Ingenious!
Description: Join MorrisonDance as we use the art of dance to reflect on Goethe’s Theory of Colours, share an upbeat and entertaining tribute to gravity, and present a new mesmerizing film collaboration with Chad Liebenguth of ZF-Films featuring MorrisonDance performers in NASA’s Icing Research Tunnel. Directed by Sarah Morrison, with creative contributions from film artists Chad Liebenguth and Kendra Minadeo, lighting design by Dennis Dugan, costumes by Megan Vagase, and performed by Nick Carlisle, Jess Carthen, Carli Taylor Miluk, Sarah Morrison and Rebecca Nicklos.
- MorrisonDance: Photo still from video collaboration with Chad Liebenguth at NASA’s Icing Research Tunnel (dancer Rebecca Nicklos)
Bio/Link: *MorrisonDance* was founded and is directed by Sarah Morrison, a choreographer, performer, educator, and behavioral researcher. From 1997 until 2002 the group was maintained on a grassroots level and presented innovative and acclaimed presentations such as LEAPING INTO THE NET!, the world’s first online simulcast of a modern dance concert, and ERIE SIRENS, a site specific performance held at sunset on the Cleveland city shore of Lake Erie with sand-sculptures created by Scott Radke. Since incorporating as a non-profit company in May 2002, MorrisonDance continues to push the boundaries of dance by exploring unusual presentation and rehearsal venues, cross-disciplinary approaches to creation and education, and new creative marriages with other artistic media, science, nature, and technology. Through this exploration, MorrisonDance has been able to discover the power of dance as a language for communication and expression in a wide array of settings, while continuing to cultivate the value of more traditional dance presentations in conventional spaces. The company has been recognized for their contribution to the artistic community through original works such as THE MAD MASK MAKER OF MAIGH EO, INSIDE, and RENDEZVOUS. MorrisonDance has performed extensively in the Cleveland area at venues including Playhouse Square and Cleveland Public Theater, and has been presented by DanceNow/NYC at the Joyce SoHo and City Center in New York City. They have been supported by the Ohio Arts Council and Neighborhood Connections, a program of the Cleveland Foundation, for their summer program, THE CITY IS OUR PLAYGROUND, which presents masked dancers and workshops in unusual settings in Cleveland, Chicago, and New York.
The strength of MorrisonDance comes from performers trained in a variety of techniques ranging from modern dance to physical theater, from ballet to yoga, and everything in between. Synergistically highlighting the strengths of these varied styles, the company is greater than the sum of its many parts. Additional strength is gained through their unique partnerships with organizations such as BrainMaster and NASA, allowing them to explore new marriages between art and science. Sarah Morrison is a 2009 recipient of the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award.
For more information, go to www.morrisondance.com. Also check out http://www.youtube.com/morrisondance . Also see ZF Films: http://www.zf-films.com/ and NASA’s icing research tunnel: http://facilities.grc.nasa.gov/irt/ .
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
