Ephrat asherie dance will perform at the tent at ps21 friday and saturday, august 25 and 26, at 8. The 5 best movies, concerts, literary festivals, and more. Ephrat asherie, a 2016 bessie awardwinner, discusses her. As part of a proposed documentary yoni has agreed to be a part of, he meets up with dancerchoreographer, ephrat, for a conversation in her lower manhattan officestudio. Last wednesday, as dance world luminaries and patrons alike gathered to celebrate its 75th anniversary, this was more apparent than ever as brief dance performances unfolded in unexpected corners of the divisions home. Beginner house class filmed on may 26, 2016 teacher. Ephrat asherie chose not to major in dance because she knew dance would be a part of her life regardless. To see performance of odeon by ephrat asherie and to meet the performers in advance of the event at the clarice.
Dedicated to revealing the inherent complexities of these forms, ead explores the expansive narrative qualities of various street and club styles including breaking, hip hop and house, as a means to tell stories, develop innovative imagery, and find new modes of expression. Ephrat asherie dances odeon at the annenberg center. Download tech rider here download access rider here. I wanted to reconnect with that part of my life, she says. She brings her street and social dance company to philadelphia for the first time to perform odeon, a highoctane, fulllength work set to the music of composer ernesto nazareth, played live. Excerpts from riff this, riff that, a first time collaboration between dancerchoreographer ephrat asherie and jazz pianistcomposer ehud. View the full program this gamechanging chamber ensemble. Odeon, an original dance work for seven dancers and four musicians, is the second collaboration between sister and brother team ephrat and ehud asherie choreographer and pianist, respectively. Ephrat asherie is a bona fide bgirl the boston globe. Breaker ephrat asherie puts on a show jewish telegraphic. Wiles, named one of dance magazines 25 to watch in 2017 for his infectious performances with ephrat asherie dance, founded les ballet afrik last year to. The slight, sinewy asherie aka bounce blew the audience away with her handsomelyarranged and expert breaking and club dancing. Alexis dreiss began dancing at the age of 5, in staten island, new york.
Odeon explores connections between various street and club dances and delves into the complexity created when you bring this extended family of dances together. Named in memory of largerthanlife choreographer alvin ailey, the troupe ailey ii is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the countrys best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of todays most outstanding emerging choreographers. Asherie is a regular guest artist with rennie harris puremovement and teaches breaking at nycs broadway dance center, peridance capezio center and the joffrey ball. Put your feet up, mix yourself a hearty drink, and make an occasion of these virtual. From performing on insideout to a world premiere in 2018, hear why ephrat asherie ephrat asherie dance considers the pillow as her dance home. Clarice smith performing arts center at maryland nefa skip to main content. Ephrat asherie dance is an urban dance theater company dedicated to creating a new movement language that combines the rawness of underground dance styles such as breaking, house, hip hop, and vogue with a contemporary dance aesthetic. Ehud asherie born 1979 is a jazz pianist and organist. He moved with his family to italy at the age of three, where he. Odeon, an original dance work for seven dancers and four musicians, is the second collaboration between sisterandbrother team ephrat and ehud asherie choreographer and. Ephrat asherie dance jacobs pillow dance festival 2018 youtube.
Street and social dance company ephrat asherie dance makes its philadelphia debut with odeon, a highoctane, fulllength work set to the music of composer ernesto nazareth. The jerome robbins dance division at the new york public library for the performing arts has never been stuffy or still. With exhilarating thrills, deathdefying feats and a bit of clowning around, 42ft a menagerie of mechanical marvels introduces modern audiences to the world of strongmen, acrobats and aerialists. Her love of languages, along with fond memories of her childhood in italy, inspired her to major in italian at barnard college. She has attended countless schools and intensives such as staten island ballet, complexions contemporary ballet, paul taylor, joffrey ballet ny, martha graham, the ailey school through both the professional performing arts school, and the professional division as a certificate student. Set to the music of early 20th century brazilian composer ernesto nazareth and performed live by jazz musician and brother ehud asherie, this original dance. Its probably safe to say that ephrat asherie is the only summa cum laude graduate of barnard college who makes her living breakdancing.
