Event:
Dancing to Save Our Planet
A
Special Performance of Jennifer Muller’s Bench
Presented by and benefiting: Jennifer
Muller/The Works and Chelsea Art Museum
Date:
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Time:
7:30pm
Location: 556
West 22nd Street, New York City
Chelsea Art Museum
Artistic Director: Jennifer
Muller
Associate Artistic Director: John Brooks
Sponsored by: Izze
Sparkling Beverages
Stolichnaya
Performance Featuring: Audience
will be treated to a Choreography Exposed
conversation with Artistic Director Jennifer Muller
and demonstration
by The Works' dancers,
in
which she will discuss her collaborative and
creative process in developing this powerful
dance. This will be followed by a full
performance of Bench.
Tickets: $30 At
the Door
$25
Advanced Tickets
$15
CAM Members
For
more information or to RSVP:
Paypal Option
www.chelseaartmusem.org
Phone
212-255-0719 ext. 112
Email
rsvp@chelseaartmuseum.org
Dancer Membership: Susanna Bozzetti,
Mariana Cardenas, Raymond Casas (Apprentice),
Elizabeth Disharoon, Rosie Lani Fiedelman, Seiko
Fujita, Duane Gosa, Josiah Guitian, Gen Hashimoto,
Abdul Latif, Jen Peters, Pascal Rekoert
Contacts: Christie
Zummo, Jennifer Muller/The Works, General Manager,
212.691.3803 /
czummo@jmtw.org
Katharina Niesert, Chelsea Art Museum, Special Event
Coordinate
212-255-0719 ext. 112 /
katharina@chelseaartmuseum.org
Jennifer Muller/The Works
Energetic, Inspired, Electrifying!
For 35 years,
contemporary dance company
Jennifer
Muller/The Works has applied a
multi-disciplinary technique that weaves dance,
theater and visual arts to create exhilarating
dances that celebrate and illuminate the human
spirit. Artistic Director Jennifer Muller creates
dynamic dances that are evocative, passionate and
engaging.
The
Works has
developed an astounding international presence,
having appeared in the world’s preeminent theaters
and festivals in 39 countries on four continents.
The Works recently performed to rave reviews at the
Sixth Beijing International Theater & Dance Festival
at the new National Center for the Performing Arts
marking the first time the full company has
performed its
artistry for
Mainland Chinese audiences.
The Works has
performed in
30 states
throughout the US, self-produced 21 New York City
Seasons. The company’s last two years have included
performances in New York City and environs at
Central Park Summerstage, Guild Hall, Union Square
Park’s Summer in the Square Festival, Brooklyn
Botanic Gardens, Fire Island Dance Festival and
The United Nations. In 2007, The Joyce Theater
awarded Ms. Muller a special 25@25 Initiative
Commissioning Grant for the creation of BENCH,
the signature premiere of The Works’ recent
35th Anniversary Season.
The Works is
devoted to its arts awareness, professional training
and mentoring programs. Faces of Wonder and
Imagine That! bring The Works’ artistry to
deserving students in New York City public schools.
The Scholarship/Apprentice Program provides
valued professional training for aspiring dancers.
The HATCH
Presenting Series has presented over 500 new works
by emerging choreographers and theater artists.
These programs annually reach over 5,000 youth in
the New York City schools and 50 emerging
choreographers.
Jennifer Muller ,
an influence in the dance world for over 40
years, is known for her
visionary
approach and
innovations in dance / theater,
multi-discipline productions, incorporating the
spoken word, live and commissioned music,
artist-inspired decor and unusual production
elements. She
has created over 100 works including 6 full-evening
productions, collaborating with such artists as Yoko
Ono, Keith Jarrett and Keith Haring. She was
selected in 2003 as a Founding Member of the World
Arts Council in Valencia, Spain – one of 30 artists
in six disciplines,
alongside such luminaries as Placido Domingo, Toyo
Ito, Santiago Calatrava, and Sydney Pollack –
and the only
American representing the dance field.
Internationally renowned as a consummate teacher and
mentor of creative talent, Ms. Muller has developed
a personalized technique, now taught worldwide, and
innovative programs in creative thinking.
Ms.
Muller's choreography has been commissioned by 24
international repertory companies including Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater, Nederlands Dans
Theater, NDT3, Ballet de Nord and Ballet
Contemporaneo Argentina. Her work for theater
includes such venues as The Public Theater, Second
Stage, New York Stage and Film and the Metropolitan
Opera. Creating work since she was 7 years old, her
work has been seen in 44 countries.
Jennifer Muller/The Works
131 West 24th
Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10011
212.691.3803
Office 212.206.6630 Fax
www.jmtw.org
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