The spectrum of emerging art

28Oct08

Exactly what constitutes “emerging art” is a hotly contested subject in the world of dance as well as other artistic endeavor. In May 2009, Propel-her Dance Collective will present an evening of new choreography by female choreographers who represent three definitions of emerging artist.  Through the range of artists presented, Propel-her aims to engage the dance-going public in a dialogue about the concept of “emerging art,” to offer creative opportunities to females working in the field and to further its efforts in approaching dance through an innovative collaborative model.
The project will consist of three components:
The Collective will commission a new work by Lisa Race, a mid-career artist best known for her work with the David Dorfman Dance Company and Race Dance.  Four Collective members will work with Race to create the new piece while in residency at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut in January 2009.
The Collective will also produce a short work by a young female choreographer.  She will be chosen through an open application process and will receive full publicity and production at no cost.  We will produce a promising artist with no history of being presented, so as to provide a much-needed stepping-stone for further opportunities for that artist and to introduce audiences to one of the fresh faces of our field.
The third and principal component of the show will consist of two pieces choreographed by Propel-her Dance Collective members.  For the first time, the Collective will use its collaborative model as a basis for creation of the works. Although Collective members have a shared lineage in training, their creative works represent the range of aesthetics present in today’s modern dance culture: from introspection to physicality, from classicism to abstraction, and from subtlety to spectacle.  Our aim in this process is to explore decentralized aesthetics in the creative product. You can read more about our working process in our next post!

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