GAUDANSE EVENTS

GAUDANSE EVENTS

obinrin
November 23, 2024 8:00pm

BAAD! | Bronx, NY

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Pepatián’s Dancing Futures Residency presented in partnership with BAAD!, offers emerging Bronx-based and/or dance artists of color with resources, performance opportunities, mentorship, and documentation to strengthen and shine a spotlight on new dance and performance work. Major support is provided by the Jerome Foundation.

PRESS

jakob&imani

in BroadwayWorld

With support from the Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance, Baryshnikov Arts premiered jakob & imani, a performance art piece created by choreographer Imani Gaudin and visual artist Jakob Vitale. Exploring the symbiotic relationship between graffiti and contemporary dance, this site-specific work investigates how movement shapes the perceived meaning of graffiti art, and conversely, how the visual elements of graffiti influence the dancer’s physical expression. Through improvisation and audience interaction, jakob & imani utilized the large open space of Bella Abzug Park as the location for exploration around a central graffiti mural. This performance was a 6-hour durational work that took place throughout the day of October 3, 2024, and was presented free of charge to the public.

IMPRESSIONS: jakob&imani at Hudson Yards

by Miranda Stuck for The Dance Enthusiast

With support from the Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance, Baryshnikov Arts premiered jakob & imani, a performance art piece created by choreographer Imani Gaudin and visual artist Jakob Vitale. Exploring the symbiotic relationship between graffiti and contemporary dance, this site-specific work investigates how movement shapes the perceived meaning of graffiti art, and conversely, how the visual elements of graffiti influence the dancer’s physical expression. Through improvisation and audience interaction, jakob & imani utilized the large open space of Bella Abzug Park as the location for exploration around a central graffiti mural. This performance was a 6-hour durational work that took place throughout the day of October 3, 2024, and was presented free of charge to the public.

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