Under Exposed Curated by Doug Post

About This Show

Initiated in the early 90s, this series focuses on emerging, up & coming contemporary dance choreographers who are refining/defining their distinctive movement vocabulary. Curated by Doug Post.

Featuring choreographers Kiana Rosa-Fischer, Jamal Jackson, Alessia Palanti, & Kanon Sapp.

About the Artists

Kiana Fischer is a freelance artist having graduated from Rutgers University. Since graduation, Kiana has danced for Rock Dance Collective (RDC) and OcampoWang Dance, performing both locally at venues such as Joe’s Pub, Dixon Place, Bam Fisher, and Rutgers University, and internationally at Taipei’s National Experimental Theater. While at Rutgers, her choreography was selected to be presented at ACDA’s east coast conference. More recently, Kiana has also set work as a guest artist at performing arts high schools in New Jersey. When not in the studios dancing, teaching, or creating, Kiana enjoys honing her skills at writing and currently writes for the GoodLion Podcast. She is excited to present her work at Dixon Place this evening.

Founded in 2017, under the direction of Kanon Sapp, looseKANONdance is a fiscally sponsored contemporary boutique dance company. looseKANONdance has built its name and repertoire over the past two years through receiving numerous grants and residencies. They have performed work at some of the most notable New York City venues including Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, Peridance Capezio’s Salvatore Theater, Martha Graham Studio Theater, Center for Performance Research, Dixon Place, 92nd Street YMCA, and Judson Memorial Church, among many more. looseKANONdance recently premiered their full length show, P L A S T I C. looseKANONdance is ecstatic to continue to flourish, expand, and breakdown the barriers of concert dance.

Jamal Jackson Dance Company (JJDC) was founded in 2004 with the purpose of fusing various traditional African dance styles with Modern and Hip Hop techniques and diverse contemporary music styles in order to create a new, unique technique that is relevant to a multifarious community. The movement and story-lines of JJDC choreography focus on redefining ideas of community and blurring divisive lines, while still celebrating the beauty of individual cultures.

Alessia Palanti is the co-founder of Gravity, a queer and feminist movement collective that interweaves modern and contemporary dance with acrobatics, aerial, and theatrics. Their work has been showcased at Brooklyn Arts Exchange (2017), Triskelion (2018), and Gibney (2019). Alessia holds a BA in Dance and has received an award for Highest Achievement in Dance Choreography (2003-2007). During her college years, her work was selected to be presented at ACDF two consecutive years (2006, 2007). Alessia recently received her PhD from Columbia University and now teaches writing at Columbia where she co-directs a theme in film and the performing arts.

 

Dixon Place dance programs are made possible, in part, with private funds from the Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, The Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and public funds from the NY State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the NY State Legislature.

TUES NOV 5 2019 7:30pm

Tickets:

General Admission
$17 in advance
$20 at the door

Students / Seniors / ID NYC
$15 in advance
$17 at the door

Estimated Runtime
65 mins

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