Faye Driscoll: Play

By Rachel Rizzuto, 22 November 2016

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“a commentary on the inherent loneliness of today’s cultural climate”

Reviewed at BAM Fisher: Fishman Space, Brooklyn on 17 November 2016

Thank you for coming: Play (Faye Driscoll)

New York Live Arts: Faye Driscoll's Weathering reaches boiling point

Erin Bomboy, 11th January

Atop a square, springy mattress of a platform, ten artists morph a sculpture of breath and flesh into a high-octane bacchanal.

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A pleasing amoeba of movement: Faye Driscoll's work in progress at 92Y

Rachel Rizzuto, 2nd March

The Doug Varone-curated Harkness Dance Festival at 92Y gives choreographers the rare chance to treat a workshop showing as a performance – that is, without the pressure of “presenting” a finished piece.

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Survivre au sein du chaos : Faye Driscoll au Festival d'Automne

Julie Jozwiak, 14th November

La pièce de la chorégraphe new-yorkaise passe d'un Radeau de la Méduse quasi immobile à un tourbillon visuel implacable. Un spectacle-choc qui marque par sa dynamique atypique et ses messages implicites.

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Ben Munisteri: Antimony 51 / Petrichor

Rachel Rizzuto, 21st April

In a première and a work from last year, choreographer Ben Munisteri demonstates his mastery of symmetry, unexpected juxtaposition and ensemble dynamics.

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Kate Weare: 10 years of choreography

Rachel Rizzuto, 20th February

For its tenth anniversary season at BAM, Kate Weare Dance Company presents a part retrospective part forward looking program, reflective of the many facets of the choreographer's work

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Unsettled, Bam Fisher

Rachel Rizzuto, 16th August

David Dorfman and Korhan Başaran bring Unsettled to New York, a collaborative and culminative performance fusing American, Turkish and Armenian influences, at Bam Fisher.

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Rachel Rizzuto

Rachel Rizzuto received her BFA in dance performance and choreography from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is currently an editor for Dance Teacher magazine, and she is a founding member of modern dance company Mari Meade Dance Collective.

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