Sunday, February 27, 2022

Meet The Artists for Where Shall I Send My Joy?

 So Much Talent in One Place!

In every show, I discover the depth of amazing artists. Our latest show is no exception. The dance literally would not have been made without these two dancers: Maia Ramnath and Cecilia Fontanesi.

Maia Ramnath has a myriad of aerial and floor dance skills and a capacity to work quickly and for long periods of time without a word of complaint; what a godsend! 

Her dancing never ceases to amaze me (and then, it gets even better!)

I especially love her eagerness to embrace finding joys in everyday life.  

Photo: Andrew T. Foster

Cecilia Fontanesi has both an aerial and a somatic background and she is able to blend these skills so that she moves like liquid. 

Her solo in the new work showcases both of these aspects of her dancing.

She is a thinking dancer and a problem solver and I am always  grateful for her suggestions.

 

 

photo: Wanda Moretti

 

When we began the project, I was injured and could only partially show movements. Each dancer found a way to interpret what was being asked of them and the work emerged. So much dedication and such open minds!

 

Now that we have so much dance material, the work is expanding through the addition of Paul Uhry Newman's music.

Paul is a percussionist in the Haitian tradition but also so much more - a published poet, a composer who creates instruments from a myriad of objects, and a man with a wicked sense of humor.

As we fill up the space visually, he matches it audibly. Each art form is a language but they can be spoken at the same time.

 

 

 

None of the material would be stitched together without the theater direction and script work of James Bosley. It was incredible how quickly he was able to see the possibilities of  what we had and helped shape it into one, complete piece.  James' work as a playwright and Founding Artistic Director for Northern Manhattan's UP Theater Company makes him a great fit for the project. He is a dream collaborator: his expertise is immense, his ego is not.


And, working with videographer Cristobal Vivar again is always a pleasure; he arrives with an open mind and is willing to walk into the depths of the forest to capture the footage we need, even when we find ourselves standing in poison ivy!

Cristobal also creates amazing photos for us and for his business, VivaPhoto.com







Hope to see you at the show!

Julie Ludwick

Artistic Director


 

 


CUNY Dance Initiative and
the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
Present
Fly-by-Night Dance Theater in the World Premiere

 

Where Shall I Send My Joys?

Performances with Aerial-Dance & Live Music

 

Friday, April 1, 2022 @ 7:30 pm

 

Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
524 West 59th Street between 10th & 11th Ave, NYC NY 10019

 

Tickets available HERE

 

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