ArtBabble: Dance

Performance 13: On Line/Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

MoMA The Museum of Modern Art — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:39:36 +0000

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Performance 13: On Line/Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
January 12-16, 2011
In conjunction with the exhibition On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
The Museum of Modern Art, November 21, 2010–February 7, 2011

Video directed by Ben Coccio. Cinematography by Cal Robertson. Produced by Professor Bright Films

Sara VanDerBeek: Los Angeles Synthesis

Hammer Museum — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:11:42 +0000

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Hammer Museum

Invited by the Hammer to participate in our Artist Residency Program, VanDerBeek spent several weeks in Los Angeles over the past year. The works included in her Hammer Project have grown out of this residency and offer a particular view into our city. After she finished her installation in the vault gallery at the museum, we spoke with her about this project.

Tang Museum: Suzanne Bocanegra on Translating Paint to Performance

Tang Museum at Skidmore College — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:38:49 +0000

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Tang Museum: "Opener 21: Suzanne Bocanegra - I Write the Songs"

Tang Museum: Opener Series

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Tang Museum at Skidmore College

In this video, Suzanne Bocanegra describes how “a tiny little Seurat painting” inspired her to create Little Dot. She envisioned the defined movements of a ballerina’s feet as a parallel to the movement of Seurat’s pulsating dots, leading her to create a piece that combines sculpture, sound, and live performance.

Performance 11: On Line/Trisha Brown Dance Company

MoMA The Museum of Modern Art — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:54:16 +0000

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Behind the Scenes at MoMA

On Line: Drawing in the 21st Century

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MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

Performance 11: On Line/Trisha Brown Dance Company
January 12–16, 2011
In conjunction with the exhibition On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
The Museum of Modern Art, November 21, 2010–February 7, 2011

In conjunction with the exhibition On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Roof Piece photo by Babette Mangolte
Video produced by Ben Coccio and David Shuff

Mika Tajima Wants to Hire Contortionists

Art21 — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:17:31 +0000

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New York Close Up

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Art21

How do you activate a white cube gallery space? In this film, artist Mika Tajima works with two amateur contortionists to create a series of dance-like movements that respond to her sculptural installation of re-purposed vintage office cubicles and ergonomic chairs. The performance is the culmination of a long and delicate exchange between the artist and her multiple collaborators, with Tajima proposing the idea to her gallery over the phone and months later directing the performers to improvise a series of a poses only hours before the event.

Details of motion in Body in Flight (Delta)

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:24:36 +0000

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Gloria, by Allora & Calzadilla, at the 2011 Venice Biennale

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

Hear from choreographer Rebecca Davis as she describes her selection of movement for noticing the details of Body in Flight (Delta).

Performances at the U.S. Pavilion

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:10:55 +0000

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Gloria, by Allora & Calzadilla, at the 2011 Venice Biennale

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

Watch as Dave Durante, U.S. Gymnast and performer in Body in Flight (American) in Gloria in the U.S. Pavilion in the Venice Biennale, as he talks about rehearsals and preparing for the show.

Degas and the Art of Dance

The J. Paul Getty Museum — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:58:20 +0000

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

Learn ballet steps depicted in Edgar Degas's sketchbook.

Have you warmed up yet? Before trying out these ballet steps, view Warming Up to Dance.

This video was developed in conjunction with the lesson plan The Art and Depiction of Dance.

Warming Up to Dance

The J. Paul Getty Museum — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:57:21 +0000

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

Are you incorporating movement activities in your classroom? Encourage your students to warm up with these fun and simple activities.

Now that you're all warmed up, learn ballet steps depicted in Edgar Degas's sketchbook.

This video was developed in conjunction with the lesson plan The Art and Depiction of Dance.

MATCHA: Sacred Offerings

Asian Art Museum — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:40:38 +0000

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MATCHA (Art Happenings)

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Asian Art Museum

Temple dances involve refined, stylized motions of daily life as a gift to visiting deities during festivals. Enchanting music, splendid costumes, and exquisite movements are pleasurable to both divine guests and village audiences. Celebrate the opening of the Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance exhibition (on view at the Asian Art Museum from February 25-September 11, 2011) with an auspicious performance of dance and music by ensemble Gadung Kasturi.