SPEAK from Paula Josa-Jones on Vimeo.
This is the video from my performance at Lincoln Center. Still a work in progress. Love the traffic in the background. This dance is part of a longer series of solos called LIttle Fictions & Ragged Memoirs.
Stay tuned . . .
I think it is the same with any performance. Dancing to the whole house feels diluted and a little vague. Dancing to this one, then this one, then this one feels intimate and engaged.
This Friday evening is the APAP (Association for Performing Arts Presenters) showcase for Jodi Kaplan’s Booking Dance. From 5:30 to 11:00 pm you can see short works by 24 dance companies. You can come and go, and enjoy the beauty of the space at Jazz at Lincoln Center. This is a rare opportunity to see a lot of dance of all kinds at a very low cost! I will be performing a new solo called “Speak.”
For information about tickets, CLICK HERE.
i have not performed solo for many years. Then something about working with Ryder Cooley last year sparked my performer self and I started to play in the studio. Pretty soon there was a little dance. I performed it at Club Helskinki in Hudson last year and then I wanted more, much more. On January 11, I will perform that solo at Lincoln Center. It is part of a showcase of artists in conjunction with the big APAP (Association of Performing Arts Presenters) conference that happens every January. Between 5:30 and 11 pm you can see about 24 companies doing short pieces for $10, hosted by Jodi Kaplan and Booking Dance.
I am excited and a little surprised. It is not easy for me to do this and yet having reach a certain age, I feel that there is nothing to lose. The piece is called “Speak,” and is inspired by my recent studies of autism, apraxia, synesthesia and what it means to be full of something to say with no easy way to say it.
Youare invited. Here are the details: January 11 Performance!