What would humanity be responsible for after we’ve abolished all systems of oppression? This is the guiding question for J. Bouey and George Del Barrio while in residence creating SATURN: A Revelation, a hologram-like dance performance from a distant future at the precipice of abolishing all systemic oppression. They have set up live performance camera obscuras in the four gallery spaces in Building G that create hologram-like images that are unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
WHEN: February 12 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Attendees must register for a 30-minute time slot.
**Please note that this an event with timed entry. We recommend that you arrive at the start of the timeframe that you register for, to experience the work in full.
WHERE: Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor | Building G
ADMISSION: Free | Registration required here
This event will be live broadcasted by the MIDHEAVEN Network.
J. Bouey is the founder of The Dance Union Podcast, initiating the NYC Dancers COVID-19 Relief Fund and The Dance Union Town Hall For Collective Action to support the dance community through numerous world-changing events. As a creator, J. is a recent 2021-2022 Jerome Fellow and is a 2022/2023 Movement Research Artist in Residence. J. Bouey was also recently a Gibney 2021 Spotlight Artist, Artist-In-Residence at CPR – Center for Performance Research, and 2021 Bogliasco Fellow. J. was also a 2018 Movement Research Van Lier Fellow, and 2018 Dancing While Black Fellow. J. is currently a collaborator with nia love and a member of The ‘Fabulous’ Waack Dancers under the direction of Princess Lockerooo. They were also a former performer with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, danced with Germaul Barnes’ Viewsic Dance, Maria Bauman’s MB Dance, Dante Brown, Antonio Brown Dance, Christal Brown’s INspirit Dance, and apprenticed with Emerge 125 (formerly Elisa Monte Dance) under the artistic direction of Tiffany Rea-Fisher.
For this residency, J. Bouey will be collaborating with George Del Barrio. As a 1st-generation American and all-media Creative/ Technical Producer deeply versed in photographic physics, George Del Barrio’s practice is concentrated on archetype expansion. A resolute humanism informs each site-responsive design; every curatorial invention & environmental transformation is in search of duende… Meaning is not a discovery, it is a creation. Born 1976 Queens, NY; Founding Creative Director × Executive Producer The Vanderbilt Republic (2008-present) + MIDHEAVEN Network (2020-present); Creative Director × Executive Producer Universe City NYC (2021-present).
Please note: the attendance list for this event will be shared with the artist team to stay connected with you on future events. If you do not wish to have your contact information shared, please indicate that in the comments field on the registration link.
This event is presented in partnership with the CUNY Dance Initiative through our PASS: Performing Arts Salon residency program. PASS is made possible in part through the generous support of the Howard Gilman Foundation.
The CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI) receives major support from the Howard Gilman Foundation and Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Additional support is provided by the SHS Foundation, Jerome Robbins Foundation, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. CDI is part of Dance/NYC’s New York City Dance Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program, made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
