HERE/NOW
My blogs
| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, WA, United States |
| Introduction | A quarterly Dance and Music improvisation-based performance series produced by Christopher Hydinger and Paige Barnes and hosted by Open Flight Studio (OFS) located in the University District. HERE/NOW consists of 8 Dancers and 8 Musicians randomly paired together and given 8 minutes to improvise a duet. The pairings are generated by writing the 16 participants' names on small pieces of paper, placing the 8 Dancers' names in one hat and the 8 Musicians' names in another hat and the two producers walking through the audience requesting the assistance of random individuals to blindly choose one name from each hat and read it aloud. The Dancer and Musician whose names are drawn are then given a few brief moments to settle, the stage lights are faded out to black and each duet begins as the stage lights are slowly faded back in. With its high level of curation via a deep respect for the art and craft of Dance and Music, its dynamic audience-engaging format and its community-building ethos, HERE/NOW is a distinct and vital cultural event while also serving as a much needed platform for experimentation, connection and feedback between professional Dancers and Musicians. |