Online premiere : Works in Silence by Lucinda Childs

On November 19, DANCE ON Ensemble would have performed the world premiere of Works in Silence by Lucinda Childs as part of the Playground festival in STUK. Unfortunately, Corona put a stop to that.

In anticipation of the live performances, we presented the online premiere of this unique creation from 27 December 19:00 to 3 January 19:00.

Works in Silence offer insight into a decisive development phase of Lucinda Childs, one of the most important choreographers of the 20th century. Ty Boomershine was able to win Childs for a collaboration as a long-time dancer of her company. Six dancers of the DANCE ON Ensemble present a collection of works that have not been shown since 1970’s. This is a rare entrance into a crucial period of transformation by one of the world's most important choreographers and directors, who’s impact on both the world of the visual arts and influence on a generation of choreographers cannot be overstated. These works express a fragility and a humanity that is a perfect example of the value of experience, and ideally suited to a group of dancers that bring with them their own abundant histories and knowledge. A piece of dance history not to be missed.

PROGRAMME

Untitled Trio, Premiere June 1, 1968 - 1973 / Judson Memorial Church, New York, NY
Congeries on Edges for 20 Obliques, Premiere March 8,1975 / Y.M.C.A. Nyack New York
Katema, Premiere March 12, 1978 / Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Radial Courses, Premiere June 23,1976 / Washington Square Methodist Church, New York, NY
Melody Excerpt, Premiere November 3,1977 / Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY

CREDITS

Works in Silence

Untitled Trio, Congeries on Edges for 20 Obliques, Katema, Radial Courses, Melody Excerpt

Choreography Lucinda Childs Artistic direction DANCE ON Ty Boomershine Dancers Ty Boomershine, Anna Herrmann, Emma Lewis, Gesine Moog, Ogbitse Omagbemi, Lia Witjes-Poole Lighting design Martin Beeretz Sound Mattef Kuhlmey Costumes Alexandra Sebbag Production DANCE ON/DIEHL+RITTER Coproduction STUK, Münchner Kammerspiele financed by the Doppelpass Fund of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes

DANCE ON is an initiative by DIEHL+RITTER financed by the Bundesbeauftragten für Kultur und Medien & co-financed by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union in the frame of DANCE ON, PASS ON, DREAM ON