Vision Collaboration Nights 2009 at the Living Theatre

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Living Theatre
tel: 212.254.5420
New York, NY - Arts for Art presents avantjazz dance and music with improvisation at the Vision Collaboration Nights. This unique festival allows for collaborations between innovative dancer/choreographers collaborating with New York’s top musicians and visual artist Amir Bey, thereby shedding new light on the experience of dance. Bringing the arts together, we believe moves forward the creativity in dance through challenging common expectations.

As the result of a successful Gala in December and the Cary Trust Matching Grant campaign, we raised $70,000, and we are continuing to build our base of support!
Come to the Benefit Night, Saturday February 21, and celebrate with us. Meet the artists, enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres, support Arts for Art programming and the establishment of the Innovative Arts Center!
Art installation, which will be hung throughout the duration of the festival:
Amir Bey: Hot Flash Dancers
Copper foil and sheet aluminum, 2008-9
Thematic series of mobiles for performance and installation

Wednesday, February 18
7:30 Coming Home: DASSdance Daniel Wilkins and Christina Cooley, dance / William Parker, bass
8:00 Jason Jordan & So Young An, dance / Cooper Moore, hand crafted instruments
8:30 Improv#0218: Miriam Parker, dance / Jason Kao Hwang, violin / Todd Nicholson, bass
9:00 Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Tony Malaby, tenor sax / William Parker, bass / Nasheet Waits, drums

Thursday, February 19
7:30 The Age of the Bitter Chocolate: Sonia Portugal, dance / David Moss, bass
8:00 Improv#0218: Miriam Parker, dance / Jason Kao Hwang, violin / Todd Nicholson, bass
8:30 A Moment Before: Julian Barnett and Jocelyn Tobias, dance / Todd Nicholson, bass
9:00 Jason Kao Hwang/EDGE: Jason Kao Hwang, violin and viola; Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet and flugelhorn; Ken Filiano, bass; Harris Eisenstadt, drums

Friday, February 20
7:30 Moving Stillness: Akim Funk Buddha, dance / Saco Yasuma, alto sax and flute
8:00 Coming Home: DASSdance Daniel Wilkins and Christina Cooley, dance / William Parker, bass
8:30 A Moment Before: Julian Barnett and Jocelyn Tobias, dance / Todd Nicholson, bass
9:00 Cooper Moore Duo: Cooper Moore, hand crafted instruments / Willie Applewhite, trombone

Saturday, February 21
Benefit Night in Support of AFA Programming and the Innovative Arts Center
7:30 Patricia Nicholson’s A State of Mind dancers: Miriam Parker, Daniel Wilkins, Jason Jordan, Patricia Nicholson; musicians: Cooper Moore, Charles Gayle, and William Parker
8:30 Cooper Moore, hand crafted instruments / Tony Malaby, tenor sax / Charles Gayle, tenor sax / William Parker, bass / Nasheet Waits, drums
9:30 Benefit Night After-Party
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