About this project
As a photographer and former ballet dancer, I've long wanted to develop the right project to merge my two passions. Six months ago I decided to begin a dancer portrait series that would focus more on physical stillness and emotional movement than athleticism.
"Displaced" features an assortment of New York City's greatest dancers, some at the beginning of their stage careers and others who have transitioned to roles behind the scenes. It aims to explore the question of how intricately a dancer's identity is tied to movement.
I hope to raise $2,000 through a Kickstarter campaign to fund studio space, assistant fees, and printing costs, all of which will help bring this series to its full potential for a November 2011 gallery show at Dance New Amsterdam in New York City.
Dancers Featured:
- Maud Arnold
- Matthew Baker
- Isabella Boylston
- Ashley Bouder
- Gary Chryst
- Michelle Dorrance
- David Hallberg
- Laura Halzack
- Emery Lecrone
- Mishay Petronelli
- Keith Roberts
- Risa Steinberg
- Michael Trusnovec
- Ryan Watkinson
- Jonathan Royse-Windham
- Wendy Whelan
- Nicole Wolcott
- ...and more!
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on October 17, 2011.
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A postcard featuring one of the "Displaced" images.
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An invitation to the opening night gallery reception at Dance New Amsterdam.
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A limited edition 8x10 print of one of the "Displaced" images, signed and numbered by Murphy.
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A limited edition 16x20 print of one of the "Displaced" images, signed and numbered by Murphy.
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Dinner with Murphy and one of the dancers featured in "Displaced." (Limited to donors in New York City and dancer is chosen by Murphy.)
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Matthew Murphy is a New York City-based photographer specializing in theater and dance. His work regularly appears in the Arts and Leisure section of The New York Times, and additional credits include Bravo TV, New York Magazine, Playbill, Vanity Fair, The Village Voice, Broadway.com, Broadway World, Dance Magazine, The Financial Times, Dance Spirit Magazine, Movmnt Magazine, Dance Teacher Magazine, and The New York Post. He is a former member of American Ballet Theatre.
