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Crossing
the Line 2008
September 16–October 5 |
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“One
of the fall’s most exciting and thought provoking performance
events.”
—The
New York Times
“One of the most exciting festivals to hit New York in years.”
—Time
Out New York
Additional Press:
- New
York Times Highlights for CTL 08 (pdf)
- Other
Press Highlights for CTL 08 (pdf) |
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Crossing
the Line, FIAF's annual fall festival returns
for its second year, once again presenting three
weeks of inter-disciplinary contemporary works by artists
who are transforming cultural practices on both sides
of the Atlantic.
Conceived, initiated, and produced by FIAF, Crossing
the Line is presented in partnership
with CPR-Center for Performance Research @ Greenbelt, Dance
Theater Workshop, Luxe Gallery, and Performance Space 122.
Click on the individual event titles below for more information. |
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Crossing the Line
Prelude
U. S. Premiere
The
Last Performance
(a lecture)
Jérôme Bel
Wednesday, September 10 at 7:30pm
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Choreographer Jérôme Bel discusses the creative process
in light of his controversial 1998 piece, The Last Performance. |
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U. S. Premiere
The
Snow White Project
Catherine Baÿ
Opens on Tuesday, September 16
Various times and locations.
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Artist Catherine Baÿ sets a troop of Snow Whites free in
New York City, and directs them in a series of provocative
site-specific performances. |
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U. S. Premiere
Alloy
Virginie Yassef
Tuesday, September 16–Saturday, October 4
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Artist Virginie Yassef brings her poetic videos, photographs,
and sculpture to the FIAF gallery in a multi-disciplinary,
site-specific installation. |
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U. S. Premiere
The
Image
Created by Arthur Nauzyciel
Written by Samuel Beckett
Thursday–Saturday, September 18–20 at 7pm
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Director Arthur Nauzyciel’s breathtaking performance of
Beckett’s The Image features French actress Lou Doillon,
dancer Damien Jalet, and New York-based musician Mileece,
each interpreting Beckett’s powerful words in their own,
personal ways. |
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Public Discussion
Why
Do Politicians
Need Artists?
Saturday, September 20, from 4–6pm
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A roundtable discussion including an opportunity for audience
members’ questions and observations. The panel features independent
artists from France and New York whose work engages with
social and political issues. |
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World Premiere
The
Bad Plus
and Benoît Delbecq
Saturday, September 20 at 8:30pm
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New York band The Bad Plus (bassist Reid Anderson, pianist
Ethan Iverson, and drummer David King) share a bill with
French musician Benoît Delbecq. |
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U. S. Premiere
Marie
Losier’s
Film Portraits
Tuesday, September 23 at 7pm
Co-presented by Luxe Gallery
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Film director Marie Losier presents a collection of her
much-loved portraits of endearingly eccentric personalities,
such as Tony Conrad, Richard Foreman, and Guy Maddin. A Q&A
with Tony Conrad will follow the screening. |
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World Premiere
Outtakes
Marie Losier
Sunday, September 7–Wednesday, October 8
Co-presented by Luxe Gallery
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A fascinating, hands-on installation by Marie Losier, constructed
from unused pieces of the director’s upcoming portrait of
Genesis P. Orridge. |
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U.S. Premiere
Thinking
Of Each Other
Like Good Friends Would
Ivana Müller
Tuesday, September 23–Sunday, October 5
Co-presented by Dance Theater Workshop
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Commissioned for Crossing the Line 2008, Ivana Müller
unveils a brand new video installation that will run throughout
the festival in the lobby of Dance Theater Workshop. |
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U. S. Premiere
While
We Were Holding It Together
Ivana Müller
Wednesday–Friday, September 24–26 at 8pm
Co-presented by Dance Theater Workshop
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The U.S. Premiere of award-winning choreographer Ivana
Müller’s mind-bending theatrical work, While We Were Holding
It Together. |
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U.S. Premiere
100%
Polyester
and Fantômes et vanités no4
Christian Rizzo
Thursday–Saturday, September 25–27, from
12-9pm
Co-presented by CPR-Center for Performance Research
@ Greenbelt
More Info
Artist and choreographer Christian Rizzo brings two beautiful
installation pieces to CPR in conjunction with the U.S. Premiere
of his untitled dance work: the haunting installation/ performance 100%
Polyester and, Fantômes et vanités nº4,
an explosive self-portrait of an artist shedding light on
his unique creativity that at once is both spectacular and
melancholic. |
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U.S. Premiere
I-Fang
Lin / Christian Rizzo
Thursday–Saturday, September 25–27 at 7:30pm
Co-presented by CPR-Center for Performance Research
@ Greenbelt
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Taiwanese dancer I-Fang Lin commissioned Christian Rizzo
to create this richly layered, poignant human portrait. |
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World Premiere
Food
Futures
With Julie Andrieu,
Wylie Dufresne,
and David Zuddas
Saturday & Sunday, September 27 & 28 from 4-6pm
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Culinary superstars from both sides of the Atlantic come
together to explore what it means to be on the cutting-edge
of cuisine. |
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Pierre
Coulibeuf’s
Love Neutral
and Balkan Baroque
Tuesday, September 30 at 7pm
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Screening of two of esteemed film artist Pierre Coulibeuf's
most absorbing works, one of which (Balkan Baroque)
features a turn by famed artist Marina Abramovic. Due to
unforeseen personal circumstances, Mr. Coulibeuf will not
attend the screening as was previously announced. |
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U. S. Premiere
Olivier
Assayas' Eldorado/Preljocaj
Wednesday, October 1 at 7pm
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Director, screenwriter, and film critic Olivier Assayas
presents his two-part documentary, in which he chronicles
the intense collaboration between French choreographer Angelin
Preljocaj and composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Mr. Assayas
will be present to introduce the films. |
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U. S. Premiere
At
the Beginning,
Monteverdi
Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Thursday–Saturday, October 2–4 at 8pm
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Celebrated cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton performs an intimate “musical
itinerary,” inspired by the music of revolutionary composer
Claudio Monteverdi—at once redeeming the old while simultaneously
illuminating the new. |
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U. S. Premiere
Diptyque:
A Standing Boy
and With My Own Hands
Friday & Saturday, October 3 & 4
Created by Rachid Ouramdane and Pascal Rambert
Co-presented by Performance Space 122
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Rachid Ouramdane and Pascal Rambert present two separate,
beautifully intense pieces that will be performed in two
separate spaces over the course of a single evening. Audience
members will choose whether to see one or both, and therefore
take an active role in defining their relationships to them. |
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Co-Presenters:
CPR-Center for Performance Research @ Greenbelt; Dance Theatre
Workshop; Luxe Gallery;
Performance Space 122
Festival Sponsors:
Axial Capital Management LLC; BNP
Paribas; Cultural Services of the French Embassy; CulturesFrance; Étant
donnés: the French-American Fund for the Performing Arts,
a Program of FACE; FUSED (French-US Exchange in Dance); General
Consulate of the Netherlands; The Goethe Institute; Goldman,
Sachs & Co.; IREO; Fondation Jean-Luc Lagardère;
The Laura Pels Foundation; SACD (Société des
auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques); Tiger Veda Management,
LLC
FIAF Season Sponsors:
American
Airlines is the official airline of FIAF; The Florence
Gould Foundation; Cinéma programs are made possible with
public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts,
a State agency
Co-curator Simon Dove’s participation
in Crossing the Line made possible, in part, with
the support of Herberger College Dance, Arizona State University |
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