About this project
SHANNON GILLEN + GUESTS, a dance theater company based in NYC has been invited to present an excerpt of its latest project, BOTLEK at Dance New Amsterdam as part of RAW Directions, February 9th-11th and again at Joyce SoHo with New Dance Alliance March 13th. This project involves acclaimed dance artists Genna Baroni, Xan Burley, Frances Chiaverini, Janna Diamond, Spencer Dickhaus, and Kristin Swiat. The company is thrilled to be developing its fourth evening length piece with such an extraordinary cast and has been hard at work in the studio since November.
In our current economic climate, funding for dance is particularly strained. Individual support has always been a cornerstone of SGG productions, and now more than ever your donation, made right here on Kickstarter, will make this project possible. With your support, these incredible dancers get paid, costumes are bought and lights are designed.
There are some great ways we'd like to reward you for your support, including a special invitation to Shannon's Advanced Modern Class at Dance New Amsterdam (to either partake or observe). There are plenty of other fun rewards for donating, so check out the level that works for you. Our heart felt thanks!
About BOTLEK: BOTLEK is an in depth, physical analysis of the international shipping industry. Fascinated by the scale and complexity of maritime trade this project delves into the idea of shared boundaries, geometric stacks, unpredictable events in isolated conditions, skilled and unskilled labor, boredom, role-playing, and visual disruption phenomena ranging from parallax to sea blindness. The soundscore is comprised of pre-recorded found sound in addition to original text and excerpts from journalist Rose George and novelist Alain de Botton.
About SHANNON GILLEN + GUESTS: The company utilizes different physical and contextual standpoints within a space to construct layered feeling states. These feeling states are rooted in questioning the emotional life embedded in form, content and location. Rigorous choreographic experimentation and a commitment to the emotional spontaneity of the moment are ultimately what shape the context and performance of the work. Being expressionistic by nature, the creative process is indelibly shaped by the presence of the performers. www.shannongillen.com
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For your $20 contribution, you will receive a mixed CD of tunes/tones/drones from the BOTLEK soundtrack that get our heart racing in the studio. Plus, your name will be forever listed and loved on our website and Facebook page.
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For your $40 contribution, you will be Shannon's guest at one of her Advanced Modern classes at Dance New Amsterdam; to either partake or observe. Plus you'll receive a mixed CD of tunes/tones/drones from the BOTLEK soundtrack that get our heart racing in the studio. Plus, your name will be forever listed and loved on our website and Facebook page.(travel and accommodation not included)
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For your $100 contribution, you will be sent a special, behind the scenes short film on the making of BOTLEK; featuring interviews with Shannon, the dancers and in-process rehearsal footage. Additionally, you will be Shannon's guest at one of her Advanced Modern classes at Dance New Amsterdam; to either partake or observe. Plus you'll receive a mixed CD of tunes/tones/drones from the BOTLEK soundtrack that get our heart racing in the studio. Plus, your name will be forever listed and loved on our website and Facebook page. (travel and accommodation not included)
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SHANNON GILLEN, Artistic Director of Shannon Gillen & Guests (SGG), Gillen received her BFA from The Juilliard School, where she was mentored by Martha Clarke and Pat Catterson. Upon graduating, Gillen studied Meisner acting at the Maggie Flanigan Studio. Her choreographic works have been presented at Alice Tully Hall, the Clark Studio Theater, Dance New Amsterdam, HERE Arts Center, with Movement Research at Judson Church, the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, the Joyce SoHo season and as a finalist in the The AWARD Show!, with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Sitelines Series as part of NYC's River to River Festival, the Wave Rising Festival, INDEX Festival, and Reverb 2010. She has held residency with Festival Oltre Passo in Lecce, Italy, Fresh Tracks at Dance Theater Workshop, as an Artist in Residence with DNA, with LMCCs Swing Space, and as a MADAIR at the Stella Adler School of Acting. SGG was commissioned by PULSE Art Fair to bring WALL, a site-specific piece to Miami, Florida as part of Art Basel. Recent SGG commissions include Judson Church, Dance Conversations at the Flea Theater and The University of Hartford. SGGs latest work CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN premiered to sold out shows at St. Marks Church in May in association with the Incubator Arts Project before touring to Canada. While in Montreal, Shannon was invited to perform at the Bain St. Michel as part of the Piss in the Pool series and returned to Springboard Danse Festival to create an original work to premiere at Usine C. Upon returning to New York, she was on faculty at the Movement Invention Project. Excerpts of SGG's latest project were selected to be presented on DNA's Raw Directions platform in February 2012 and also with New Dance Alliance Festival in March. Shannon received a Dean Fellowship and is pursuing her graduate studies at NYU Tisch. www.shannongillen.com
