November 2009
Temporary Distortion Americana Kamikaze
Following sold-out runs at Performance Space 122 in 2008 and 2009 and a sensational sneak preview at Prelude '08, Temporary Distortion return and climb back inside one of their signature box structures - this time delving into the worlds of Japanese ghost stories and "J-Horror".
SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOW: Fri, Jan 8 | Sat, Jan 9 at 10pm | Sun, Jan 10 at 7:30pm | Mon, Jan 11 at 5pm
$20, $15 (students/seniors)
Maria Hassabi Solo & SoloShow
A diptych of two autonomous evening-long solos that play between opposing orientations. The performer moves from a solitary contemplation in Solo, to a devotion to 'show-culture' in SoloShow.
Solo
Jan 11 - 12 as a part of COIL 2010
LeeSaar The Company Prima
"LeeSaar's dances always require unwavering attention"
- Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times
The physicality and explosive tempos synonymous with LeeSaar's award-winning choreography mature and ripen in the company's fourth presentation at Performance Space 122.
Off Site at the Jewish Community Center
Thu, Jan 7 8pm | Sat, Jan 9 8pm | Sun, Jan 10 3pm
Tickets available at the JCC
Alterazioni Video and Ragnar Kjartansson Symphony n.1
For Performa 2009, the Italian collective Alterazioni Video and Ragnar Kjartansson (currently representing Iceland at the Venice Biennale with "The End", a non-stop performance which began on June 5th) will present "Symphony n.1", a live and multimedia piece based on joy, infinite profound joy.
Mon, Nov 2
8:00 pm
Free
Kurt Hentschläger ZEE
In ZEE the audience enters a space filled with extremely dense fog, so that the confines, walls and ceiling of the space, always remain fully obscured. The overall composition is best understood as a fluctuating "organism".
Oct 28 - Nov 15
at 3LD Art & Technology Center
Rabih Mroué Rabih Mroué's Gift to New York
A surprise reading for New York by Jim Fletcher (Saturday) and Okwui Okpokwasili (Sunday), followed by a selection of Mroué's video works.
In association with Performa 09
Sat, Nov 7 8pm
Sun, Nov 8 6pm
$10
