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Now Dance (for Capri by Night)

August 16, 2021 Ben Sisto
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Now Dance borrows it’s name from a song by the same title, released in 1987 by Byron Davis & The Fresh Krew on the 4 Sight Records label. Like many early Miami Bass artists, Davis packed his work with samples from sources like Ohio Players’ Love Rollercoaster and Roger's unforgettable 10+ minute rendition of I Heard it Through the Grapevine. Now Dance is both an original composition and an index of sorts, enticing listeners to learn more about the genre’s roots and influences. I think of this collection of videos for Capri by Night in a similar way — a mixtape of ideas, samples, artists and presentation styles that offer a window into the wider world of dance as I’ve come to know and appreciate it. My thanks to the talented artists and organizations who accepted my invitation to participate.

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    • AUNTS, AUNTS realness, 2013

    • Jérôme Bel, Pichet Klunchun and Myself (excerpt), 2005

    • CHERYL, HOW TO CHERYL, 2008 

    • The Merce Cunningham Trust, Variations V (excerpt), 1965

    • Cynthia Davidson, Urban Punk Ballet in Second Life, 2013 

    • Beth Gill, Catacomb NDP 3, 2016

    • Jerron Herman, Phys Ed (excerpt), 2017

    • Makeya Kaiser, Tribute to Whitney Houston, 2016

    • Alice Sheppard, DESCENT, 2017

    • Ben Sisto featuring SR Palm, What I'm Trying to Say, 2014

  • Credits:

    • AUNTS realnessAppears courtesy of AUNTSVideo by Marin Media Lab

      Originally part of American Realness at Abrons Art Center, New York City, 2013

      Featuring Emily Wexler, Leslie Cuyjet, Stacy Grossfield, Milka Djordevich, Geo Wyeth, Larissa Velez-Jackson, Yackez, Aaron Mattocks, Jen Rosenbilt, Jillian Pena, Lindsey Drury, Tara Aisha Willis, Lily Gold, Maggie Bennett, Gillian Walsh, Shizu Homma, Owen Weaver*Pichet Klunchun and Myself: Captation Intégrale (excerpt)Appears courtesy of Rebecca Lee and Sandro Grando for Jérôme BelFeaturing Pichet Klunchun and Jérôme BelMusic: Killing Me Softly With His Song (Roberta Flack)

    • HOW TO CHERYL
      Appears courtesy of CHERYL

      Choreography and performance by Destiny Pierce, Stina Puotinen, Nick Schiarizzi and Sarah Van BurenMusic: Fancy Footwork (Chromeo)

    • Variations V (excerpt)
      Appears courtesy of the Merce Cunningham Trust

      Musicians: John Cage, David Tudor and Gordon Mumma, Choreography: Merce Cunningham / The Merce Cunningham Dance CompanyFilmed Projections & Visual Effects: Stan VanDerBeek and Nam June Paik, Lighting: Beverly Emmons, Directed for Film by Arne Arnborn

    • Urban Punk Ballet in Second Life
      Appears courtesy of Cynthia Davidson
      Directed by Cynthia Davidson, Featuring Serena Guardian, Choreography by Vista Animations. Spacesuit: Nicky Rees. Location: Wodka. Music: Second Life Radio live stream

    • Catacomb NDP 3
      Appears courtesy of Beth Gill
      Choreography by Beth Gill, Performed by Heather Lang and Stuart Singer, Music by Jon Moniaci, Costume design by Baille Younkman

    • Phys Ed
      Appears courtesy of Jerron Herman
      Choreography and performance by Jerron Herman

    • Tribute to Whitney HoustonAppears courtesy of Makeya Kaiser and Creativity Explored
      Directed by Makeya Kaiser, Technical assistance by Veronica Graham, Starring Makeya Kaiser as Whitney Houston, Guest starring Marie Fong as “Announcer"

    • DESCENT
      Appears courtesy of Alice Sheppard
      Choreography & Performance: Alice Sheppard in collaboration with Laurel Lawson, Lighting, Video, and Projection Design: Michael Maag

      Video images inspired by selected sculptures of Auguste Rodin. Original images provided by Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center For Visual Arts at Stanford University. Additional video courtesy of MANCC, Chris Cameron.

      Kinetic Light Team:
      Artistic Director: Alice Sheppard; Deputy Director: Lisa Niedermeyer; Project Manager: Marýa Wethers; Production Manager: Joseph Futral; Fundraising Consultant: Benvenuti Arts; Marketing Consultant: PURPOSE Productions; Production Coordinator: Stephanie Byrnes Harrell; Website Design: CyCore Systems

      Writing Fellow: Mariama Noguera-Devers

      RAMP Design Team:
      Sara Hendren, Yevgeniya Zastavker, and Katie Butler, Daniel Daugherty, Duncan Hall, Andrew Holmes, Erica Lee, Scott Mackinlay, Apurva Raman, March Saper, Alexander Scott, Kimberly Winter, Rachel Yang, Jingyi Xu, with support from Olin College. Ramp Engineering and Fabrication: Rooster Productions, LLC

      Funding:
      DESCENT was made possible, in part, by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; General Operating support was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; The MAP Fund, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Dance/NYC’s Disability. Dance. Artistry Fund, made possible by the Ford Foundation with additional support provided by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation; the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University. DESCENT was also supported by Dancers’ Group’s CA$H grant program, Puffin Foundation West, Ltd., and the Yip Harburg Foundation.

    • What I'm Trying to Say
      appears courtesy of Ben Sisto.
      Choreography by Ben Sisto and S.R. Palm; based on the works by John Jacobson. Performance by S.R. Palm, Music: What I'm Trying to Say (Robert Burton Hubele)

  • Capri by Night, Schauspiel Köln / Offenbachplatz, Cologne, Germany.

    Organized by Lyoudmila Milanova in cooperation with Schauspiel Köln, with the support of Sparkasse KölnBonn, Kulturamt Stadt Köln, RheinEnergie Stiftung Kultur.




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