Saturday, May 18, 7:00 - 8:30 pm

ARTS PANEL with FILM AND LIVE BALLET

“The New York of Gordon Matta-Clark: Alive in the City Today” 

This intimate panel discussion will focus on creative collaborations between the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and Satellite Collective, Site:Lab, and other arts organizations in the US and UK. Panelists will explore how Gordon Matta-Clark’s vision and work in the 1970s can inform 21st Century multimedia performance, dance, and contemporary art. Panel moderator Paulina Ascencio Fuentes lives and works between Guadalajara and New York City. She has worked with the Gordon Matta-Clark archives and the Estate on several research projects and exhibitions. Her research outlines transdisciplinary modes of knowledge production and transmission.

With Features Performance: “Central Park, Earlier In Time," choreography by Norbert De La Cruz III, score by Aaron Severini, visuals by Kevin Draper in collaboration with the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark. Registration required.

ABOUT THE EVENT

In his short but prolific career, Gordon Matta-Clark centered collaboration at the core of his artistic practice. Ensconced in the downtown art scene of the 1970s, he not only incorporated film, dance, performance and food into his own work but also regularly participated in other artists’ projects such as performing in Joan Jonas’s film Song Delay, designing set ideas for Mabou Mines, or dancing with the Trisha Brown Dance Company. Collaboration being central to Gordon Matta-Clark’s legacy, the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark works with contemporary artists in the generation of new pieces in dialogue with his ideas. 

Satellite Collective is inspired by similar collaborative methods brought forward into a digital age. Although the art economy has radically changed since the 70s and 80s, the city remains a powerful source of raw material for commentary and transformation. How can engaging in a dialogue with an artist of the past inspire new work that addresses our present moment?

The evening will include a screening of a Gordon Matta-Clark short film with introduction by Co-Director of his Estate, Jessamyn Fiore and a feature performance of live ballet and projection. Using Gordon Matta-Clark’s drawings as source material, Satellite artist Kevin Draper has translated them into three-dimensional space bringing Matta-Clark’s images into a futuristic New York. Panelists include: Jessamyn Fiore, Co-Director, Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark; Kevin Draper, and Lora Robertson of Satellite Collective. 

Featured Performance : “Central Park, Earlier In Time”

Narcissus hunts in the city by night in a powerful solo. He meets Echo, and a complex, transformational duet unfolds as the city and park visually enfolds them. This piece is inspired by “Echo and Narcissus,” premiered at BAM Fisher in 2018. The New York Times said “In terms of inspiration, Satellite Collective bubbles over with creativity.” With choreography by Norbert De La Cruz III and score by Aaron Severini, Nathan Prillaman, and an exclusive recording by ShoutHouse, a collective of musicians creating “a lavishly orchestrated, absolutely unique blend of post rock, art-rock and indie classical.” (New York Music Daily)

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

HENRY STEELE DILLON was born and raised in Wollongong, NSW, Australia. He was an elite gymnast for 8 years, a national gold medalist 3 years in a row, and during his final years in gymnastics he began to make the transition to dance. Henry graduated with honors from Point Park University with a BFA in Modern and Jazz dance in 2016. While at Point Park he worked with choreographers: Lar Lubovitch, Mark Morris, Madboots Dance, Ronin Koresh, Jessica Hendricks, and many others. After graduating, Henry danced professionally with Owen/Cox Dance Group, Texture Contemporary Ballet, and toured internationally with The Bad Boys of Ballet. Most recently, Henry spent five years a company member with Parsons Dance, where he notably performed the iconic solo “Caught” for several years and also acted as the company’s rehearsal director. Instagram: @henrysteeledillon

BRET COPPA has participated in summer intensives and competitions around the U.S. as well as internationally. He attended UNCSA  and performed many leading roles: Principal Man in Donizetti Variations, Waltz Boy in Serenade, Solor in La Bayadere, The Poet in Les Sylphides, plus numerous roles from The Nutcracker. After graduating from UNCSA he attended Ballet Heritage in St. Petersburg, RU receiving a teaching certification in the Vaganova Method. Starting his professional career as a member of Atlanta Ballet, having created roles such as Gaston in Bruce Well’s Beauty and the Beast, later also performing as the Beast. Other works at Atlanta Ballet include pieces by Ricardo Amarante, Yuri Possokhov, Mark Morris, Alexander Ekman, Johan Kobborg, Claudia Schreier, Lar Lubovitch, Alexander Ekman, Liam Scarlett, and Dwight Rhoden. Post Atlanta Ballet Bret freelanced in Atlanta and danced with Terminus Modern Ballet Theater. He is now living and working in NYC.

NATHAN PRILLAMAN is a composer and producer of film, classical, and dance music from Potomac, Maryland.  Recent projects include a collaboration with choreographer Norbert De La Cruz III for Juilliard’s New Dances, a multimedia immersive dance work in Paris with ACE Dance Concept and a wide variety of documentary, narrative, and experimental film scores.  Nathan trained at Yale and at Juilliard, where he now serves on the music technology faculty.  Nathan studied composition with John Corigliano, Kathryn Alexander and Michael Klingbeil.  For more information, visit www.nathanprillaman.com.