For the Moment: Ayano Elson, Darrin Wright, Thomas And Adrianne

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Please note that Ayano Elson is no longer able to participate in this performance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

For the Moment, a program curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa, presents evenings of short, theme-based solo improvisations that celebrate creative response to the changing textures and energies of outer and inner worlds. The Spring 2022 theme is Other Discoveries Made on The Moon, inspired by the color lithograph by Leopoldo Galluzzo. View the print and read more about it and the Great Moon Hoax here.

Ayano Elson

Ayano Elson is an Okinawan–American artist based in New York. Her choreography has been presented by Art Cake, The Chocolate Factory, Gibney, ISSUE Project Room, Knockdown Center, Movement Research, and Roulette, among others. She has performed in works by Kim Brandt, Jessica Cook, Milka Djordjevich, Simone Forti, Kyli Kleven, and Haegue Yang in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Her work has been supported through artist residencies at Abrons Arts Center, Art Cake, Center for Performance Research, Gibney, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council at Governors Island, AUNTS at Mount Tremper Arts, and Movement Research’s Van Lier Emerging Artist of Color Fellowship.

Darrin Wright

Darrin Wright, a Brooklyn-based artist, is a native of Los Angeles where he started tap dancing at the age of six. His early trainings were tap classes, which led to jazz with Ian Gary; learning about choreography and performance in high school with Janet Roston; taking post-modern dance with Rudy Perez. In 1997, Darrin joined The Bella Lewitzky Dance Company as part of their farewell tour. He received his BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2002. Since graduation, Darrin has had the pleasure of working with The Metropolitan Opera, Susan Marshall, Terry Creach, Jane Comfort, Bill Young/Colleen Thomas, Yanira Castro, Keely Garfield, Jack Ferver, Tami Stronach, Antonio Ramos, Leslie Cuyjet, Doug Varone, Laura Peterson, Amber Sloan, Katie Workum, David Gordon, Nancy Bannon, Linsey Bostwick, Nina Winthrop, Linsday and Jason Dietz Marchant. Darrin teaches master classes in technique, composition and improvisation throughout the country. In 2009, he received a Bessie Award for his work with A Canary Torsi’ Dark Horse/Black Forest. Darrin is a founding member of Duvet, an Authentic Movement based group working on achieving a true sense of being human through performance and collective gatherings.

Thomas And Adrianne

‘Thomas & Adrianne’ are a Brooklyn-based collaborative multidisciplinary duo that evokes questioning of the human condition and psyche to disrupt your regularly scheduled programming. Artists Thomas Tyger Moore & Adrianne Ansley activate their intrinsic, virtuosic Black bodies by way of choreography, theatre, film, and social commentary to produce explorative creations. Whether crafting a dance experience, training in Traditional Chinese Medicine or facilitating laughter on their podcast, Thomas and Adrianne are at the helm of revolutionary free expression that is nothing short of contagious. They welcome you on a journey of self-discovery and creative ideation, manifesting the (re)imaginings of their realities and beyond through their work.

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For the Moment, a program curated by Senior Curation & Editorial Director Eva Yaa Asantewaa, presents evenings of short, theme-based solo improvisations that celebrate creative response to the changing textures and energies of outer and inner worlds.

Image Description: Collage of three images. First Image: Ayano Elson stands pointing up at a street sign that reads “Rice St.” Second Photo: Black and White photo of white male with short wiry hair in early 40s with a gentle smile wearing an 80’s golf shirt with a small Mickey Mouse logo. Light hits from the left to the right. Third photo: Thomas And Adrianne Rooftop Photoshoot 2021.

Ayano Elson by John Dodig, Darrin Wright by Paula Lobo, Thomas And Adrianne by Gregory Benjamin.