Fall Further X
Digital Program
Welcome!
Pentacle is delighted to have you joining us for the tenth season of Fall Further! This evening of performance will showcase the works of six exciting choreographers in Pentacle’s Administrative Support Program. Enjoy a collection of introspective dance works, all derived from personal experience while being relatable, thought-provoking, and expertly crafted. Thank you for being here!
CoreDance Contemporary
Where the Small Changes Lie (excerpt)
This piece is a movement-based human exploration of the evolutionary process which questions if accumulative, inherited variations occur by chance or by design.
CoreDance Contemporary is an Australian modern dance company residing in New York City. Founded by Artistic Director Rebecca McCormac in 2011, at “CORE” our mission is to empower the female voice by merging artistry and athleticism through the medium of dance performance. CoreDance has been presented at APAP, The ODC Theatre San Francisco, The Dairy Arts Center Boulder, The ArtsHub Colorado, Wake Forest Dance Festival North Carolina, The Dance Complex Boston, CHI Movement Arts Center Philadelphia & The Actors Fund Arts Center, to name a few. Instagram / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube
Jodie Randolph Dance
Falling
An inquiry into the process of acceptance and surrender.
Jodie Randolph Dance (founded 2012) is a nonprofit dance company built to share stories and cultivate community. JRD designs classes, choreography, and movement workshops that foster an inclusive environment for participants to converse and connect. Under the leadership of artist, Jodie Randolph, JRD’s work navigates the complexities of the human experience while celebrating diverse perspectives. Instagram / Facebook
REDi Dance Company / Beverly Lopez
Mientras Tanto
This work is a home for releasing, regrounding and discovering what was ancestrally inherited.
REDi Dance Company is a community of storytellers. The company presents dance-theater works that fuse House, Latin dance and Modern dance. The company advocates for interpersonal understanding and healing connections. REDi Dance Company supports the wellness of The Bronx through community based programming. Instagram / Facebook
Claire Porter / PORTABLES
Tour Guide
Choreographer & Performer: Claire Porter
Costume Designer: Helen Dresser
10-Minute Intermission
Sexy Grammar
Choreographer & Performer: Claire Porter
Composers: Right Said Fred, Justin Timberlake, David Rose
Costume Designer: Helen Dresser
Claire Porter is a writer, dancer and choreographer who has performed in Scotland, Germany, Holland, Latvia, Korea, India and in the US at The American Dance Festival, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, Bates Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Florida Dance Festival, The Yard on Martha’s Vineyard and for many universities. Porter, a Guggenheim Fellow, has received Awards from The NEA, NJ State Council on the Arts, NewMusicUSA, and Mid-Atlantic Foundation. Her current 1 woman shows: Namely, Muscles, Grammatically Yours, and The Portables.
Ariel Rivka Dance
Rust
How do we experience the beauty of aging—the embarrassment, humor, and ultimate acceptance of physical, emotional, and internal changes.
Choreographer: Ariel Grossman
Performers: Amy Ashley, Abriona Cherry, Kristin Licata, Kyleigh Sackandy
Music: David Homan & Stefania de Kenessey
Costumes: Marianna Tsartolia
Unorthodox
Inspired by the drive and tradition of Klezmer music, juxtaposes raw realness with the polite version of ourselves we portray to the world.
Choreographer: Ariel Grossman
Performers: Asia Bonilla, Caitlyn Casson, Casie O’Kane, Hana Ginsburg Tirosh
Music: Stefania De Kenessey
Costumes: Ariel Grossman
Ariel Rivka Dance (ARD) is an all-female company based in Jersey City, NJ, led by Ariel Grossman. ARD’s mission is to champion female creatives through original choreography, commissioned music, and curated family and educational programming. Through movement, ARD creates a community of vulnerability and acceptance. ARD’s been presented around the nation including, NJPAC, NYLA, BAM Fisher, and collaborations or commissions from Rioult, Taylor 2, Heidi Latsky, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, Ballet Vero Beach, DanceLabNY, Konverjdans, and more. Instagram / Facebook
BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance
Continually Healing (work in progress)
This work explores the distant meeting of bodies and focus to reflect internal and external struggle and finding solace while taking action.
Choreographer: Teresa Fellion, in collaboration with the performers
Performers: Kate Bishop, Emma Iredale, Nicole Kadar-Greene
Composers: Kevin Keller, Kiernan Robinson
Costume Designer: Nina Katan
Teresa Fellion founded BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance in 2011 after choreographing independently since 2004. BodyStories brings a wealth of arts activism experience to each work created with community partners, and has performed at Baryshnikov Arts Center, Jacob’s Pillow, The Public Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Bryant Park, BDF Edinburgh EICC, Gibney Dance, City Center, Dixon Place, Naropa, Merce Cunningham Theatre, Dance Complex, Southampton Cultural Center, Triskelion Arts, and in concert with Phish. Instagram / Facebook / Twitter
About Pentacle
Since 1976, Pentacle has been a model in the arts administration field, enabling performing artists to focus on what they do best —create art and engage with audiences. As a not-for-profit management support organization for the performing arts, Pentacle designs and provides unique and robust programs of support for artists at critical stages in their careers.
Pentacle’s Administrative Support Program (ASP) provides direct administrative services for artists looking to build more sustainable organizational operations under the guidance of Pentacle and alongside a cohort of artists with similar goals. Designed for artistic entities of all budget sizes, this program helps artists build infrastructure through ever-evolving offerings that are flexible and customizable to their needs. Artists select services to best fit their goals and, when bundled together, provide an affordable and efficient way for artists to build capacity and enlarge the scope of their business and artistic activities.
About Dixon Place
Dixon Place, an incubator for performing and literary artists since 1986, is a non-profit organization committed to supporting the creative process by presenting original works of dance, theater, music, puppetry, literature, performance and visual art at all stages of development. Presenting over 700 artists each year, this local haven inspires and encourages diverse artists of all stripes and callings to take risks and push personal and professional limits. Dixon Place’s foremost priorities are to serve as a safety net for artists, and to provide vivid experiences for audiences.
Dixon Place is the only non-profit theatre of its size to own and operate a full service cocktail lounge where all profits are returned to the organization to support their artists and mission. The full service cocktail lounge is open to the public from 6PM to closing with all profits supporting the Dixon Place artists and mission.
161A Chrystie Street, New York City 10002
dixonplace.org / @dixonplace / facebook.com/dixonplace