Thursday, April 23 | 5:30PM
Friday, April 24 | 5:30PM
Saturday, April 25 | 5:30PM

Open Dress Rehearsal*
Tuesday, April 21 | 5:30PM

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With in, Around, With out…me is a solo that continues Stacy Matthew Spence‘s interest in navigating internal and external terrains. It is the sharing of self by exploring the internal essence of a person coming forth to the external as expressive movement along with a play of internal rhythms that are inherent to a person. In this work, “I am also reconnecting to the world beyond the self and the shaping I may have on a place and the place may have on me. Extending from there, I am also playing with responding to the immediate alive space around me and how to be present and responsive with the larger environment that extends beyond myself.” Musicians Charlotte Jacobs, Nora Stanley, and Raf Vertessen will join Stacy with instrumentation on this journey.

As Spence progresses through the church and through a growing cycle from internal discovery to external expression, from the interaction between self and energy to the interrelationship between the self, others and the larger environment, he asks, “How do I find myself? How do I find a place here? How do I share?” Spence is interested and believes in the truth, power, beauty and joy of movement and he endeavors to bring that forward in this work.

“In 2024 I invited Stacy to respond to the replanting of Gordon Matta-Clarke’s ‘Rosebush’ sculpture in front of St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery as part of a project initiated by the Swiss Institute,” writes Judy Hussie-Taylor. “Stacy’s response was to create a new enchanting solo in which he traveled from the church sanctuary to the red rosebush outside with a mesmerized audience following his every move. I am interested in his ongoing movement research sparked by this original invitation.”

*About Open Dress Rehearsal: Tuesday evening’s dress rehearsal will be free with RSVP and open to the public at limited-capacity. Open dress rehearsals are a mask-required, community-minded program prioritizing our immunocompromised and low-income audiences. Staff and audiences will be required to wear masks (N95 or KN95) and performing artists (if unmasked) will be  required to test for COVID-19 (rapid tests provided by Danspace Project). This is a first-come-first-served event. Danspace will not hold late seating or a waitlist during Open Dress Rehearsals. Thank you for your understanding.

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