Event

Frantic Beauty

The World Premiere of Frantic Beauty marks LEIMAYs return to BAM Fisher for the third installment of their BECOMING pentalogy. Co-conceived, designed, and directed by Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya and featuring the LEIMAY Ensemble, this original dance theater work reflects on society's pursuit of and relationship to beauty. In Frantic Beauty, the multidisciplinary duo navigates this intricate thematic terrain by engulfing the audiences in trembling images, layering striking physicality and textured video landscapes, lushly scored by the Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal (House of Cards).

Frantic Beauty is accompanied by a publication that reflects on the themes of the work.

About:
Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya are the duo behind CAVE, the New York Butoh Festival, and the Williamsburg SOAK festival. Comprising photography, video art, installation, and dance and often involving interdisciplinary collaborations and training projects, tracing multiple g sculptural, video, and light installations and contemporary performances are rooted in the body, integrating instinct-grounded choreographies and mesmerizing environments.

For more information, visit LEIMAY.org.

Choreography: Ximena Garnica, Shige Moriya, with the LEIMAY Ensemble
Composer: Jeff Beal
Video Design and Program: Shige Moriya
Vocal Direction: Ximena Garnica
LEIMAY Ensemble: Masanori Asahara, Krystel Copper, Derek DiMartini, Omer Ephron, Mario Galeano
Rehearsal Assistants: Adi Eytan, Mary Lowman
Frantic Beauty Process Book: Ximena Garnica
Producer: LEIMAY
Production Team: Riley O'Rourke, Kinshasa Peterson, Drew Weinstein, Maddie Winchester