light and desire is nominated for the 2022 New York Dance & Performance Awards (The Bessies)!
2022 Nominee for Outstanding Performer: Carla Forte, Ildiko Toth, Joanna Lesnierowska, Ermira Goro, Rosalynde LeBlanc, and Colleen Thomas
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Transition.
Change.
Going nowhere.
Perception.
Perception is two-thirds of the law.
This piece is about women artists during fascist times.
Oppression.
Going backwards.
Smile. Stupid.
Simple. Whore. Sexy. Prude.
The art of manipulation.
Crazy.
Loud.
Grating.
Palatable.
Transition. Change.
Created against the backdrop of increasing extremism worldwide, light and desire is a piece that must be made, words that must be said, and truths that must be told. Our bodies. Ourselves. Thomas joins five women artists from Venezuela (Carla Forte), Hungary/Germany (Ildiko Toth), Poland (Joanna Lesnierowska), Greece (Ermira Goro), and North America (Rosalynde LeBlanc), taking a personal and universal look at how women artists cope under oppressive and manipulative power structures. This feminist collective looks at the many moments of transition and asks how women hold, embody and express power. The world premiere performances took place at New York Live Arts in New York City from September 15-18, 2021.
The creation of light and desire was supported in part by a commission from New York Live Arts’ Live Feed Residency program with generous support from the Trust for Mutual Understanding, Adam Mickiwiecz Institute, and Barnard College. The Live Feed Residency program is supported in part by Rockefeller Brothers Fund, National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and the Partners for New Performance.
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