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Ayudapii: The Primitive (The Evolution of Need, Phase One)
Ayudapii (pronounced uh-YOU-duh-pie) is the invented term for the specific species of movement artist whose expressive language relies on an intimate physical relationship with the space on or just above the floor.
This performance features movement artists Monica Mata Gilliam, Alice Gosti, Allie Hankins and Shannon Kay Stewart and musician Christopher Hydinger.
Of special note in this performance will be the inclusion of an exploded chamber-style seating arrangement, placing each audience member and each performer in potentially highly intimate proximity to one another. And with the individual seats consisting of a firm yet comfortable, tightly rolled, hypoallergenic textile cylinder, all those in attendance will be sitting in a gently supported cross-legged position on the floor and therefore afforded the incredibly rare opportunity to not only be "in" the performance but to experience, digest and even feel the movement in a way not unlike the revolution in 3D feature length films that has recently occurred in movie theaters.
The Evolution of Need explores how all things, including needs, evolve by moving through three distinct phases of existence. Phase One is the Primitive phase and can be summed up as Messy Simplicity, inherently possessing ignorant asymmetry, less ideas/materials/etc. each serving more functions and ignorant non-long term solutions/answers/etc. Phase Two is the Explorative phase and can be summed up as Transitional Experimentation, inherently possessing a no-boundaries ongoing chronological cycle defined by observation, realization, invention and testing. Phase Three is the Consciousness phase and can be summed up as Elegant Complexity, inherently possessing purposeful asymmetry and symmetry, more ideas/materials/etc. each serving less functions and purposeful short and long term solutions/answers/etc.
Directors Bios
Paige Barnes is a Seattle-based contemporary choreographer, movement artist and GYROTONIC and GYROKINESIS instructor. She co-founded Open Flight Studio (2002-present) and Locate Performance Group (1998-2004). In 2008, she teamed up with Christopher Hydinger to form the movement art/music group PB_TMOG. Together they have co-created the MovementFilmMusic and Ayudapii series. Since 1996, Barnes has choreographed and performed in projects internationally in Ecuador, Mexico, Cuba and nationally in Minneapolis, Philadelphia and extensively throughout Seattle and is currently the co-creative director and co-curator of the quarterly dance and music improvisation-based series HERE/NOW. She has received awards from The Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation in 2002, 2004 and 2009, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs in 2005 and 2009, Artist Trust, danceWEB (Vienna, Austria), WA State Arts Commission and Pacific Northwest Dance Lab. She holds a BA in Dance from the University of Washington.
Christopher Hydinger is a Seattle-based cross-disciplinary designer, artist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and writer. He has performed locally, regionally and nationally with such acts as Low, David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) and Tara Jane O'Neil, was the artist-in-residence at Punk Rock Yoga (2004-2006), produced/scored the dance film Thetrialsofaninterstateaffair with choreographer/movement artist Jessica Jobaris, co-founded the movement art/music group PB_TMOG (2008-present) and is the co-creative director and co-curator of the quarterly dance and music improvisation-based series HERE/NOW. Current//past groups include PB_TMOG, The Music of Grayface, 38 44, the antenna project//ARKADE, Palodine, Death By Doll, Electric Chinese Orchestra, Lady Krishna's Peppermint Lounge, The Dotted Line and Abstract.
More Info
Paige Barnes: openflightstudio.org/about/paige_barnes
Christopher Hydinger: myspace.com/hypeisdead
Monica Mata Gilliam: projectspaceavailable.com
Alice Gosti: gostia.net
Allie Hankins: myspace.com/inkeepingtime
Shannon Kay Stewart: feetlikebirds.blogspot.com
The Music of Grayface: myspace.com/themusicofgrayface
HERE/NOW: herenowonline.blogspot.com
This performance produced in part with generous financial assistance from the Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation.
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LocationOpen Flight Studio
4205 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 13 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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