A GUEST PERFORMANCE - Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
December 16th & 17th, 2011, 8pm
Nicole Pierce and Victor Tiernan performed in Caitlin Corbett Dance Company's Dance Company Showcase, 'I'm Like, No Way', a work in progress that considers the trajectory of recklessness through three duets and an octet. Other works featured in the performance include Without Word (1998), a lush, lyrical duet for two women and Duets (2009), an eclectic collection of 15 one-minute duets performed by a truly dynamic assortment of unlikely couplings, most of whom are non-dancers.
ARTIST TALK: Dancing to Mozart's Requiem: Scores, Recordings and Choreography
November 16, 2011, 7-8:30pm
Nicole Pierce prepared an artist talk that described her unique process for creating her dance, Requiem including listening to samples of various recordings, a brief review of the history of the Requiem itself (unfinished at the time of Mozart's death) and video excerpts from the performance.
The evening was prepared for the Somerville Public Library and was a free event for the community.
79 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA 02143
Body/Bawdy/B awe D
Nov 13th and 14th, 2011
EgoArt, Inc. was pleased to participate in "Body/Bawdy/B awe D" a two night exhibition of videos and live performances by Massachusetts College of Art alumni on the topic of THE BODY.
The evening was curated by MA College of Art '09 alum Jimena Bermejo
The evening was presented at Green Street Studios
185 Green Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Gowanus Guest Room
Nov 4th and Nov 5th, 2011
EgoArt, Inc. was pleased to present excerpts from new work (!) at the Gowanus Guest Room Annual Showcase, an event we've been pleased to dance at twice before.
The Gowanus Guest Room is an annual dance and performance showcase currently in its fourth year. Curated by dancer/choreographer Erin Gottwald, the Gowanus Guest Room is host to artists from around the U.S. and the globe each fall.
Location: Spoke the Hub's Space @ Gowanus Arts 295 Douglass St. (between 3rd & 4th Aves) Brooklyn, NY 11217 (MAP)
Pictures of the event may be viewed here.
Exit Dance Theater's Spring Performance
May 13th and 14th, 2011
EgoArt, Inc. was pleased to dance in Exit Dance Theater's Spring Performance 2011:
Exit Dance Theatre presents new works along with the following dance companies from the Boston Dance Alliance:
Sallee Slagle - Forty Steps Dance Co.
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Newburyport, MA
Soaking WET
March 10-13, 2011
Nicole Pierce and EgoArt, Inc. were pleased to dance in Soaking WET
Soaking WET is a series of choreographic evenings curated by David Parker, whose company, David Parker and The Bang Group has been the first and only resident-dance company of the West End Theater since January 2003. Parker is committed to bringing together artists of varied backgrounds and levels of experience in order to break down aesthetic barriers and achieve mutual inspiration. The artists are united by their commitment to movement and their understanding that vigorous experimentation can take many forms. Soaking WET has received generous support from The Netherland-America Foundation, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, Derek Bernstein and several private donors.
West End Theate
263 West 86th Street
New York, NY 10024
Requiem
February 18, 19, 25th and 26th, 2011
Nicole Pierce and EgoArt, Inc. were pleased to present Requiem as part of the first annual Cyc-Specific Festival of Art, a two week visual and performing arts event in the Boston Center for the Arts unique Cyclorama venue.
The festival was developed in response to the artist community's ongoing call for the Cyclorama to be open more frequently for artists' use, and EgoArt, Inc. were happy to be part of the inaugural presentation.
Requiem premiered in Fall of 2009 at the Armory in Somerville, MA to critical acclaim. We were excited to expand on this work in the unique space of the BCA Cyclorama.
Pictures of the performance may be viewed here.
