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Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance - Nadeje

First Preview: Apr 9, 2015
Opening Date: May 14, 2015
Closing Date: May 16, 2015
Running Time: 01:15
Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance - Nadeje

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Playing @
St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
131 East 10th Street, New York City, NY 10003

Cherylyn Lavagnino’s mission is to create movement that engages an audience by aligning the rigor of ballet with the humanistic performance values of contemporary dance. Her choreography uses the physically, limiting state of dancing “en pointe” as a platform to delve into the range of human interaction and emotion. The exaggerated classical ballet form is directed to express sensitive and honest portrayals by her dancers. Music is paramount to Lavagnino’s creative process, and its influence pushes and prods her imagery.

The rich cultural and political background of the Czech people served as inspiration for Nadeje, according to choreographer/artistic director Cherylyn Lavagnino. Author/playwright Vaclav Havel’s, Letters to Olga, visual artist Alphonse Mucha’s Slavic Epic and Leoš Janácek’s Violin Sonáta for violin and piano provided research materials to create a layered play of repression and freedom expressed through movement motifs. 

A loosely based narrative has shaped this dance grounded in movement and music, referencing the many images and poetic reflections of these exceptional Czech artists and their aspirations for a free Czech society.

In addition to the world premiere of Nadeje, the CLD spring season will include three works from the company repertory: RU (2014), SNAPSHOTS (2010) & WILL (2009)

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM

Off-Off BroadwayDance
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance will be presented as part of DANCE: Access, a self-production series administered by Danspace Project that serves independent choreographers and dance companies.

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  • Eloquence must be something Lavagnino asks of her dancers. You often feel the movement as it courses through their bodies gently or fiercely

    ----Deborah Jowitt, dance critic and author. 
  • Eloquence must be something Lavagnino asks of her dancers. You often feel the movement as it courses through their bodies gently or fiercely

    ----Deborah Jowitt, dance critic and author. 
  • Eloquence must be something Lavagnino asks of her dancers. You often feel the movement as it courses through their bodies gently or fiercely

    ----Deborah Jowitt, dance critic and author. 
  • Eloquence must be something Lavagnino asks of her dancers. You often feel the movement as it courses through their bodies gently or fiercely

    ----Deborah Jowitt, dance critic and author. 

Accessibility

  • Elevator/Escalator

    None on Premises
  • Parking

    Street parking only
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Water Fountain

    Lower level
  • Assisted Listening System

    None available Audibility rarely an issue
  • Entrance

    Fully wheelchair accessible via ramp
  • Restroom

    A same-level restroom is available near Danspace Project’s main performance space in the church sanctuary.
  • Wheelchair Info

    Venue is wheelchair accessible

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