Photo credit: Laura Orfanelli, Stephen Delas Heras
Carmen Caceres DanceAction
BLINDSPOT is a multimedia performance piece comprised of a movement-driven narrative inspired by George Orwell’s novel “1984,” with 4 to 8 dancers, live music by Eran Fink, live feed video, and media projections. It examines the current social, political, and economic reality during the Trump Era of the United States.
Carmen Caceres is a dance artist, originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2012 she founded DanceAction, a contemporary dance company based in New York that produces performing artworks in collaboration. With DA, Carmen has presented works in numerous performance series and festivals in New York and abroad. CPR’s “Spring Movement,” “Under Exposed” at Dixon Place, “FIDCDMX” in Mexico City, “Ticino in Danza” in Ticino, Switzerland, and “Women Center Stage Festival” in New York, are some of them. DA’s “BLINDSPOT” was sponsored by the BAC community grant and received the Dance/NYC emergency grant. DA was recently invited as a Virtual Resident Artist for The Center at West Park in the Spring of 2021.
Carmen received a BA in Dance and Education at SUNY Empire and studied dance at the former Merce Cunningham Studio. In her native city, she graduated from the National School of Dance and the National University of the Arts.
Carmen’s past collaborations include Lisa Parra, Elia Mrak, and Sarah Berges.
Photo credit: Jeremiah Cumberbatch
chrisbelldances
FlyAway is a tragic modern romance. A SadBoy (London Brison) meets Fu*kBoy(Chris Bell) meets NiceGirl(Nicole Baker) love triangle that is being directed by their personal demon (Katarina Lott) which is doing it's best to make them all unhappy. It seems far off, but we've all saught out love, we've all been let down by those we trusted, we've all wished the worst for another person, we've all longed for it to end. You are them, they are you, and there's a closing number with lots of sequins, skin and rad dance moves so be sure to watch till the end. FlyAway features a soundtrack of love songs from the 20th century, costumes by Dav Burrington and movement direction and choreography by Chris Bell.
Chris Bell, originally from the Eastside of San Antonio, Texas. MFA (Case Western Reserve) & BS (Lamar University) in dance and because he likes camping and the beach a BS in Geology. He currently makes work with Raja Feather Kelly as a member of 'the feath3r theory', Eryc Taylor Dance and is a frequent collaborator with (and former choreographic assistant to) Mark Dendy. His most recent project was a one man play, Theater in Quarantine's 'Mute Swan' Written by Pulitzer-prize finalist Madeleine George choreography by KatieRose McLaughlin. He teaches for ETD Outreach, Marquis Studios, TADA! Youth Theaters, and Marble Collegiate Church, where he’s also the resident choreographer. @chrisbelldances has been in residence at the Cherry Grove Community House and Theater, America’s oldest continuously operating LGBTQIA+ theater and has presented work in 4 out of 5 boroughs in NYC (including evening length works at Dixon Place and Gibney Dance Center).