World premiere of 311
Presented by Sitelines 2008
A project of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Part of the 2008 River to River Festival


July 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 2008
At noon and 1:30pm
1 Centre St near the food kiosk
4/5/6/J/M/Z to Brooklyn Bridge City Hall
FREE

Risa Jaroslow's new work, 311, took place under the massive archways of the city's Municipal Building. Six dancers engaged in a range of interactions, while an interviewer queried passersby and people entering and leaving the building about their thoughts on city government. These amplified conversations provided the dance's sound score. The piece looked at what emerged when the audience was asked to engage with the movement and interviews in the larger context of the current national focus on government and civic engagement, as well as in the immediate context of a dance performance in an unusual location.

Performed by: Rachel Boggia, Eun Jung Choi-Gonzalez, Luke Gutgsell, Rachel Lehrer, Paul Singh, and Guillermo Ortega Tanus.

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