June 30, 2010
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm

RE:Vision - Tempera Libre

AlieNatioN’s Swirliens photographed by Wetcircuit

Forward Motion Theater presents RE:Vision, a series where media and digital art are integral to the performing arts. The evening features independent works by artists incorporating live-mix video, dance, puppetry, spoken word, and music.

This is our final RE:VISION of the season!

June 30 at 8pm - pre-show a/v set 7:30
Tickets are $10 advanced, $15 at the door
PURCHASE TICKETS ON THE FMT STORE

THE SECRET THEATRE - LONG ISLAND CITY ARTS BUILDING
44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City, Queens
(google maps)

To get to The Secret Theatre, take the E or V trains to 23/Ely (first stop in Queens), the 7 or G train to Court Square, or the N train to Queensboro Plaza

participating artists include:
Decadancetheatre
AlieNatioN
Wetcircuit
Jon Keith Brunelle
Aerostatic
Blind
Urban Wash Dance Company
Julia Edwards

Directions to Secret Theatre, in the Long Island City Arts Building, Queens:
E V – 23rd St/Ely (first stop in Queens) Exit the station on 45 Rd and walk towards the elevated train tracks. At the corner of 23 St, turn North and walk 1 block.
N W R – Queensboro Plaza Exit the station on Queens Plaza South. Walk west towards Manhattan (downhill) to 23 St, turn left and follow the elevated train tracks, 2.5 blocks.
7 G – 45th Rd/Courthouse Square Exit the station on 23 St. Follow the elevated train tracks north along 23rd St, 2 blocks.

about the artists

Since 2004, Brooklyn-based, Decadancetheatre has been redefining the image of women in hip-hop. Through performances, workshops and creative commissions, Decadancetheatre has become a key ambassador of authentic, New York City hip-hop culture around the world. Led by artistic director Jennifer Weber, the company represents a global vision of hip-hop with an international roster of dancers from the US, UK, Norway, France and Japan. Challenging hip-hop’s male-dominated convention, Decadancetheatre takes female dancers out of the background of music videos and into the forefront of theatrical performance. Upcoming performance at the Joyce Soho July 15th–18th.

You are not hallucinating. AlieNatioN is a community of creatures that you might catch a glimpse of in a dark corner of NYC. First spotted at Lee Chappell’s pool party DR!P, and now in places you least expect. Founded by Hector Perez and Rocky Giberstein, AlieNatioN was nominated for an HX Award, Glammy Award, and winner of a Pill Award in collaboration with Wetcircuit.

Wetcircuit is Holly Daggers, a video artist and live-mix VJ. Her interactive installations have been presented at the MoMA and Chelsea Art Museum, and she’s performed concert visuals for Moby and toured with diverse music acts ranging from Busta Rhymes to Fischer-Spooner to Hillary Duff. Current projects include the art-performance bash BANZAI!!!!, and 3D visuals for the all female hip hop crew Decadancetheatre at Joyce Soho (July 15-18).
wetcircuit.com…

Jon Keith Brunelle calls his work laptop storytelling: rapid-fire digital slide shows comprising hundreds of vintage movie stills, remixed to form satiric new stories he tells in live voice over. He is the founder of The Psychasthenia Society, a multimedia group with numerous appearances at MonkeyTown, P.S. 122, and Galapagos Art Space. The Nanolove Report, written by Jon and performed by The Psychasthenia Society, enjoyed a successful run at Collective: Unconscious.
psychashthenia.com…

Aerostatic is Terry Golob and Michele Darling. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Aerostatic utilize artifacts of sound generated by digital and analog processing in conjunction with a variety of interactive technologies, to compose and design audio environments for film, installations and music performance. Their work has been featured in shows and festivals in the United States, England, Italy, Serbia, Austria, Argentina and Australia.
aerostaticmusic.com…

Urban Wash Dance Company is a fusion of dance and technology married to social and political consciousness. Movement vocabulary is derived from multidisciplinary sources enhanced by a high degree of athleticism. Urban Wash Dance Company is made up of dancers, video artists, DJs, and organized by Rebekah J Kennedy, Artistic Director/Choreographer. Performances and choreography have been featured throughout the United States.
www.urbanwash.org…

(+1-1) is the brainchild of director/choreographer James Roy Graber, a classically trained dancer and interdisciplinary theater artist. Active participant in EyeWash series, poetry slams, and collaborator with other artists, he has toured internationally with Hartford Ballet and American Repertory Ballet. His work has been shown at Broome Corner Studio, Henry Street Settlement, P.S.122, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, National Puppetry Festival in Atlanta. James performs for New York City’s Metropolitan Opera Ballet.

Blind is dancer and choreographer Eric Dunlap. Based in New York City, Eric toured internationally as a principal dancer with Alwin Nikolais / Murray Louis Dance. He has worked with various companies such as Peter Pucci Plus Dancers, Rebecca Sten/Perks Dance Music Theater, Sarah Skaggs Dancer/Higher Ground Projects, Pilobolus, and Pink Inc., appeared on NBC’s Today Show and is currently a member of the New York City Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Eric graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts and is a black belt in Aikido.
www.three5eric.com…

JULIA EDWARDS holds a MFA in Dance Choreography from University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a BS in Sociology from College of Charleston SC, is comprehensively certified Pilates Instructor and graduated High School from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a concentration in Modern Dance. Her choreography has been featured through out the East Coast, along with her performances with multiple companies and independent choreographers. Julia enjoys sharing and exploring all movements with all people and is deeply interested in kinesthetic sociology. Julia has served as contemporary dance faculty for the North Carolina Governor’s School West Campus, City Arts Dance Project and adjunct faculty at University of North Carolina Greensboro as well as taught many master classes in choreography, contemporary and Pilates. She currently teaches Pilates at Equinox Fitness, Sanctuary Pilates and privately, and is a Group Fitness instructor for Physical Equilibrium. Julia free-lances as a dancer and lighting designer while continuing to create and explore her own choreographic works.

The mission of Forward Motion Theater is to explore the combination of movement and technology through live performance and digital media. Current projects include both live theater and new performance venues through video and the web. Forward Motion Theater was incorporated as a non-profit arts organization in 2001 and has achieved 501(c)3 status. Forward Motion Theater is dedicated to exploring forms of communication that resonate regardless of social or cultural heritage, and believes this approach will open the door to a future full of diversity and understanding.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

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