Into Darkness: exploring me and finding you
Experimental choreographers reimagine darkness as a conceptual framework to explore new identity formations connected to East Asia. Ranging from Japanese butoh “dance of darkness” to transcultural experiments in mourning, this exhibition takes the form of a program series consisting of new performances by Aurelius Carson (Douglas, GA, b. 1973), Dean Moss (Tacoma, WA, b. 1954), Eiko Otake (Tokyo, b. 1952) and DonChristian (Germantown, PA, b. 1989). Otake and DonChristian reflect on trauma and violence through corporeal expressions of mourning rooted in sustained slowness; Carson considers the aesthetic, cultural, and social (im)possibilities in dance history; and Moss investigates the experience of assimilation and fluidity of self. Together, these artists blur social and geographical boundaries in their work, resisting the notion of a fixed identity. Into Darkness celebrates their current contributions to the field of contemporary art and probes darkness as a source of uncertainty, empowerment, and freedom.
Bodies, March 29, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Eiko Otake and DonChristian
Presented at The Small Square (located outside of The Lenfest Center for the Arts)
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Slide 1: Eiko Otake and DonChristian, "Bodies," 2019. Courtesy of the artist; photograph by Alessandra Gómez
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Slide 2: Eiko Otake and DonChristian, "Bodies," 2019. Courtesy of the artist; photograph by Alessandra Gómez
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Slide 3: Eiko Otake and DonChristian, "Bodies," 2019. Courtesy of the artist; photograph by Alessandra Gómez
your marks and surface, April 9, 6:30 pm
Dean Moss
Presented at The Forum (across the street from The Lenfest Center for the Arts)
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Slide 1: Documentary image of "your marks and surface," 2019 by Dean Moss. Courtesy the artist; photograph by Alessandra Gómez.
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Slide 2: Documentary image of "your marks and surface," 2019 by Dean Moss. Courtesy the artist; photograph by Alessandra Gómez.
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Slide 3: Documentary image of "your marks and surface," 2019 by Dean Moss. Courtesy the artist; photograph by Alessandra Gómez.
Morning Breath, April 13, 12 - 3 pm and 5 - 6 pm
Aurelius Carson
Presented at The Wallach Art Gallery
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Slide 1: Documentary image of the performance of "Morning Breath" (2019) by Aurelius Carson. Courtesy the artist; photograph by Documentary image of the performance of "Morning Breath" (2019) by Aurelius Carson. Courtesy the artist; photograph by Alessandra Gómez.
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Slide 2: Documentary image of the performance of "Morning Breath" (2019) by Aurelius Carson. Courtesy the artist; photograph by Documentary image of the performance of "Morning Breath" (2019) by Aurelius Carson. Courtesy the artist; photograph by Alessandra Gómez.
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Slide 3: Documentary image of the performance of "Morning Breath" (2019) by Aurelius Carson. Courtesy the artist; photograph by Documentary image of the performance of "Morning Breath" (2019) by Aurelius Carson. Courtesy the artist; photograph by Alessandra Gómez.
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Slide 4: Documentary image of the performance of "Morning Breath" (2019) by Aurelius Carson. Courtesy the artist; photograph by Documentary image of the performance of "Morning Breath" (2019) by Aurelius Carson. Courtesy the artist; photograph by Alessandra Gómez.
Presented alongside the 2019 First-Year MFA Exhibition, in which Visual Arts MFA students present their newest works.