research or die.
summer | main event
running from the 1st to the 28th of july 2024
© slade segerson
© eliza ladensohn / showing assistant austin tyson
b12 summer main event
—location: eden***** studios & dock11
Bret Easterling
bemoving
this performance project is designed for around 17 people and lasts for 13 days (tuesday off). it will be presented five times alongside two other performance projects at dock 11, a theater in the center of berlin. bret's performance project runs from 2 - 14 july 2024.
rehearsals:
2 july - 8 july: 9:00 - 12:30 at eden studios
9 july: no rehearsal
10 july: 9:00 - 10:30 at dock 11 theater / 11:15 - 13:00 at dock 11 studio
11 july: 9:00 - 12:00 at dock 11 theater / 13:00 - 14:45 at dock 11 studio
12 july: 9:00 - 11:00 at dock 11 theater / 12:30 - 14:15 at dock 11 studio / 16:00 - 18:00 dress rehearsal at dock 11 theater with all three groups
13 july: 12:30 -13:00 possible feedback session at dock 11 theater
14 july: 12:30 -13:00 possible feedback session at dock 11 theater
performances:
12 july: 19:00 - 20:30 at dock 11 theater
13 july: 15:00 - 16:30 & 19:00 - 20:30 at dock 11 theater
14 july: 15:00 - 16:30 & 19:00 - 20:30 at dock 11 theater
new: if you are interested in us booking housing for you during the time of the performance project as well, indicate that in your application. please understand that we have limited housing available.
the application deadline is 28 april 2024.
on second thought
This dance work will be mostly an improvisational structure that the dancers traverse through with differing outcomes. It will be presented as real-time research that features dancers confronting and filtering through their decisions inside of the act of dancing, ultimately arriving at new, unpredictable places. the compositional framework is set, letting the dancers and their physical materials be the variables that allow for multiple solutions to be presented. With the dancers coming from a variety of social, cultural, and geographical backgrounds, this work will celebrate how their unique histories live differently in their bodies and amplify their creative voices. This piece, built on presentness, will therefore feel alive and be filled with surprises as the dancers commit to challenging their instincts.
biography
bret easterling is a dance artist, creator, producer, and educator based in los angeles, california. he received his bfa and the hector zaraspe prize for choreography from the juilliard school, and was a formative member of andrea miller's gallim dance. after graduation, bret moved to tel aviv to join ohad naharin’s batsheva dance company, where he danced for seven years. during his time in israel, he became a certified gaga teacher and an ilan lev method practitioner. bret is currently on faculty at usc’s glorya kaufman school of dance, and stages naharin’s repertory at collegiate dance programs and professional dance companies around the world. he was recognised as a choreographic fellow at the inaugural ann & weston hicks choreography fellowship at jacob’s pillow in 2018 and was an artist in residence at la dance project in 2019. bret is the artistic director of the non-profit bemoving, an organisation dedicated to building communal environments for the research, development, and dissemination of dance works and movement practices. he is also the co-creator of the ghost light residency, a program which grants dance-theatre artists, from historically marginalised communities, the opportunity to further their craft inside of proscenium theatres of the greater los angeles area.
company info
bemoving
bemoving is a nonprofit organization led by LGBTQ+ dance makers and educators who are dedicated to building communal environments for the research, development, and dissemination of dance works and movement practices. We operate with three points of focus: engaging progressive artists to create innovative dance content for both live and digital consumption; hosting financially accessible high-calibre movement workshops for professional dancers and enthusiasts alike; and producing residency programs that enable dance artists from historically marginalised groups opportunities to further their craft.
assistant
austin tyson
austin tyson is originally from portland, or where he trained with the jefferson dancers. he received his bfa from nyu - tisch school of the arts. post university, austin joined andrea miller’s gallim dance where he was involved with numerous creations that were performed nationally and internationally. austin went on to perform in punchdrunk’s critically acclaimed, sleep no more, where he eventually became a rehearsal director. currently, austin is based in la where he is a freelance performer/choreographer, pilates instructor, and the associate director of bemoving.
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