person[ing]
Dance like no one likes you
Eastern Body Diary 東方身體日記 The Organism that Persons ~PLUS~ Sean Thomas Boyt ~PLUS~ Feng Jiang 江峰
person[ing]
Devised & Performed by: The Organism that Persons (the OtP)
Projections: Jake Nathanson, Jordan Ross, “A Lady Called Camille”
Using borrowed text, song, & movement, The Organism that Persons (The OtP) seeks to create new worlds from old ones and offer new perspectives on what it means to be a person. This first installation of person[ing] borrows from the 1971 documentary A Lady Called Camille, the book ‘Architectural Body’ (Gins & Arkawa), and musical samplings from Depression-era tunes to Lana Del Rey. The OtP draws from classical & postmodern dance, Buffon (clown), vocal arts, & drag performance.
The Organism that Persons (OtP) is a persona of Chris Rehmann, Brooklyn-based artist & educator. Originally from Mississippi, Chris studied in the Experimental Theatre Wing at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Since graduating Chris has performed at La MaMa, Dixon Place, The New York International Fringe Festival / The C.O.W., Daniel’s Spectrum (Toronto), & Pig Iron. More at crehmann.com.
website: crehmann.com
Instagram: @theorganismthatpersons
Photo credit: Adam Stanford
Dance like no one likes you
A one-man show that details the plight of a freelance dancer lost in the gig economy and his mundane interests. Delve into the politics of the dance world, marvel at Sean’s sparkling résumé (you’ll get a copy), and witness his long-lasting admiration for Japanese pop stars in action.
Sean Thomas Boyt is a dancer and dance-maker based out of Philadelphia. He currently dances for The Naked Stark, Nora Gibson Contemporary Ballet, Vervet Dance, and Anne-Marie Mulgrew & Dancers Company; collaborates with percussionist Dr. Andy Thierauf as stb x at (awarded artist in residence at Soundspace 1525); and works on projects with Dana Powers-Klooster, Lauren Linder, Lyons and Tigers, Esther Baker-Tarpaga, Ballet 180, Antonia & Artists, SKI BALL, Meredith Stapleton, and Kat J. Sullivan. His work has been shown throughout New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, D.C., Boston, and Iowa City.
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Photo credit: Kaitlin Chow
Eastern Body Diary 東方身體日記
Music Labor Exchange Band 交工樂團 – My Old 125cc Motorcycle 風神125
Eastern Body Diary explores the experiences of a young Taiwanese seeking connection, community, and some fun in NYC. He finds he must struggle to navigate the minefield of the Western gay community where his body and existence is reduced and desexualized by racial stereotypes. While running away from these afflictions, he ends up depriving himself of the integration and wholeness he seeks.
Feng Jiang 江峰 is a gender non-conforming and multi-disciplinary performance artist working across-genres in street styles, contemporary dance, movement, and theatre as a dancer, actor and singer. He is also a radio show host, freelance model and film maker. From National Taiwan University he attained his B.A. in English and Chinese literature. He received a 2015 R.O.C. Government Fellowship to study and research dance abroad. His works have been presented by Itinerant Performance Art Festival, Movement Research at the Judson Church, “Thinking Its Presence” conference hosted by the University of Arizona, and The Exponential Festival among others.
https://www.facebook.com/FengJiangMiNe
https://www.instagram.com/fengjiang_mine/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMFShOuCKP_WIcEieIyv9lA
https://vimeo.com/fengjiang
Photo credit: Patrick Porter
Eastern Body Diary at Movement Research at the Judson Church
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 7:30pm
General Admission
$15 in advance
$18 at the door
Stu./Sen./idNYC
$12 in advance
$15 at the door
60 minutes
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