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Update #10: Many, many Thanks! DUEL was a smash!
Hello!
Thanks to your generous support DUEL (2weeks, 2works) was a smash with the company performing 8 shows over the course of two weeks to generous houses and wonderful reviews of both premieres- STELLA & ReVUE. We also provided a livestream feed to our global audiences produced by PopovMedia. We hope that we will continue to have your support as we move into 2012-2013. The company is launching many great initiatives and partnerships across the globe and we need you now more than ever. Keep in touch with us to see how you can stay involved in the coming years. Read on for what the critics said as well as some imagery (Photography by resident photographer Jubal Battisti) from the performances of DUEL.
Many, many thanks,
Sidra Bell
"In STELLA, fantasy morphs into the grotesque...The androgynous dancers spew a highly kinetic and gestural language, with their capable bodies and overtly cirque-like prowess...The jaw-dropping solos and duets reminiscent of the famous 'walks' at a vogue ball, stunning ballet technique, the ecstasy of all-night clubbing felt through the 4th wall, and the dread of the end to the show came together in a seemingly unreal and jam-packed hour of dance."- DIY Dancer
"It's as if Sidra Bell is a grandchild of Pina Bausch, such is the evidence of German Expressionistic Tanztheater in the structure and composition of the dance, the elements of fears, human conflicts and its intended reference to reality."- Dancestuff NYC
"Ms. Bell has a lot working in her favor: powerful, daredevil dancers and an almost garish imagination capable of dreaming up surreal scenarios. A slick intensity dominates her onstage worlds..."- New York Times
"ReVUE is ultimately about the outsider and society's perception of those who are 'different'. Bell explores pain and isolation...ReVUE is not for the easily offended or for those who hold tight to cultural norms. It is a work meant for lovers of oddity and avant-garde, and for those who see bits of themselves in the yearning eyes of the pariah."- Uptempo Magazine
"In ReVUE, Bell uses costume and make-up to enhance her work. It works hand in hand with the movement and creates a startling visualization, a hybrid of burlesque and vaudeville updated for the 21st Century and Youtube."- Dancestuff NYC
Update #9: Sneak Peek! STELLA & ReVUE
Tickets are on sale now! Thank you again for your support. We hope you will join us!
In the meantime here is another sneak peak of ReVUE (Program B)!
Update #8: We did it! Thanks to you!
Thanks to our 103 backers and friends- YOU- we made and surpassed our goal of $10,000. We can't thank you enough for your continual belief and support. It has meant so much over the past 10 years and will mean so much as we go into full production for the New York City Season over the next few weeks.
Many, many thanks from my collaborators and I. We hope that you will also consider joining us for the performances. DUEL (2 weeks, 2 works)-March 22-April 1. We are presenting two exciting and different works. Our evocative world premiere STELLA (March 22-March 25) and the critically acclaimed NYC premiere of ReVUE (March 29-April 1). Don't miss it!
If you are far away- stay tuned for exciting news about how you can engage with the performances from a distance!
With love and gratitude,
Sidra
Update #7: Sneak Peek #4! STELLA (Program A of DUEL)
4 more days! We are so close thanks to YOU our 81 backers! We need 105 more of our fans and supporters to donate $10 to help us reach the $10,000 goal by March 2. Please spread the word and repost. We hope to see you at our season March 22-April 1 for both programs. STELLA (world premiere) and the critically acclaimed ReVUE.
Tickets on sale now at http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac/calendar/event.php?id=765. Don't miss it!
In the meantime here is a sneak peek of our newest work STELLA (photo by resident photographer Jubal Battisti) which is already receiving considerable buzz in the blogosphere and from audiences at private showings.
Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
Sidra Bell & The Company
Update #6: First look! Our posters for DUEL!
Thank you to all of you, our patrons and friends, for bringing us very close to our goal! We have $2814 to go and 10 days left to hit the $10,000 mark! Spread the word to anyone that is interested in participating in the arts! Below see the images for our two programs that will be distributed through NYC, around the United States, and internationally. And of course we hope to see you at one or both of the programs from March 22-April 1! Tickets are on sale NOW at: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac/calendar/event.php?id=765. Thank you for your support!
With Gratitude,
Sidra
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PARTICIPATE! Think.Play.Feel.Experience. One day, two-hour workshop with Artistic Director, Sidra Bell. Bell's unique approach emphasizes a high degree of physicality encouraging artists of all backgrounds and levels to execute movement with intention, play, curiosity, calm, empathy, ease, and focus. Learn and create with the company's process! (Date TBA)
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PRESTIGE! Autographed copy of the book PERSONA, invitation to pre-performance reception, a one of kind print of never before seen costume designs from SBDNY shows, your name listed in the season program, invitation to benefit party, and two tickets to an opening night.
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Sidra Bell Dance New York (SBDNY Inc.) is a New York City contemporary dance company presenting innovative, provocative, and kinetic dance theater works. Bell is an sought after voice in contemporary dance with a strong female vision creating works that ignite the imagination and explore the complexities of the human condition. Bell excavates the psyche and themes that are life affirming. The company's repertoire is haunting, emotionally transporting, complex, articulate, sensual, and highly physical. The company has become known for atmospheric, unconventional, spectacular, and forward-looking works that push past dance’s traditional vocabulary, venues, and boundaries. The vocabulary is elegant, fantastical, tonal, and darkly romantic with original themes and larger than life characters. The content is highly textural and plays with the natural and unnatural worlds as well as synthetic and organic tones.
Oh my god.... time passed me by and I just realized I missed all this amazingness. Congratulations on these awesome reviews. The photos are spectacular!