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"Of Air and Amnion" Dance Performance March 10
"Of Air and Amnion" is the premiere of a new dance work by Johanna Kirk, which constitutes her Graduate Thesis in Choreography from the University of Iowa. The work features an hour of original dances within an installation of silk paintings by visual artist and birthworker Monica Brasile and the debut of an evening-length musical composition for stringed, percussive, and electronic instruments by MFA candidate in Music Composition Jason Gregory. Performances will be interactive and invite audience participation.
Performances will take place at Old Brick (26 East Market, Iowa City, IA) repeatedly throughout the day of March 10th, 2012. There will be a talk-back following the afternoon performance. There will be related dance events throughout the Iowa City community during the week of March 5-10.
A recommended $5 donation will be collected at the door and proceeds will go to support the Friends of Iowa Midwives. Tickets may be reserved online nearer the date, and may also be acquired at the door.
"My thesis explores the choreographies of pregnancy. I am interested in these “dances” as they manifest at both macro- and microscopic levels. My new work explores the patterns that women’s bodies perform, both physiologically and behaviorally, in the process of creation. It expresses the cyclical, intricate, and private biological dances encoded in female DNA, which the dancers and myself tuned into through subtle meditative and movement experiences. My process involved studying and rehearsing movements and practices that are outwardly expressed by pregnant women personally and collectively, respecting both those grounded in women’s intuition and those influenced by cultural context. The choreography reflects the stylized sequences embodied in the remarkable process of manifesting, housing, nurturing, and bringing forth new life. Through this work, my cast and I hope to gain greater and deeper connection to our dancing bodies as well as trust and wonderment in our sense of ourselves as women."
Performances will take place at Old Brick (26 East Market, Iowa City, IA) repeatedly throughout the day of March 10th, 2012. There will be a talk-back following the afternoon performance. There will be related dance events throughout the Iowa City community during the week of March 5-10.
A recommended $5 donation will be collected at the door and proceeds will go to support the Friends of Iowa Midwives. Tickets may be reserved online nearer the date, and may also be acquired at the door.
"My thesis explores the choreographies of pregnancy. I am interested in these “dances” as they manifest at both macro- and microscopic levels. My new work explores the patterns that women’s bodies perform, both physiologically and behaviorally, in the process of creation. It expresses the cyclical, intricate, and private biological dances encoded in female DNA, which the dancers and myself tuned into through subtle meditative and movement experiences. My process involved studying and rehearsing movements and practices that are outwardly expressed by pregnant women personally and collectively, respecting both those grounded in women’s intuition and those influenced by cultural context. The choreography reflects the stylized sequences embodied in the remarkable process of manifesting, housing, nurturing, and bringing forth new life. Through this work, my cast and I hope to gain greater and deeper connection to our dancing bodies as well as trust and wonderment in our sense of ourselves as women."
Thank you Working Group Theatre!
Each month, Working Group Theatre's Was The Word series brings storytelling, poetry, and music to the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. Each month's performance has a theme, and a portion of proceeds for each performance benefits a local nonprofit.
We were so pleased to join WGT as a nonprofit partner for "Birthday Stories" in January! Many thanks, as well, to The Awful Purdies for creating such a warm, intimate atmosphere for a magical night. Check back with WGT's website for videos from the event.
We were so pleased to join WGT as a nonprofit partner for "Birthday Stories" in January! Many thanks, as well, to The Awful Purdies for creating such a warm, intimate atmosphere for a magical night. Check back with WGT's website for videos from the event.
