Dancenoise
dal 21/7/2015 al 25/7/2015
Segnalato da
21/7/2015
Dancenoise
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Don't Look Back. The duo began making dance-based performances in 1983, initially emerging at the crossroads of no-wave, punk, performance art, modern dance, and Manhattan's East Village nightclub scene.
Curated by: Jay Sanders and Greta Hartenstein
Dancenoise is Anne Iobst and Lucy Sexton. The duo began making dance-based performances in 1983, initially emerging at the crossroads of no-wave, punk, performance art, modern dance, and Manhattan's East Village nightclub scene. Their legendary stage shows—built on manic choreography, indiscriminate violence, biting up-to-the-minute social commentary, and precise comedic timing—made them, in the words of downtown performance legend Tom Murrin, "the premier practitioners of synchronized aggression." DANCENOISE performed in many New York clubs and theaters including WOW Cafe, the Pyramid, 8BC, Performance Space 122, Franklin Furnace, and the Kitchen, and went on to tour nationally and internationally, presenting their work at Lincoln Center and winning a NY Dance and Performance Bessie Award.
This week-long presentation will include the premiere of a new live performance, a retrospective installation of their iconic shows, film screenings, and a curated evening in which DANCENOISE reimagines the famed King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, an East Village bar where they organized and hosted a weekly performance series in the 1980s.
DANCENOISE: Don't Look Back is organized by Jay Sanders, Curator and Curator of Performance, with Greta Hartenstein, curatorial assistant.
Image: Anne Iobst and Lucy Sexton
July 22 10:30 am–2:30 pm
Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort Street, New York