CONTEMPORARY SYSTEMS – an interior & material approach to movement with Sidra Bell
Oct 21, 2022, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
$25
CONTEMPORARY SYSTEMS – an interior & material approach to movement encourages provocative thought and an immersive approach to the subject matter of the body. Bell’s work demands a high degree of physicality and input from the dancers, encouraging them to execute movement with intention, curiosity, care, rigor, and empathy.
About Sidra Bell
Sidra was commissioned as the first black female choreographer to make works for New York City Ballet. Recent features of her historical work at NYCB include Essence Magazine, NY1 and Amsterdam News. Her career has spanned over 20 years and her choreography has been seen throughout the United States and in Denmark, France, Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey, Slovenia, Sweden, Germany, China, Canada, Aruba, Korea, Brazil, and Greece. Bell has created over 100 works notably for BODYTRAFFIC, Ailey II, The Juilliard School, Whim W’Him, Boston Conservatory at Berklee College, River North Dance Chicago, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Sacramento Ballet, Boulder Ballet, New Dance Partners Kansas City, Ballet Austin, Springboard Danse Montréal, and Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet Schools, University of Texas at Austin among many others.
Sidra Bell Dance New York (SBDNY, Inc.) her nonprofit dance troupe is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The company tours internationally collaborating with cutting edge institutions in dance, theater, and design. Its body of work has been presented in venues across the globe. Bell is the founder of the award-winning MODULE Laboratory™ an immersive platform centered in improvisation for intergenerational movement and theater artists.
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Photo of Mio Ishikawa by Hiromi Platt Photography.