a New Yorker, how could it not? The images from the show are the images of my daily life. Flashes of scenes and movements weave their way through my commute and my coffee run, popping up like absurdist smash-cuts in early-2000s sitcoms. That’s where Artistic Director Ashley McQueen’s magic lies: the source material is everyday, the execution is something else entirely.

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Linda Kuo & Dancers Unlimited

Grantee of Brooklyn Arts Fund

Project Profile: Edible Tales

Image Dancers Unlimited members at Waikalua fishpond in Hawai’i. Photo credit: Jordan Medeiros

Brooklyn Arts Council announced in March 2022 an allocation of over $1.3 million to 238 Brooklyn-based artists and cultural organizations. This year marks the highest number of grantees and awardees as well as the largest amount of funding BAC has ever distributed. Art Spiel in collaboration with Brooklyn Arts Council features some artists who received a Brooklyn Arts FundLocal Arts Support, and/or Creative Equations Fund grant in 2022.

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