iona rozeal brown: battle of yestermorrow

iona rozeal brown: battle of yestermorrow

New York, United States


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Ticket Type Price Fee Quantity
Thursday Nov. 17th 8 - 9pm:
General Admission
$30.00 $2.49
Thursday Nov. 17th 8 - 9pm:
Student / Senior
Valid ID required
$24.00 $2.19
Friday Nov. 18th 8 - 9pm:
General Admission
$30.00 $2.49
Friday Nov. 18th 8 - 9pm:
Student / Senior
Valid ID required
$24.00 $2.19

Event Details


 

iona rozeal brown

battle of yestermorrow


 

 

iona rozeal brown will extend the aesthetics and content of her paintings in her first work of live performance, battle of yestermore. In homage to the “onnagata” of Japanese Kabuki theater, the story will revolve around an epic battle between a princess and the guardians of her family’s gravesite. brown's wide ranging influences include myth-based genres like Kabuki and Noh theater, as well as the “vogueing” made famous in the Harlem ballroom scene of the 1960s. The piece features performances by vogueing legends such as Benny and Javier Ninja, along with New York Hip Hop dancers Rokafella, Beasty, GI Jane, Lady Beast, Phoenix, and Mona Lisa. battle of yestermore will also feature live musicians performing an original sound score composed by brown.


Where

Sklylight West
500 W 36th Street
New York 10001




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Performa 11

Performa 11, the fourth edition of the internationally acclaimed biennial of new visual art performance presented by Performa, will be held in New York City from November 1–21, 2011. The three-week biennial will showcase new work by more than 100 of the most exciting artists working today, in an innovative program breaking down the boundaries between visual art, music, dance, poetry, fashion, architecture, graphic design, and the culinary arts. Presented in collaboration with a consortium of more than 50 arts institutions and over 50 curators, as well as a network of public spaces and private venues across the city, Performa 11 will ignite New York City with energy and ideas, acting as a vital “think tank” linking minds across the five boroughs and bringing audiences together for brilliant new performances in all disciplines.

 

Founded by RoseLee Goldberg in 2004, Performa is the leading organization dedicated to exploring the critical role of live performance in the history of twentieth-century art and to encouraging new directions in performance for the twenty-first century. Performa launched New York’s first performance biennial, Performa 05, in 2005, followed by Performa 07 (2007), and Performa 09 (2009).

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