By Judy Hussie-Taylor Danspace Project Executive Director and Chief Curator Beginnings Where are we when we stand, sit, dance, or kneel at 10th Street & 2nd Avenue in the East Village? What is this land where so many have planted, prayed, grieved,… Read more
Dancing Platform Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance Suggested Reading List The following list is a reflection of Reggie Wilson’s research along with texts referenced by contributors throughout the catalogue. The catalogue is comprised of three sections: architecture, history,… Read more
I recently sat down with Tatyana Tenenbaum to discuss her Danspace Project commission, Untitled Work for Voice, which premieres at Danspace Project February 22-24, 2018. Tenenbaum comes to choreography by way of music composition, and uses musical theater as a… Read more
Dancing Platform Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance (Platform 2018) curated by Reggie Wilson February 28-March 24, 2018 Week 1 Wednesday, February 28, 5pm: Walking Tour #1: East Village with Cynthia Copeland Wednesday, February 28, 6:30pm: Platform 2018… Read more
Click here for a Platform 2018 Weekly Schedule Danspace Project’s signature curatorial initiative, The Platform series, was initiated by Danspace Executive Director and Chief Curator Judy Hussie-Taylor in 2010 to provide time and space for artistic and curatorial inquiry. The… Read more
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If you could make one dance before the world ends, what would it be? I turned this over in my mind as I watched a recent rehearsal for Gillian Walsh’s new work, a Danspace Project commission entitled Moon Fate… Read more
Jasmine Hearn writes in response to our prompt, My most significant artistic influence(s) is/are…Because…: those I surround myself with dreams memories illustrations by Diane and Leo Dillan Anything by Octavia Butler all that I have inherited honey water lace vulnerability… Read more
My current sounding boards: Transmission, Translation, Relation, Proximity and Blend. In Yugoslavia, I arrive at these themes through differently angled anecdotal, historical, whimsical and observational texts. Some of these expressions are unspoken and left to my physical body through… Read more
When I watch Jasmine Hearn’s work I feel physically transported in time and space. Her solos weave together past and future selves in the manner of a science fiction novel—a reference that Hearn herself uses in describing the worlds… Read more