humXn forms (2024 World Premiere)
Megan Nicely/Dance with Shoshana Green and Kevin Corcoran (USA)
Part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF)
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The concert humXn forms explores the life of sensations that reside underneath human appearance. Drawing on butoh, contemporary dance, and somatic practices, ignited by sonic textures and language, the 2 works on the program mine the periphery of our perceptions, asking questions that bring findings into relationship to create the performance environment. The solo Just… follows a journey of bodily discovery and emotional expression through the rhythms of sung text, silence, and touch. The trio humXn forms (dance w/live percussion) queries somatic connectivity, human-technology interaction, and ways of transforming ourselves to be with others and adapt to continually changing conditions.
コンサート「humXn forms」は、人間の外見の下に存在する感覚の生命を探求するものです。このプログラムの2つの作品は、舞踏、コンテンポラリーダンス、ソマティックの実践を取り入れ、音の感覚と言語によって私たちの知覚の周辺を探り、発見を関係づけてパフォーマンス環境を創造する問いを投げかけています。
ソロの「Just...」は、歌われた歌詞、沈黙、タッチのリズムを通して、身体的発見と感情表現の旅をたどっています。トリオで行われるhumXn forms（ダンスとパーカッションの生演奏）は、身体的なつながり、人間とテクノロジーの相互作用、他者と共にありながら絶えず変化する状況に適応するために、どのように自分自身を変容させていけば良いのか、ということを問いかけています。※ソマティック: ボディワーク、ムーブメント、心理療法にまたがり、ソマ(ギリシャ語で身体・肉体)の動きに焦点を当てること
Megan Nicely/Dance
Megan Nicely/Dance is committed to choreographic experimentation through the medium of the body. Drawing on contemporary release-style dance, Japanese butoh, and somatic practices, placed in conversation with philosophies of the body and performance theory, the works create intimate, immersive environments in which unpredictable encounters arise to be questioned and shared. Under the direction of artist/scholar/educator Megan Nicely (MFA, PhD), pieces often involve collaboration with other dancers, musicians, and design elements (video, set, costume). Past projects include Breath Catalogue (2015) and Shifting Time (2019) among others; the group’s performance research has been presented on both US coasts, the UK, and Europe.
Artist Information
Choreographer & Dancer: Megan Nicely
Choreographer: Shoshana Green
Musician: Kevin Corcoran
Lighting Design: Allen Willner