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7:00 PM
EPHEMERAL ARTIFACTS
March Dance 2024 |TRAVIS KNIGHTS AND BRANDY LEARY, CANADA
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Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Auditorium, Chennai
- Language English
- Price All are Welcome
Ephemeral Artifacts is a non-linear journey through the evolution of jazz and tap. It celebrates the body as a space of transmission and dance as a defiant act of creating knowledge. Featuring tap artist Travis Knights this work integrates music, video and storytelling. It unravels the body as a site of consequence and celebrates the act of dancing as a form of resistance.
Production History: Ephemeral Artifacts is a repertoire production of ĀNANDAM ’s choreographed by Brandy Leary. Created in 2017 it exists in different iterations, each with a diverse cast of artists. Since 2017 the work has been shown in gallery, theatre and public space contexts.
Credits
Co-Choreographer, Director, Dramaturge Brandy Leary
Co-Choreographer, Performer, Composer Travis Knights
Lighting Design Siobhan Sleath
Sculpture/Set Design Nithya Garg
Video Design/Cinematography Eamon Mac
Produced by ANANDAM Dance Theatre.
Biography of artists:
Brandy Leary is a choreographer and dancer. She creates contemporary performances informed by dance, martial arts, circus and theatre. The dances she creates examine structural questions on the body, space and audience. She is the founder and Artistic Director of ĀNANDAM.
Travis Knights is a Tap Dancer. Born in Montreal, Travis was inspired to dance by Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr. Introduced to the rich oral tradition of Tap by his teacher Ethel Bruneau at age 10,
Travis went on to travel the world spreading his love of rhythm across 4 continents, touring with Tap Dogs, and Tapestry Dance Company. He currently lives in Brampton, Ontario and hosts The Tap Love Tour Podcast, available on spotify, soundcloud and apple podcasts, featuring interviews with a myriad of inspiring tap dance artists.
Location
No 4 Rutland Gate 5th Street
Chennai 600006
India