February 2012

february 2012 PERFORMANCEs

6 10-12 17-19 27	after that, later, then Ratio of Mindsey to Kelpin Arte no es Fácil Fraction: Dance in Progress

		February 6 Mon at 7:30pm Buy Tickets $5 after that, later, then Presented by Tif Bullard after that, later, then is a solo piece constructed from dance, text, song, costume and image that revolves around sudden interruptions, emotional swells, and gnostic shifts that force a change in context of identity. The piece abstracts and epitomizes a year of medical and spiritual turbulence. Tif Bullard's work is known for highly-detailed physicality, hypnotic musicality, theatrical flair, dark humor, raw vulnerability, and contemporary relevance. after that, later, then marks Tif’s eighth appearance at Links Hall since 2007. Tif develops her work in a two-directional poetic process - one of expression and one of impression. Her expressive process is a deep personal exploration of life history, body awareness, and artistic questions of identity that lead her to explore through dance improvisation, self-generated text, created clothing, and metaphoric theatrical images. Her impressive process revolves around "sampling" actions, words and identities found in popular culture – she samples movement, text and imagery from a wide range of contemporary sources, especially online, and performs them through her own body, creating new identities for herself and new contexts for the sampled work.
		February 10-12 Fri & Sat at 8pm / Sun at 7pm Buy Tickets $20 General Admission / $12 Students & Seniors Ratio of Mindsey to Kelpin Presented by Mindy Upin and Lindsey Kelley Lindsey and Mindy are a goofy, fun team, but are nothing less than dancing machines. Their unyielding athleticism combined with a very tangible bond is palpable and alive. They use combinations of playful, random, and humorous gestural movements paired with impressive, mammoth dancing. Contrasting ideas, sensations, and theories of joy are explored in this piece bridging Asheville, NC to NYC through friendship.
		February 17-19 Fri & Sat at 8pm / Sun at 7pm Buy Tickets $15 at the Door / $12 Online / $10 Students & Seniors Arte No Es Fácil Co-Created by Marilyn Volkman & Danielle Paz, in collaboration with Amor Pirata Inspired by interviews with Cuban Artists at the 2009 Havana Biennial, Arte No Es Fácil is a project based on creating relationships beyond pictures between Cuba and the U.S. through the manifestation of art. The first phase of this project is a three –week interdisciplinary festival of performance and installation January – March 2012 at Links Hall. Each weekend features a pairing of emerging artists from Havana and Chicago with similarities based on art-form, content or strategy. The pairs collaborate on new pieces of work featuring performance art, video, performed and written text, dance, photography and experimental music. The February festival weekend will feature - Performance, Installation, Dance, Screenings, Q & A with the Cuban and American Artists, Video Screenings, Social Interventions, and Presentation by Project co-creators. Featuring the work of the following collaborating artist pairs: Carlos Martiel (Havana) / Erik Wenzel (Chicago & Berlin) Núria Güell (Barcelona) / Anna Trier (Chicago) / Hedwig Dances (Chicago) Francisco Maso (Havana) / David Hartwell (St. Louis) Javier Castro (Havana) / Patrick Holbrook (Chicago) Yali Romagosa Sanchez (New York) / Erica Mott (Chicago) Susan Delahante Matienzo (Havana) / Andrea Smith (Chicago) Grethell Rasúa (Havana) / Danny Volk (Chicago) Manuel Cordova (Havana) / Latham Zearfoss (Chicago) Marilyn Volkman / Danielle Paz (project co-creators) The co-creaters plan on remounting the festival in Havana later in 2012. For more information about the project, please visit www.ArtenoesFacil.com
		February 27 Mon at 8pm Suggested Donation:$5 Fraction: Dance in Progress Organized by: Francesca Bourgault Come experience new dance works, share your feedback and get a chance to chat with the artists about the motivations behind their choices. This is a unique performance opportunity that is not curated, but rather an open call to artists. Being aware of current work and sharing feedback with peers strengthens artists' individual voices as well as the community as a whole. Five artists will be sharing their latest work:Emma Draves, Annie Rudnick, Sarah Rabbers, Meg Anderson, and Sammy Spriggs. Pursuit Artist: Sarah Rabbers Sarah Rabbers choreographed a piece concerning the idea that the blood pursues the body every minute of the day. However, the real question is, do we pursue what we desire? What do we pursue? The artists in the piece are: Ericka Lashley, Chelsie Jackson, Sarah Milosch (courtesy of Aerial Dance Chicago), & Sarah Rabbers. Sarah Rabbers is the Artistic Director of Tapestry Dance Company and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Western Michigan University. She is a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer in the Chicagoland area as well as in Michigan Draupadi Krishnaa Artist: Emma Draves Draupadi Krishnaa is a performance installation integrating the audience into the experience of Draupadi, wife of the five Pandava warriors, as her freedom is gambled away in a dice game. When no one steps forward to save her, Draupadi saves herself. Emma Draves is an artist working with bharatanatyam movement and performance theories in a contemporary context. She has worked with a number of companies in Chicago, including Natya Dance Theatre. The Prism Artist: Meg Anderson Inspired by the theme of scrutinizing the world from the perspective of an adult who struggles with accepting the loss of her innocence, Meg Anderson sets out to build her next evening-length work. In this particular piece of writing, Meg depicts herself as a small child who discovers a prism and its magical effects for the first time. For the purposes of this works-in-progress showing, Meg will bring this story into the modalities of movement and voice and see how it forms into what looks like a good beginning for this larger work. Once Decided Artists: Sarah Gottlieb and Annie Rudnik Sarah Gottlieb is a Chicago born movement artist. She loves that plants remain sensitive to the discovery of open space, as they grow. She also loves travel, creation and pinatas. Annie Rudnik is a dancer and Feldenkrais practitioner who specializes in senior wellness. She would like to hear what you have to say. Speak.