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Seán Curran Company comes alive to the beat of a drum in celebration of their 20th anniversary. With live accompaniment from Grammy Award-winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion, this landmark evening of Curran’s new and classic choreography highlights the primordial nature of percussion. Context is everything, so get even closer to the production with this curated selection of related articles, videos, podcasts, and more. After you’ve attended the show, let us know what you thought by posting in the comments below and on social media using #BAMNextWave.
Program Notes
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Faith, Reason, and Dance (The New Yorker)
Since the beginning of his career, dancer and choreographer Seán Curran has asked questions of faith, reason, and humanity. These inquiries bring “so much life in his movement, which he has transferred expertly to his company.”
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Lime Green Unitards, And the Child Within (The New York Times)
''One day I decided I wanted to make a dance as loose, free and spontaneous as [my nieces and nephews’] drawings.'' The result? Seán Curran’s 2000 work “Abstract/Concrete,” which will be reimagined for the company’s 20th anniversary performance at BAM Next Wave.
Faith, Reason, and Dance (The New Yorker)
Since the beginning of his career, dancer and choreographer Seán Curran has asked questions of faith, reason, and humanity. These inquiries bring “so much life in his movement, which he has transferred expertly to his company.”
Article
Lime Green Unitards, And the Child Within (The New York Times)
''One day I decided I wanted to make a dance as loose, free and spontaneous as [my nieces and nephews’] drawings.'' The result? Seán Curran’s 2000 work “Abstract/Concrete,” which will be reimagined for the company’s 20th anniversary performance at BAM Next Wave.
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Interview with Diana Balmori (American Society of Landscape Architects)The late Diana Balmori was so taken by Curran’s Dream’d in a Dream that she insisted on designing a visual, interactive component for his next work, Everywhere All the Time. She noted, “I think this sense of invention, of not knowing how my landscapes are going to be used is exciting. People use spaces in ways I hadn’t imagined. I love that.”
Watch & Listen
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Third Coast Percussion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (YouTube)
Third Coast Percussion performs their latest, water-inspired arrangements with “precision and subtlety” for NPR’s Tiny Desk series.
Now your turn...
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Watch & Listen
Third Coast Percussion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (YouTube)
Third Coast Percussion performs their latest, water-inspired arrangements with “precision and subtlety” for NPR’s Tiny Desk series.
Video
Dream’d in a Dream: Behind The Scenes at BAM 2015 Next Wave Festival (YouTube)
Seán Curran Company met the electrifying Kyrgyz folk music ensemble Ustatshakirt during the company’s cultural exchange as part of BAM’s DanceMotion USA. In Dream’d in a Dream, that auspicious meeting bears a new work that brilliantly melds American and Kyrgyz styles.
Dream’d in a Dream: Behind The Scenes at BAM 2015 Next Wave Festival (YouTube)
Seán Curran Company met the electrifying Kyrgyz folk music ensemble Ustatshakirt during the company’s cultural exchange as part of BAM’s DanceMotion USA. In Dream’d in a Dream, that auspicious meeting bears a new work that brilliantly melds American and Kyrgyz styles.
Now your turn...
© 2018 Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. All rights reserved.