Wednesday September 1, 2010 - I went out to the Mark Morris Studios in Brooklyn where I met Kokyat and watched the dancers of Brian Carey Chung's Collective Body|DanceLab rehearsing for an upcoming benefit performance (which took place at the Baryshnikov Arts Center on September 11th). Click on the above image to enlarge.
We were only able to attend the last hour of the rehearsal, but during that hour the light in the studio became increasingly magical as the radiance of the setting sun began to filter in. The dancers were working on a fugue-passage where each individual danced the same combination but each commenced on a different beat.
There is also a series of transportive lifts (topmost photo and immediately above). Brian's dancers are intense with highly individualized personalities which shine thru even in a studio setting.
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Giorgia Bovo and Tucker "Ty" Davis
Tucker & Giorgia
Giorgia Bovo
Jourdan Epstein, Leigh Schanfein
Leonardo Monteiro
Giorgia Bovo, Jourdan Epstein, Katie Moorhead
Giorgia Bovo & Tucker "Ty" Davis
Jourdan Epstein, Robin Gilbert Campos, Uthman Ebrahim
All photos: Kokyat
I love these photos, excellent work again Kokyat!
Posted by: Max | September 05, 2010 at 09:49 AM
Wonderful images!
Posted by: Marisa | September 05, 2010 at 04:31 PM
The images and words truly capture Collective Body Dance Lab....thank you for coming!!!
Posted by: Katie | September 05, 2010 at 07:48 PM
Great seeing you again, Katie!
Posted by: Philip | September 06, 2010 at 12:08 AM