A very different mixture of multi-disciplinary, multi-layered, multi-directional showcased performances and interactive events, including stations where audiences can fulfill suggested tasks or assignments if they like.
Multiple location lighting design by Nikki DeShea Smith
The 13th annual Modern Dance Festival at the Modern simultaneously celebrates the current exhibition Frank Stella: A Retrospective and the 13 years of Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth's summer festival.
In honor of the current exhibition, and the various traditions, aesthetics, and themes which have been envisioned and manifested by stars of the arts world, such as Frank Stella and Merce Cunningham, CD/FW will present two weekends of free events, ranging from historical/informative to interactive and whimsical.
An introduction to modern dance and expressionist dance theater traditions from Rudolf Laban to Pina Bausch
Saturday, July 19th at 2 pm
Admission free
Modern Auditorium
A community celebration using found objects, instruments, and movements
Saturday, July 12th at 1 pm & 3 pm
Sunday, July 13th at 3 pm
Admission free
Grand Lobby
A film by Chantal Akerman/Courtesy Icarus Films
Saturday, July 19th at 3 pm
Admission free
Modern Auditorium
An encounter between two of the most remarkable women artists of the 20th century, ONE DAY PINA ASKED... is Chantal Akerman's look at the work of choreographer Pina Bausch and her Wuppertal, Germany-based dance company. "This film is more than a documentary on Pina Bausch," a narrator announces at the outset, "it is a journey through her world, through her unwavering quest for love."
Saturday, July 12th at 2 pm
Admission free
Modern Auditorium
See the local premieres of short films from New York City’s 2014 and 2013 Dance On Camera festivals, including the Scottish Ballet’s “Healah Dancing”
Program A lineup:
Painted (Canada, 2012, 5:13)
Brighter Borough (UK, 2012, 4:18)
Arthur & Aileen (USA, 2012, 15:00)
Scottish Ballet’s Healah Dancing (UK, Scotland, 4:55)
The Next Step Is (USA, 2012, 5:25)
Dervishes (USA, 2012, 3:17)
Saturday, July 19th at 1 pm
Admission free
Modern Auditorium
Thursday, July 24th &
Friday, July 25th at 8 pm
Grand Lobby
Admission free
Special guests Bill Evans Dance Company (NY) will perform “Saintly Passion” (1996), excerpts from “Bach Dances” (1976/1973), and the North Texas premiere of “See You Around” (2013) - a humorous duet created by Claire Porter with Sabatino Verlezza for William (Bill) Evans and Don Halquist.
Dance On Camera: Dance Shorts
Saturday July 18; noon
Modern Auditorium/ admission free
Catch the local premieres of short films from the 2015 Dance On Camera festival of New York City. This 45-minute program includes some content which would be the equivalent of a PG-13 rating:
Well Contested Sites (Amie Dowling, USA, 2012; 13:27) - Developed and shot on Alcatraz Island, this film explores the issue of mass incarceration and the complex experience faced by the incarcerated.
