December Next Wave Festival Engagements at the BAM Fisher
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December Next Wave Festival engagements at the BAM Fisher Dec 2—5: Choreographer and dancer Souleymane Badolo—2015 Harkness Foundation Artist in Residence at the BAM Fisher— explores personal themes of tradition, identity, and artistry in the world premiere work Yimbégré, a BAM commission Dec 9—12: Alas, The Nymphs…, a collaborative dance-theater work based on the ancient Greek myth of Hylas, marks Hotel Savant Artistic Director John Jahnke Next Wave debut Dec 16—20: Written and performed by leading British actor Paterson Joseph, Sancho: An Act of Remembrance is based on the remarkable true story of Charles Ignatius—the first man of African origin to cast a vote in Britain Bloomberg Philanthropies is the Season Sponsor BAM Fisher (Fishman Space, 321 Ashland Pl) All tickets: $25 Brooklyn, NY/Oct 22, 2015—BAM Fisher performances as part of the 2015 Next Wave Festival conclude in December with two world premiere works: 2015 Harkness Foundation Artist in Residence at the BAM Fisher Souleymane Badolo’s Yimbégré, an exploration of the tension between tradition and artistic freedom from the Burkina Faso-born, Brooklyn-based choreographer and dancer; and innovative Hotel Savant artistic director John Jahnke’s Next Wave debut Alas, The Nymphs…, a dance-theater deconstruction of the Greek myth of Hylas. The Fisher season concludes with the New York premiere of Sancho, An Act of Remembrance written and performed by renowned British actor Paterson Joseph (Royal Shakespeare Company’s Julius Caesar, Winter/Spring 2013; HBO’s The Leftovers). Designed as an intimate and flexible performance space for both emerging and established artists, the BAM Fisher became part of the BAM campus in the fall of 2012. All tickets are $25. Yimbégré World Premiere Souleymane Badolo Lighting design by Carol Mullins BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), 321 Ashland Pl Dec 2—5 at 7:30pm Tickets: $25 Master Class Co-presented by BAM and Mark Morris Dance Group Souleymane Badolo Nov 23 at 6pm, Mark Morris Dance Center (3 Lafayette Ave) For dancers of all levels Visit BAM.org/master-classes for more information and to register Price: $25 In the Mooré language, yimbégré means beginning. For 2015 Harkness Foundation Artist in Residence at the BAM Fisher Souleymane Badolo—born in Burkina Faso and based in Brooklyn— coming to the US marked both a creative rebirth and a personal reckoning. The complex questions born out of this experience inform this deeply personal world premiere work which addresses multiple divides: generational, geographic, aesthetic. It asks the questions: what is lost in the universal quest for progress and modernity? How do we remain true to ourselves and our ancestry while pursuing our ambitions? While Badolo incorporates traditional Burkinabé dance, voice, and spiritual practice in his choreographic practice, Yimbégré, a BAM commission, simultaneously acknowledges and addresses the tension between tradition and contemporary ideas, and the way this tension can constrain artists striving for personal and political freedom. Burkinabé master drummer Mamoudou Konate provides live musical accompaniment and Badolo is joined on stage by dancer Sylvestre Koffitse Akakapo- Adzaku. Souleymane “Solo” Badolo is a Brooklyn-based choreographer and dancer born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. He started his professional career as a dancer for the DAMA, a traditional African dance company. In 1993 he founded his own Burkina Faso-based troupe, Kongo Ba Téria, which fuses traditional African dances with western contemporary dance and continues to tour internationally. Since moving to New York in 2009, Badolo has created a number of solo projects commissioned and presented by Danspace, New York Live Arts, Dance New Amsterdam, Harlem Stage, the 92nd Street Y, the Museum of Art & Design, The Apollo Theater, and the River to River Festival. He has collaborated with Nora Chipaumire, Ralph Lemon, Reggie Wilson, and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar of Urban Bush Women. His ongoing research in Africa has been supported by The Suitcase Fund of New York Live Arts. In 2012 he received the Juried Bessie Award (from jurists Lar Lubovitch, Yvonne Rainer, and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar). Badolo graduated from Bennington College with an MFA in June 2013, and has has been a guest instructor at The New School, Bennington College, Yale University, Bard College, and the Nichols School (Buffalo). For press information contact Adriana Leshko at [email protected] or 718.724.8021 Souleymane Badolo is the recipient of the 2015 Harkness Dance Residency at the BAM Fisher Leadership support for dance at BAM provided by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Harkness Foundation for Dance Commissioned by BAM Alas, The Nymphs… World Premiere John Jahnke/Hotel Savant Written and directed by John Jahnke Original score