Past and Recent Works:
shut.eye
a performance symposium on sleep, dreams, and consciousness
De Novo Dance’s shut.eye created an immersive dreamscape through movement, music, and interactive technologies. Accompanied by live and electroacoustic music, the performance featured De Novo’s extended collective of dancers and musicians as well as sleep experts from NYU. Seniors from HANAC shared favorite sleep remedies, musical robots let the audience manipulate sonic environment, and we followed the bickering brothers, Hypnos and Thanatos through a complete sleep cycle.
April 1-3, 2016 at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, NY
Duration 90 mins. (roughly the time of a complete sleep cycle)
With: Felipe Bastos, Jens Boutrup, Debbie Despina Cartsos, Baptiste Denient, Erin Holmes, Aurie Hsu, Lauren Jeanette, Vincent Katz, Steven Kemper, Bob Lyness, Lauren Marie Robbiani, Darius Stone, Eugenia Tzirtzilaki, Estefania Vaz Ferreira, Ian Wen, Irina Wen, and Jayoung Yoon.
Featuring artists from the HANAC Harmony Innovative Senior Center in Astoria, Queens: Steven George, Alice Jaworsky, Selenia Martinez, Elaine Panson, and Maria Pedemonte
shut.eye was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Also, support from the inaugural SU-CASA grant was instrumental in the creation of shut.eye. SU-CASA is a collaboration between the New York City Council, the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Department for the Aging, and the City's five local arts councils.
a performance symposium on sleep, dreams, and consciousness
De Novo Dance’s shut.eye created an immersive dreamscape through movement, music, and interactive technologies. Accompanied by live and electroacoustic music, the performance featured De Novo’s extended collective of dancers and musicians as well as sleep experts from NYU. Seniors from HANAC shared favorite sleep remedies, musical robots let the audience manipulate sonic environment, and we followed the bickering brothers, Hypnos and Thanatos through a complete sleep cycle.
April 1-3, 2016 at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City, NY
Duration 90 mins. (roughly the time of a complete sleep cycle)
With: Felipe Bastos, Jens Boutrup, Debbie Despina Cartsos, Baptiste Denient, Erin Holmes, Aurie Hsu, Lauren Jeanette, Vincent Katz, Steven Kemper, Bob Lyness, Lauren Marie Robbiani, Darius Stone, Eugenia Tzirtzilaki, Estefania Vaz Ferreira, Ian Wen, Irina Wen, and Jayoung Yoon.
Featuring artists from the HANAC Harmony Innovative Senior Center in Astoria, Queens: Steven George, Alice Jaworsky, Selenia Martinez, Elaine Panson, and Maria Pedemonte
shut.eye was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Also, support from the inaugural SU-CASA grant was instrumental in the creation of shut.eye. SU-CASA is a collaboration between the New York City Council, the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Department for the Aging, and the City's five local arts councils.
The Sleep Lab
Two evenings of works-in-progress, November 8 & 9, 2014
at MAAS in Astoria, NY.
De Novo Dance presented The Sleep Lab, two different evenings of works-in-progress made by company members, guest artist friends, and artists from the HANAC Harmony Innovative Senior Center in Astoria.
The Artists:
Sindy Butz, Estefania Vaz Ferreira, Nani Ferrera-Matthews, Joe Frisino, Jil Guyon, Celeste Hastings, Erin Holmes, Aurie Hsu, Lauren Jeanette, Steven Kemper, Irina Kom, Bob Lyness, Lys Obsidian, Hiram Pines, Florence Poulain, Pedro Vintimilla, Mattie Waters, Katarina Vizina, Ian Wen, Jayoung Yoon, and artists from HANAC: Jennie Criskos, Theresa Fisher, Steven George, Lisa Grossman, Alice Jawaorsky, Selenia Martinez, and Maria Pedemonte.
Two evenings of works-in-progress, November 8 & 9, 2014
at MAAS in Astoria, NY.
De Novo Dance presented The Sleep Lab, two different evenings of works-in-progress made by company members, guest artist friends, and artists from the HANAC Harmony Innovative Senior Center in Astoria.
