HomeClasses and EventsEventsStudies Project: Conversations on Dance Dramaturgy, Part 3
2 performers sit on a white marly floor in all white and all black unitards. The silhouette of the back 2 people's heads in the foreground and groups of people in the background behind the seated dancers.
ID: 2 performers sit on a white marly floor in all white and all black unitards. The silhouette of the back 2 people's heads in the foreground and groups of people in the background behind the seated dancers.

What is a dance dramaturg? How do they work? What relationship do they have to choreography and the choreographer? This open discussion is an opportunity to explore the practice of dance dramaturgy and the shifting position of the dance dramaturg within contemporary performance practice. Far from definable, the practice of dance dramaturgy leads to the richly aesthetic and philosophical knot of trying to work alongside and in service to an artist who is not oneself.

Led by dance dramaturgs André Lepecki and Joshua Lubin-Levy, this event encourages participation—more like an open forum, or informal study group—and is for those with a variety of relationships to the theory and practice of dance dramaturgy.

Accessibility Notes

  • This event includes auditive guidance.
  • This event includes printed materials and digital readings.

To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, Studies Project” at least three (3) weeks prior to the event date.

For access-related questions and requests, please contact accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “Studies Project.”

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In-Person

    This is a FREE event, donations are welcome.

    Please ONLY register if you plan to attend. Each person wishing to attend must register individually.

    Once RSVPs have reached capacity, a virtual waitlist will become available. Entry from the waitlist will be according to the date and time each name was added.

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    Location

    MR, 122CC – Ninth Street Studio
    150 1st Avenue
    New York, NY 10009

    • Get the Green - IRT Lexington Avenue Line numbers: 6 to Astor Place
    • Get the Light slate gray - BMT Canarsie Line numbers: L to 1st Avenue
    • Get the Orange - IND Sixth Avenue Line numbers: F to 2nd Avenue

    Artists

    Joshua Lubin-Levy

    Joshua Lubin-Levy

    Joshua Lubin-Levy is a scholar, dramaturg, and performance curator. His work centers on queer and experimental dance and performance practice, particularly as they intersect with various dimensions of anti-capitalist struggle.

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    André Lepecki

    André Lepecki

    André Lepecki works and researches at the intersection of critical dance studies, curatorial practice, performance theory, contemporary dance and visual arts performance. He is a Professor in the Department of Performance Studies, New York University.

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