One Flute Note
One Flute Note
Philadelphia, PA
In One Flute Note (2012), Burrows and Fargion continue their dialogue with the structure of John Cage’s Lecture On Nothing, beginning as Cage does: ‘There is nothing to say, and I am saying it.’ They pay homage to and question a way of thinking that has underpinned so much dance and performance ove…
Friday, June 26 2015
9:00 PM
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10:00 PM
The Quiet Dance & Speaking Dance
The Quiet Dance & Speaking Dance
Philadelphia, PA
In The Quiet Dance (2005) both men stand upright and from this position initiate movements with a sense of amazement akin to that of a child taking its first steps and making its first sounds. The result is a combined action that is both masterly and comic and pulsates with a delight in movement. …
Friday, June 19 2015
9:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Body Not Fit For Purpose
Body Not Fit For Purpose
Philadelphia, PA
Body Not Fit For Purpose (2014) is their first overtly political work, taking as its starting point the uselessness of dancing to express anything of any real concern and at the same time the inherent, gloriously foolish radicality of the attempt. Built on the structure of La Folia, one of Europe's…
Saturday, June 20 2015
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Cheap Lecture & The Cow Piece
Cheap Lecture & The Cow Piece
Philadelphia, PA
Cheap Lecture and The Cow Piece are a conversation with the structure of John Cage's Lecture On Nothing, at once a homage to and questioning of a way of thinking that has underpinned so much dance and performance in the last thirty years. Cheap Lecture (2009) is a rhythmic spoken performance se…
Saturday, June 27 2015
9:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Cheap Lecture & The Cow Piece
Cheap Lecture & The Cow Piece
Philadelphia, PA
Cheap Lecture and The Cow Piece are a conversation with the structure of John Cage's Lecture On Nothing, at once a homage to and questioning of a way of thinking that has underpinned so much dance and performance in the last thirty years. Cheap Lecture (2009) is a rhythmic spoken performance se…
Saturday, June 20 2015
9:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Show and Tell & Rebelling Against Limit
Show and Tell & Rebelling Against Limit
Philadelphia, PA
Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion present two lecture concerts, unravelling and questioning the ideas that sustain and confuse them. Show And Tell is about performance itself, exploring the hidden influences that have led to a growing body of duets made together over many years. Revealing the vi…
Friday, June 26 2015
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Both Sitting Duet + Artist Talk
Both Sitting Duet + Artist Talk
Philadelphia, PA
In Both Sitting Duet (2002) the dancer and the musician perform movements while seated on a chair, thus creating a common physical starting point. Together they execute simple, yet fascinating, hand and arm movements with great concentration and precision. The only music to be heard is the ‘natural…
Friday, June 19 2015
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Body Not Fit For Purpose + Conversation with Adrian Heathfield
Body Not Fit For Purpose + Conversation with Adrian Heathfield
Philadelphia, PA
Body Not Fit For Purpose (2014) is their first overtly political work, taking as its starting point the uselessness of dancing to express anything of any real concern and at the same time the inherent, gloriously foolish radicality of the attempt. Built on the structure of La Folia, one of Europe's…
Saturday, June 27 2015
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM