March 2
Mårten Spångberg Workshop Presentation: The Nature
A dance with and by: Nicole Daunic, Susanne Grau, Madeline Hollander

Movement Research at Eden's Expressway, 6:00 pm
New York, NY

The Nature A dance with and by: Nicole Daunic, Susanne Grau, Madeline Hollander Saturday March 2 6pm Movement Research at Eden's Expressway FREE RSVP required to info@movementresearch.org The Nature, real demons don't need us to carry out their acts of ill will - in fact, it is the height of vanity to suppose that we human beings are in any way necessary for them. Movement Research and Mårten Spångberg invites you to the workshop presentation The Nature, a dance for three women, beautiful music, objects and some phantastical movements. The workshop focused on dance that is, that exists on its own terms, that appears to express not human consciousness but dance plain and simple. The Nature is a dance organized through methods of breaking with anticipation, dramaturgy and interpretation aiming at a dance that shows up. Not really funny or mind blowing but you know just a dance. This small society has during a few weeks channelled demons in order to become obsessed. In any particular order Linda Blair, Balanchine, Kubelka, Chakra breathing, disco, Dennis Hopper, Kraken - the giant squid, Sutter Cane, Coke Zero and others has been called in order to enter shady, out of focus landscapes, blurry color fields, cosmic minefields and the atomic swing. And those places were kind enough to lend us some dances, come and have a look.

March 11
Overlapping Circles
A conversation with Nancy Stark Smith, K.J. Holmes, Jennifer Monson and Jen Rosenblit

Gibney Dance Center, 5:30 pm
890 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY

RSVP encouraged to info@movementresearch.org. Improvisation as a practice, and particularly the rich history of CI, has spread throughout the world in various permutations and with multiple offshoots, evolutions, hybrids, specializations, etc. With improvisation in some form or another as a now ubiquitous presence in much of contemporary dance, how are people grappling with the various practices of improvisation in the context of contemporary performance? How do we situate our dancing in the larger world? Is it performance? Practice? Who is it for and how does it serve and/or inspire us and others? What tools and materials are we using — and toward what ends?

March 19
Performing the Changing City
Organized by Abigail Levine and Paloma McGregor
With panelists luciana achugar, Randy Martin, Jenny Romaine, and Niegel Smith

Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, 7:00 pm
20 Cooper Square
5th Floor
New York, NY 10003

"...careening astronauts and bank clerks glancing at the clock before lunch; actresses cowling at light-ringed mirrors and freight elevator operators grinding a thumbful of grease on a steel handle: student riots; that dark women in bodegas shook their heads last week because in six months prices have risen outlandishly; how coffee tastes after you've held it in your mouth, cold, a whole minute." --Samuel R. Delany, Dhalgren Hurricanes, transit strikes, planned and unplanned explosions, occupations... Bike lanes, bus lanes, protest pens, command centers... Pedestrian zones, redevelopment zones, disaster zones... How is the landscape of our city changing and what are the possibilities for creative response? Looking at the shifting social, economic, and literal topography of our city through the frame of transformative events and policy decisions, we ask the question: what is the role of artists, activists, and all citizens in conceiving, creating, and defending (a notion of) public space? And conversely, what is the role of public space as a partner in creative expression and action? luciana achugar, Randy Martin, Jenny Romaine, and Niegel Smith reflect on our shifting urban landscape and offer opportunities to imagine how we might enact our city in the future.

April 17
“Pushing Boundaries”
Moderated by Moira Brennan
Conceived by Ori Flomin. With panelists Arthur Aviles, Jennifer Wright Cook, Colleen Thomas, Larissa Velez-Jackson and more

Gibney Dance Center, 6:15 pm
890 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY

Much value is placed on the idea of artwork that is at the cutting edge, with the words “pushing boundaries” emphasized in grants, applications and curating language. This conversation examines what might be meant by "pushing boundaries”? How important is it in the creative process and its outcome? Is the point of view of the artist different from the one of the audience when determining something as “pushing boundaries”? What assumptions or cultural contexts are assumed to establish these boundaries? Are there other ways to value contemporary work?

May 5
Dramaturgy as Practice/Dramaturgy in Practice
Conceived by Amanda Loulaki and Susan Mar Landau

Center for Performance Research, 2:30 pm
361 Manhattan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY

A Roundtable discussion with Thomas F. DeFrantz, Susan Mar Landau, André Lepecki and Katherine Profeta. The dramaturg as an active participant in the conceiving and making of movement based works is a relatively new and evolving phenomenon, as well as one that can be both mysterious and suspect. Conceived as a two-part event, Dramaturgy as Practice/Dramaturgy in Practice will explore both the ontology and the workings of dance dramaturgy today. Precluded by a short history of the topic, the first event will bring together a diverse group of working dramaturges to discuss their experiences and the possible implications of their role in the choreographic process. The second event, to take place in the fall, will open the conversation to include choreographers in an in depth discussion on the practice of dramaturgy.

May 9
Chez Bushwick Presents: Movement Research AIRs
Cristiane Bouger, Marjani Fortè, Rebecca Patek, Michal Samama, Katia Castañeda Urzúa and Larissa Velez-Jackson

Center for Performance Research, 7:30 pm
361 Manhattan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY

Featuring Movement Research Artists-in-Residence: Cristiane Bouger, Marjani Fortè, Rebecca Patek, Michal Samama, Katia Castañeda Urzúa and Larissa Velez-Jackson

May 10
Chez Bushwick Presents: Movement Research AIRs
Cristiane Bouger, Marjani Fortè, Rebecca Patek, Michal Samama, Katia Castañeda Urzúa and Larissa Velez-Jackson

Center for Performance Research, 7:30 pm
361 Manhattan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY

Featuring Movement Research Artists-in-Residence: Cristiane Bouger, Marjani Fortè, Rebecca Patek, Michal Samama, Katia Castañeda Urzúa and Larissa Velez-Jackson