Wednesday May 7th, 2014 - Choreographer Manuel Vignoulle invited me to a studio rehearsal of his dancework, RITUALS, which he'll be showing at the upcoming performances by Satellite Collective. The performance dates are May 16th and 17th, 2014, a BAM Fisher in Brooklyn. Ticket information here.
Manuel's lovely troupe of dancers have the moves down; today they were ironing out the details and finding the emotional resonances of the piece. The individual personalities of the dancers shine thru at all times.
Michael Wright and Jennifer Rose getting notes from Manuel
Today's rehearsal was held at the 'new' branch of the Gibney Dance Center, formerly Dance New Amsterdam. It's just so remarkable that this space is now alive with dance again, and more kudos to Gina Gibney for what she's accomplishing here.
I really enjoyed being in Manuel's studio today. The dancers were intent on the business at hand, but there were also moments of levity, and I tried to catch some of the feeling of both the dance and the dancers with my camera:
Elena Valls
Michael Wright, Jennifer Rose
Elena Valls, Alexander Anderson
Isaies Santamaria Perez, Mistral Hay
Alexander Anderson
Jennifer Rose
Elena Valls, Alexander Anderson