NY PREMIERE
Tesseract
Dec 13—Dec 16, 2017
 
Dance | Film

Charles Atlas / Rashaun Mitchell / Silas Riener

 

Choreographic duo Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener present the fruit of their years-long collaboration with pioneering video artist (and fellow Merce Cunningham Dance Company alumnus) Charles Atlas, a fearlessly inventive exploration of the body’s three dimensions, in two parts.

The evening opens with a transportive 3D dance film, split into six vividly rendered chapters. Fusing experimental cinematography with otherworldly set and costume design, each section presents a saturated choreographic vision where movement and mise-en-scène seamlessly come together. After a highly orchestrated set transformation, six dancers in gauzy mesh jumpsuits take the stage, carving out crisp, playful, intricate patterns behind a mammoth translucent scrim. Captured by Steadicam and manipulated by Atlas as it unfolds, their hypnotic movement is projected back onto itself as a haunting digital specter, set to a commissioned sound score performed live by Thomas Arsenault (Mas Ysa).

 

Music by Fennesz and Thomas Arsenault (Mas Ysa)
Lighting design by Davison Scandrett

 
Just added! Saturday 2pm performance. (Limited ticket availability for other dates.)
 
RUN TIME
1hr 37min with intermission
VENUE
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ACCESSIBILITY
Balcony seating is only accessible by 70 stairs.
 
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Leadership support for dance at BAM provided by:
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
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