Every time we rehearse Bound, I uncover more layers of this girl I am trying to bring to life. It’s like chipping away at a person who I am both creating and discovering, as though she exists both in my mind and separately from my mind, as an eternal figure in this perpetual drama. [...]
It has often occurred to me that the combination of being heavily enamored with both dance and writing is seemingly incongruent. One art form is physical, (usually) non-verbal and requires collaboration with others to some degree; the latter is fairly sedentary and certainly solitary.
About a month ago, Kelli Youngman- a senior at the Fordham/Ailey BFA Program in New York City- performed a solo that we choreographed in collaboration with the dancers of YSDT for the Fordham/Ailey BFA Senior Solo Concert. This was my fifth senior solo commissioned by students of the Ailey/Fordham BFA [...]
On Saturday, April 2, YSDT members Zoe Rabinowitz and Sara Genoves-Sylvan taught two masterclasses at the Roseland Performing Arts Center in West Caldwell, NJ. Introducing modern dance and improvisation concepts to students trained primarily in ballet can be challenging- but also rewarding! Watch below [...]
Sometimes in rehearsal we play with partnering improvisations that focus on the kind of touch occurring between dancers. We usually focus on four basic types of touch: hair, skin, bones, and muscles.
What happens when it is hard to see subtle dynamics, to determine the desired speed? What happens without the tool of a soft touch? What happens when one person is confined to a room and you are in another?
Today we embark upon this year-long experiment to create movement through video conferencing and the web. As Samar sits in Ramallah, the NYC based dancers of YSDT pile into the studio in Queens and gather around the computer to say good morning- although it is already 5pm in the West Bank.
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The Huffington Post
Read Jennifer Edward's feature about YSDT's newest work, Bound, featuring interviews by Samar Haddad King and Zoe Rabinowitz.
