KYL/D Sanctuario, Esperanza Teatro, 2023.
The Study of movement in Modern Dance. Contemporary and modern dance entered into a conversation with a movement of avant-garde artists in American art. Performance Art from the Renaissance artists created themed social gatherings to “expand the scope of expression.” (Greggory Battock, The Art of Performance: A Critical Anthology). On colorful construction paper, Kyle Abraham’s choreography adapted from viewing online the New York City Ballet, When We Fell. It captured that feeling of being in nature, filmed by Marie Helfant. To the 2023, Arts on Center Stage with Kun-Yang Lin and Dancers. As well as, Annie Wilson’s Always The Hour, a full-immersion into installation and performance art at the IceBox Project Space.
Drawing from the Theater in 2017, the Met Live Opera on screen, The Pearl Fisher. Then, it was a new investigation for classical music genre, and Curtis Opera staged a rare production of Dr. Atomic, and the Philadelphia Orchestra with Yannick Nezet-Séguin’s presentation of Blue Beard’s Castle. When Yannick was beginning his tenure with the Philadelphia Orchestra. It was very impressive to listen in to Q&A with the newly appointed music director. There were many moments that helped curate the fabric of this brand. Looking at the medium, painting was an essential influence for large scale canvases. The Secret Museum of Mankind collages titled, A Color Coded History, after the BlackStar Film Festival 2022. And the oil painting inspired by Ocean Waves by Kun-Yang Lin, and dance artist WALLY Carbonell’s solo.
Looking back, the content created by a group of creatives with vision, the culture is surely, “Art for Art’s Sake.” They present concepts and ideas that push the boundaries, define a genre, and multiple modes of viewing the medium. Platforms which create many programs for the audience to experience themes in which a group assimilate to the influence that inspired the artwork.
Artists create many connections to the Art World in order to explore the life in relation to nature. They find universal influence in the human experience. It’s in the art salons, “soirées,” the theatrical arts, and in the rehearsal spaces where dance artists analyze, synthesize, and present their influence- a vital mechanism.
In some cases, I have had the amazing pleasure in meeting these artists. Like Valerie Green, in the audience at the Joyce Theater. We sat next to one another as we witnessed Fouad Boussouf’s Näss, in 2022 L’Alliance Français Crossing the Line Festival.