by Fennesz Choreographic contribution by Jordan Isadore Set design by Gordon Landenberger Video design by Josh Higgason and Andrew Schneider Sound design by Kristin Worrall Costumes by Ramona Ponce Lighting design by Laura Mroczkowski “Jahnke…brings a meticulous eye and a cool heart to his imagistic work” – The New York Times BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), 321 Ashland Pl Dec 9—12 at 7:30pm Tickets: $25 A collaborative world premiere work from Hotel Savant Artistic Director John Jahnke, Alas, The Nymphs… is based on the ancient Greek myth of Hylas, about an Argonaut presumed abducted by water nymphs. Featuring music by electronic composer Fennesz, the production tells the story of a Greek king who abandons his war-torn country for the safety of a cliff-side cave. It is the first installment of Jahnke’s Men Go Down trilogy, which traces the extended lifespan of that same tormented ruler, a man who cannot die until he makes a decision about how to handle his human responsibilities. Alas, The Nymphs… focuses on the king’s initial abandonment of his country and its consequences, with a particular focus on the topical issue of sexual violence during periods of war and civil unrest. Many elements of the production upend expected performance norms. The choregrapher will create a movement score for two performers independent from Jahnke’s rehearsals in an effort to create two separate works that can be performed as one; the arrhythmic result will serve to heighten the fragmented nature of Jahnke’s poetic text. In addition, while the BAM engagement marks the world premiere of this first installment of the trilogy, part three—Black Recollections—premiered as part of Performance Space 122’s 2011 COIL festival, and was the first section to be staged. For press information contact Adriana Leshko at [email protected] or 718.724.8021 Fennesz's score commissioned by the Austrian Cultural Forum New York Sancho: An Act of Remembrance New York Premiere Conceived, written, and performed by Paterson Joseph Co-directed by Simon Godwin Design by Michael Vale Music and sound design by Ben Park Lighting design by Lucrecia Briceño BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), 321 Ashland Pl Dec 16—19 at 7:30pm; Dec 20 at 3pm Tickets: $25 BAM Gathering: Sancho With Paterson Joseph Led by Bryan Doerries Dec 17, post-show (free for same-day ticket holders) Written and performed by Paterson Joseph (Royal Shakespeare Company’s Julius Caesar, Winter/Spring 2013; HBO’s The Leftovers), Sancho: An Act of Remembrance is based on the remarkable true story of Charles Ignatius—the first man of African origin to cast a vote in Britain. Born on a slave ship in 1729 and named for the founder of the Jesuit order, Ignatius was taken in by three sisters who intended to keep him like Don Quixote’s docile servant, Sancho Panza. Ignatius, however, pursued a daring and determined life, becoming a social satirist, actor, composer, man of letters, and the subject of a portrait by renowned 18th-century painter Thomas Gainsborough. Sancho: An Act of Remembrance is a surprising, witty, and moving look at the small but vibrant African-British community in England in the 1700s. It tells the singular story of a man who achieved the distinction of being both wholly African and wholly British. Paterson Joseph is a leading British actor seen most recently in New York as Brutus in the RSC's Julius Caesar at BAM. He has worked regularly at the National Theatre in London (Saint Joan, Royal Hunt for the Sun, The Emperor Jones, Elmina's Kitchen) the RSC (Julius Caesar, Don Juan, Troilus and Cressida, Love's Labour’s Lost, King Lear) as well as the Royal Exchange, Gate, Almeida and Young Vic Theatres. His work for television includes BBC's The Hollow Crown (PBS), The Leftovers (HBO), and Danny Boyle’s Babylon. Paterson is a season regular in Law and Order UK and Peep Show. he has also appeared in Doctor Who, Hustle, and No.1 Ladies Detective Agency (all BBC). In 2015 Paterson can be seen co-starring with Christopher Ecclestone in Safe House, a major four-part drama for ITV, as well as Apocalypse Slough, a new series for NBC/Universal. Simon Godwin is a British theater director based in London, where he is an associate director of the Royal Court Theatre and associate artist at Bristol Old Vic. This year Godwin has directed Shaw’s Man and Superman and Farquhar’s The Beaux’ Stratagem at the National Theatre; this summer he will direct Richard II for The Globe Theater. He made his Royal Shakespeare Company debut in 2014, directing Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona. Godwin was honored with an Evening Standard award in 2010 for direction of Nick Payne’s Wanderlust (Royal Court) and an Evening Standard/Burberry Award for Emerging Director in 2012. For press information contact Sandy Sawotka at [email protected] or 718.636.4190 Commissioned by the Oxford Playhouse and produced by Pemberley Productions and Oxford Playhouse. Credits Bloomberg Philanthropies is the Season Sponsor.