837 Venice Boulevard wins a Bessie!

I always secretly thought to myself: it would be a shame to leave NYC without a Bessie…well in a surprise twist, in turns out I didn’t!  That a treat!!!

“For masterfully invoking a collective past by exploring the raw intensity of childhood; for using text, movement, and song to uncover the falsity of the performance of identity; and for calling forth the true emotions beneath the surface, a 2009 New York Dance and Performance Award goes to Faye Driscoll’s 837 Venice Boulevard.”

837 Venice Boulevard
Choreographed by Faye Driscoll
Lighting design by Amanda K. Ringger
Set design by Sara C. Walsh
Costume design by Normandy Sherwood
Performers Nikki Zialcita, Michael Helland, Celia Rowlson-Hall

“Established in 1983, the New York Dance and Performance Awards or Bessie Awards – in honor of the treasured dancer and teacher Bessie Schonberg - acknowledge outstanding creative work by independent artists in the fields of dance and related performance in New York City.” Learn more at Dance/NYC.

Faye Driscoll Group: 837 VENICE BLVD @ HERE

a show about blaming the world for your problems

837 VENICE BLVD
directed and choreographed by FAYE DRISCOLL

with    Michael Helland    Celia Rowlson-Hall    Nikki Zialcita

NOV 13-22 7:30pm  $20
NOV 13 Opening Night Benefit $50 Tickets Includes Reception
NOV 19 Post-Performance Discussion Identity and Authenticity

“Ms. Driscoll’s rigorous exploration of this physical – and, it seems, mental – manipulation feels startlingly original in its peculiar configuration of slapstick and darkness.” – The New York Times

Faye Driscoll, hailed as “1 of 25 to watch out for in 2008″ by Dance Magazine, choreographs rigorous dance works that edge into performance art and theater. She takes gesture and spasm to new levels of physicality in her raw, under-the-skin and often hysterical work. Using physical manipulation and humor, 837 Venice Boulevard paints the lonesome emotional landscape of a neglected kid left to her own fantasies and fears, while exploring universal themes of identity, blame, and how exhausting it is to have to “be somebody” all the time.

View a Video Preview
http://www.here.org/2008/2008-08-07-production/20081014-a4877.mov

Lighting Design: Amanda K. Ringger
Set Design: Sara C. Walsh
Sound Design: Matt Tennie
Costume Design: Normandy Sherwood

HERE Arts Center
145 6th Ave.
between spring and broome enter on dominick

To Buy Tickets:
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/66032
or call 212.352.3101

For More Info:
http://www.here.org