Fractals New Movements was a commissioned live dance/music collaboration by City of Austin Cultural Contracts. The collaboration featured DD Dagger (live 9 piece band) and Dancers Rosalyn Nasky and Sharon Marroquin, with soundscapes by composer Mark Orton and liquid projections by Scott Conn.
Created in part with a generous grant from the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin, with Support From Big Medium Gallery.
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Fractals, New Movements explores the intersection of Dance, Musical Composition, and Visual Communication Design. A live musical score was performed by a Nine Piece Band which included a 4 piece horn section; Choreography was concepted and performed by 2 amazing dancers, a live, liquid art projection was improvised (a technique from the 60's), a lighting designer was utilized, as well as a gifted photographer and videographer.
The live band, also known as DD Dagger, performed a short set of their original material from their newest record while the crowd got drinks and settled in. The event took place in the quaint venue Esquina Tango on The Eastside of Austin, TX. A famous film composer, Mark Orton, donated some of his musical soundscapes to enhance the experience. His work can be found on movies like Nebraska, Everything's Illuminated, and The Good Girl to name a few. The live band weaved their sounds throughout some of his soundscapes; creating little musical worlds like "the two note solo challenge" where the musicians, a Bb clarinet and a French horn had to solo with a two note constraint and a "low end choir" that consisted of a baritone sax, a bass clarinet, a french horn, and an electric bass. Full live performance video coming soon! |
Fractals, New Movement is live, multi-sensory performance with video projections featuring live dance and music; with video projection as the backdrop. The piece will focus on the relationship between musical composition and choreography; how the movements seamlessly intertwine to inspire talent fused with experience. Two Dancers, live Musicians performing an original score, and a video installation artist will be utilized for the project as well as photographers, a videographer, a graphic designer and a sound engineer. The orchestra creates a lush sonic experience for the dancers to move by, and the projections create another artistic, visual dimension to inspire creative thought from the public. The purpose of this project is to promote award-winning local artists by performing a live show that features dance, visual art, and music; a multi-sensory experience. Secondly, the audience is taken to a new dimension to reach their creative, inspired minds. Through an intensive, focused set of methods proven to guide the creative process, the artisic professionals mentor and usher in new talent. Animated by this spirit of collaboration, innovative new work will blossom.
Artist/musician Allyson Lipkin will present multimedia work in collaboration with choreographers Rosalyn Nasky and Sharon Marroquin. This project embodies a vision of artistic excellence which understands that inspiration is born at the intersection of talent and experience. In this new endeavor the team will make use of and promote award-winning local artists by performing a live show that features dance, visual art, and music; a multi-sensory experience.
Artist/musician Allyson Lipkin will present multimedia work in collaboration with choreographers Rosalyn Nasky and Sharon Marroquin. This project embodies a vision of artistic excellence which understands that inspiration is born at the intersection of talent and experience. In this new endeavor the team will make use of and promote award-winning local artists by performing a live show that features dance, visual art, and music; a multi-sensory experience.
Rosalyn Nasky is an Austin based performer who likes to explore concepts that puzzle her through abstract storytelling in solo performance. From the Austin Critics Table her work has garnered a nomination for Best Dancer and an award for Best Short Work in Dance.
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Born and raised in Mexico City, Sharon Marroquin is a choreographer, dancer, and teacher based in Austin, Texas. Her work is inspired by deeply personal experiences and journey in this world as a woman, a Latina artist, a cancer survivor, and a mother.
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