Avoiding the Procession, Fearing the Plague
Avoiding the Procession, Fearing the Plague
Created in 2017 and performed in New York City as well as FIDCDMX, the International Contemporary Dance Festival of Mexico City. This dark-spirited solo explores soft and lush movement clashing with a horror-inspired costume.
Created in 2017 and performed in New York City as well as FIDCDMX, the International Contemporary Dance Festival of Mexico City. This dark-spirited solo explores soft and lush movement clashing with a horror-inspired costume.
presented by LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture
Grandfather Visit
dance solo by Doron Perk
*** Nominated for a Bessie Award in the category of Outstanding Performer ***
A dance solo exploring themes of grief and heritage, inspired by many visits to my grandfather in the last few years of his life. I created this performance to both deal with my personal loss as well as my identity as a grandchild of a Holocaust survivor. The dance language ranges from contemporary ballet to free-form improvisation and uses Israeli folk dance to reach emotional climaxes. Through the framing narrative of a visit, I dance out embodied memories, using the movements to evoke forgotten sensations. It is the result of a two-year process, brought to life thanks to the support of LABA - Laboratory for Jewish Culture in New York City.
40 minutes / adaptable
review:
"Perk’s facility and uniqueness as a mover, as well as careful crafting of the atmosphere through varied stylistic approaches, created something satisfying and intriguing... Grandfather Visit is an Exhibit A of how artists can present something that bloomed from deep inside themselves, but which can also connect with things deep inside their audience members."
- Kathryn Boland of Dance Informa. read more