In odeon, ephrat asherie danceknown for its embodiment of street and club dance stylesdelivers a highenergy, hybrid work that layers breaking, hiphop, house and vogue over the buoyant score of 20thcentury brazilian composer ernesto nazareth, played live. Les ballet afrik and ephrat asherie dance on monday and tuesday, january and 14, 2020 at 7. The annenberg center and nextmove dance present the. Nypls jerome robbins dance divisions 75th anniversary. Teena marie custer is an urban dance theater artist based in pittsburgh, pa and london, ontario. Ephrat asherie dance riff this, riff that river to river. Ephrat asherie and fellow dancers pose backstage before a recent performance as part of a creative development residency in the doris duke theatre at jacobs pillow in becket. Contemporary dance has a vibrant home at dance center of. Ephrat bounce asherie demonstrates two ways to do a baby freeze, a fundamental pose that comes at the end of a dancers freestyle. The chat with priscilla what men wished women knew part one duration. Quicksilver baroques concert shines a spotlight on hidden gems by castello, merula and other longforgotten 17thcentury composers. Led by the boston globes bona fide bgirl and 2016 new york dance and performance bessie award recipient, ephrat asherie dance makes its redfern debut with odeon, a highoctane dance work for seven dancers and four musicians. Ephrat bounce asherie, a 2016 bessie award winner for innovative achievement in dance, is a new york city based bgirl, dancer and choreographer.
Choreographer and bona fide bgirl the boston globe ephrat asherie brings a highenergy, hybrid work that layers breaking, hiphop. As the choreographer ephrat asherie sees it, her new work, odeon, is a tale of two families. The music and movements start slowly, simply, but set just the right, dramatic tone. In process with ephrat asherie dance on sunday, april 26, 2020 at 7. Ephrat asherie dance the philadelphia dance calendar. Ephrat asherie dance ead is a dance company rooted in street and social dance. Ephrat asherie collaborates with her jazz pianist brother to place ernesto nazareths music in a world of breaking, house, hiphop and vogue.
Mid atlantic arts foundation maaf mid atlantic tours 20192020. New york jta near the start of the dance performance piece brothers, break dancer and choreographer ephrat asherie turns and faces the audience dressed like a boy. Ephrat bounce asherie is a new york citybased bgirl, dancer, and choreographer and a 2016. Performance presented as part of 1920 dance series with the annenberg center and nextmove dance. In conversation with ephrat asherie, river to river 2016 youtube. Featuring video of jacobs pillow dance festival artists, narrated tours, behindthescenes highlights, and curated playlists of all things jacobs pillow da. Street dances, afrobrazilian music combine in ephrat. Its also likely shes the only israeliborn bgirl to excel in a genre dominated by bboys.
Hiphop artist ephrat bounce asherie unites house, vogue and break dancing in a new eveninglength collaboration with her brother, jazz pianist ehud asherie. Clarice smith performing arts center at maryland nefa. As artistic director of ephrat asherie dance ead she has presented work at the apollo theater, firatarrega, jacobs pillow, new york live arts, summerstage, and the yard, among others. Ephrat asherie odeon led by the boston globes bona fide bgirl, ephrat asherie dance makes its fisher center debut with odeon, a highenergy, hybrid hiphop work set to and inspired by the music of early 20thcentury brazilian composer ernesto nazareth, played live. Below, find a roundup of all the live events that are wonderfuland streamableduring the upcoming week.
Set to the music of brazilian composer ernesto nazareth, known for mixing european harmonies with african rhythms, this work explores connections between various street and club dances including. Episode 50 ephrat bounce asherie by the wandering wolf. Tickets for this performance are currently unavailable through this site. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of laface records. Ephrat asherie, artistic director of ephrat asherie dance. Excerpts from riff this, riff that, a first time collaboration between dancer choreographer ephrat asherie and jazz pianistcomposer ehud. The brotherandsister artistic team of ephrat and ehud asherie, a choreographer and music director, respectively, bring ephrat asherie dances odeon to the balboa theatre in an artpower. Odeon, an original dance work for seven dancers and four musicians. Odeon, an original dance work for seven dancers and four musicians, is the second collaboration between sister and brother team ephrat and ehud asherie. Cirque mechanics latest theatrical invention brings the lore of the onering circus to historic macky auditorium. As an underground streetclub dancer, she has battled and performed with her crews get down gang and venus fly for the past 16 years. They formed in 2005 and their current lineup is comprised of vocalist lior seker, gili rosenberg on bass, drummer tomer z, all led by the bands mastermind omar ephrat, a guitarist, keyboardist, flautist, and all around multiinstrumentalist. Ephrat biography ephrat are a fairly young band in the world of heavy progressive music. Lmcc talked to river to river festival 2016 choreographerdancer ephrat asherie about her background, love for hiphop and the premiere of.
This gamechanging chamber ensemble,revered like rock stars within the early music scene the new york times, breathes new life into centuriesold sounds with brilliant, historicallyinformed talent. For more than 80 years, the artist series has brought the globes finest jazz. Ephrat asherie dance, odeon celebrity series of boston. Jacobs pillow creative development program brings out. Bessie award winner ephrat asherie is a new york based bgirl, dancer, and choreographer. As seen in dance magazine august 20 issue, inside nyc dance gives you an inside look at the new york city dance world, with indepth interviews, covera.