The Artists:
Sindy Butz, Estefania Vaz Ferreira, Nani Ferrera-Matthews, Joe Frisino, Jil Guyon, Celeste Hastings, Erin Holmes, Aurie Hsu, Lauren Jeanette, Steven Kemper, Irina Kom, Bob Lyness, Lys Obsidian, Hiram Pines, Florence Poulain, Pedro Vintimilla, Mattie Waters, Katarina Vizina, Ian Wen, Jayoung Yoon, and artists from HANAC: Jennie Criskos, Theresa Fisher, Steven George, Lisa Grossman, Alice Jawaorsky, Selenia Martinez, and Maria Pedemonte.
time-space capsule
May 6-11, 2014, 8PM-11:30PM
Performed by De Novo Dance and guest artists
with seniors from HANAC Harmony Innovative Senior Center, Astoria Queens
One Bryant Park Urban Garden Room (corner of 43rd and Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave))
Made possible by chashama (http://www.chashama.org)
In this site-specific performance, De Novo Dance inhabited the Urban Garden space for 6 days between the hours 8PM and 12AM. time-space capsule invited artists and audience to enter a suspended time-space in the midst of ever accelerating NYC in search of glimpses of stillness, simplicity, nature, and beauty. Movement/non-movement, visibility/invisibility, vulnerability, and public engagement were used as vehicles for transformation.
time-space capsule artists:
Interactive music: Steven Kemper and Aurie Hsu
Performers: Irina Kom, Ian Wen, Steven Kemper, Aurie Hsu, Erin Holmes, Lauren Jeanette, Bob Lyness, Hiram Pines, Lauren Robbiani, Maria Estefania Vaz Ferreira, Mattie Waters, Baptiste Denient, and Jayoung Yoon. With participants from the HANAC Harmony Innovative Senior Center in Astoria, Queens: Steven George, Alice Jaworsky, and Maria Pedemonte.
May 6-11, 2014, 8PM-11:30PM
Performed by De Novo Dance and guest artists
with seniors from HANAC Harmony Innovative Senior Center, Astoria Queens
One Bryant Park Urban Garden Room (corner of 43rd and Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave))
Made possible by chashama (http://www.chashama.org)
In this site-specific performance, De Novo Dance inhabited the Urban Garden space for 6 days between the hours 8PM and 12AM. time-space capsule invited artists and audience to enter a suspended time-space in the midst of ever accelerating NYC in search of glimpses of stillness, simplicity, nature, and beauty. Movement/non-movement, visibility/invisibility, vulnerability, and public engagement were used as vehicles for transformation.
time-space capsule artists:
Interactive music: Steven Kemper and Aurie Hsu
Performers: Irina Kom, Ian Wen, Steven Kemper, Aurie Hsu, Erin Holmes, Lauren Jeanette, Bob Lyness, Hiram Pines, Lauren Robbiani, Maria Estefania Vaz Ferreira, Mattie Waters, Baptiste Denient, and Jayoung Yoon. With participants from the HANAC Harmony Innovative Senior Center in Astoria, Queens: Steven George, Alice Jaworsky, and Maria Pedemonte.
houseguest
June 7-9, 2013
Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance
houseguest explored the tension between quotidian existence and other present realities, and investigated hibernation, transformation, and awakening. There were bears, bulls, and bellies.
houseguest artists:
Music: Steven Kemper, Aurie Hsu, Hanna Madbak
Performers: Christian Barthod, Erin Holmes, Aurie Hsu, Lauren Jeanette, Steven Kemper, Irina Wen, Bob Lyness, Hanna Madbak, Hiram Pines, Lauren Marie Robbiani, Estefania Vaz Ferreira, Ian Wen. With SPARC participants from the HANAC Harmony Innovative Senior Center in Astoria, Queens: Eileen A. Baker, Lydia Barcala, Jennie Criskos, Steven George, Alice Jaworsky, Selenia Martinez, and Angie Welby.
June 7-9, 2013
Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance
houseguest explored the tension between quotidian existence and other present realities, and investigated hibernation, transformation, and awakening. There were bears, bulls, and bellies.
houseguest artists:
Music: Steven Kemper, Aurie Hsu, Hanna Madbak
Performers: Christian Barthod, Erin Holmes, Aurie Hsu, Lauren Jeanette, Steven Kemper, Irina Wen, Bob Lyness, Hanna Madbak, Hiram Pines, Lauren Marie Robbiani, Estefania Vaz Ferreira, Ian Wen. With SPARC participants from the HANAC Harmony Innovative Senior Center in Astoria, Queens: Eileen A. Baker, Lydia Barcala, Jennie Criskos, Steven George, Alice Jaworsky, Selenia Martinez, and Angie Welby.