In the spirit of exploring the relationships
between generations of dancers, PDP Presents will feature the World Premiere of
Red
Thread, a collaborative dance made by Lisa Kraus, Eva Karczag, and
Vicky Shick. A cross-generational
piece, Red Thread pairs the trio with
emerging Philadelphia-based dancers/choreographers Meg Foley, Gabrielle Revlock,
and Michele Tantoco.
In Red
Thread, three women in their late fifties, with a mutual history of dancing
and leading lives where art and family have intertwined, return to the studio all
together after nearly thirty years. They find actions that speak to the many
hats they each wear and to the many facets of their relationships. Three more
women, powerful twentysomethings, join in, mixing things up and expanding the
game. By turns hushed and lean, by turns abundantly physical, Red Thread
is a testament to the love of dance and the lives of those who do it lifelong.
The term ‘red thread’ has many meanings–
Dutch and German speakers use it to describe the line of continuity that runs
through a novel or an experience, while the Chinese also use the phrase to
denote the continuity through successive generations. The three choreographers’
dancing lives have connected since the late 1970s, when they were all members
of/danced together in the Trisha Brown Dance Company. Both Vicky Shick and Eva
Karczag are Hungarian by birth and were refugees as young children– their
experiences figure into their relationship and the performance.
The
series will also feature a Master Class with
Red Thread project artists Lisa
Kraus, Eva Karczag, and Vicky Shick at the Performance Garage on Wednesday,
March 10th beginning at 6 p.m. Registration fee is $15. The class is geared
toward experienced dance artists. For advance registration, please call (215)
546-2552.
Follow Red Thread’s development online at
redthread08.blogspot.com.
Built through intensive residencies in Arnhem,
the Netherlands, New York, and Philadelphia, the cities where Karczag, Shick, and Kraus live, Red Thread has
been developed with support from the Pew Center for Art & Heritage through
Dance Advance, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the ArtEz Dansacademie,
Independence Foundation, The Leeway Foundation, and The Swarthmore Project.
Red Thread (World Premiere)
$20
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 7:30pm
Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 7:30pm
Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 2:00pm