Isaac Julien & Russell Maliphant: November 6-10

Isaac Julien & Russell Maliphant,
Cast No Shadow, 2007
A PERFORMA Commission

Multiple events. See Performa website for details.

Artist Talk to follow November 8 show only.

BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
Nov 8 - Nov 10, 2007
7:30 pm
$20, 30, 35, 45

BAMDialogue: 9pm November 8
A post-show discussion with the artists, moderated by Jose Munoz, Chair of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Co-presented by PERFORMA.

Visual artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien’s first evening length production, Cast No Shadow, brings to life Julien’s extraordinary triptych of films–True North, Fantôme Afrique, and Small Boats–in a remarkable work for the stage. In collaboration with acclaimed British choreographer Russell Maliphant, Cast No Shadow uses shifting geographical landscapes–from the North Pole, to Burkina Faso, to Sicily–and bodies in motion that at times seem to spill directly from the film onto the dance floor, to reveal deeply poignant stories of expedition and migration. Cast No Shadow, a PERFORMA Commission with Sadler’s Wells (London) is co-commissioned by Dance Umbrella and co-produced by Espace Des Arts, Scène Nationale de Chalon-sur-Saône. It will premiere at Sadler’s Wells in October and make its US premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as part of PERFORMA07 and BAM’s 25th Next Wave Festival.

Cast No Shadow was first conceived by Isaac Julien over three years ago, when PERFORMA Director RoseLee Goldberg suggested to him that he create a live performance out of his films. In 2005, Sadler’s Wells joined PERFORMA as a Co-Commissioner and Producer of Cast No Shadow, and brought Russell Maliphant on board to collaborate with Julien on the project.

http://07.performa-arts.org/artists.php?id=5&detail=true