The Tendencies Yael Nachajon / Yael Nachajon Dance Theater
About This Show
The Tendencies creates exaggerated worlds that highlight some of the simultaneously common, yet fundamentally bizarre aspects of human behavior. Through theater and dance, the work seeks to honor the tiniest flick of a hand, turn of a smile, sarcastic remark, or unexpected silence. In drawing the audience’s’ attention to the most fleeting aspects of behavior, Yael reveals the most familiar yet overlooked elements of everyday relationships. Using humor to both entertain and disarm the audience, she seeks to point out the emotionality we all share, revealing the basic truths behind how we connect to one another.
About the Artist
Yael Nachajon is a New York based choreographer, dancer and actress with degrees in Psychology and Dance from Princeton University. In 2012 she founded YNDT (Yael Nachajon Dance Theater), a company that examines the human condition through humor and absurdity. She has had the honor of performing in works by Susan Marshall, Rebecca Lazier, Bill T. Jones, Mark Morris, and Doug Varone (2012). Yael’s choreography was shown at the Center for Performance Research in Terra Incognita (2014). Her dance piece ASAP (2014) premiered at the Fertile Ground series at Green Space.
Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7:30pm
General Admission
$12 in advance
$15 at the door
Students / Seniors
$10
45 minutes
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Credits
Created in collaboration with
Shayna Strype, Adam Stasiw, Gretchen Hoffmann, Samantha Gebb, Tadesh Inagaki and Jasper Lauderdale
Photo by
Alyssa Loh