Stephen Petronio Company presents an intimate evening of repertory, a meditation on the elemental act of bodies traveling—extreme locomotive states that cast the dancers in a careening mix of action forward and backward through time and space.

 

Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, Stephen Petronio is widely regarded as one of the leading dance-makers of his generation. For over 30 years, he has honed a unique language of movement that speaks to the intuitive and complex possibilities of the body informed by its shifting cultural context.

 

Concept and Choreography: Stephen Petronio

Dancers: Davalois Fearon, Gino Grenek, Kyle Filley, Jaqlin Medlock, Tess Montoya, Nicholas Sciscione, Emily Stone, Joshua Tuason

Stage Manager: Meghan Rose Murphy

 

New music, visual art, and fashion collide in Stephen Petronio's dances, producing powerfully modern landscapes for the senses. He has built a body of work with some of the most talented and provocative artists in the world, including composers Atticus Ross, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Nico Muhly, Fischerspooner, Rufus Wainwright, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Son Lux, James Lavelle, Michael Nyman, Sheila Chandra, Diamanda Galás, Andy Teirstein, Wire, Peter Gordon, Lenny Pickett, and David Linton; visual artists Janine Antoni, Cindy Sherman, Anish Kapoor, Donald Baechler, Stephen Hannock, Tal Yarden, Arnaldo Ferrera, and Justin Terzi III; fashion designers Jillian Lewis, Adam Kimmel, Benjamin Cho, Michael Angel, Tony Cohen, Rachel Roy, Tara Subkoff, Tanya Sarne/Ghost, Leigh Bowery, Paul Compitus, Manolo, Yonson Park, and H. Petal; and resident lighting designer Ken Tabachnick.

 

Founded in 1984, Stephen Petronio Company has performed in 26 countries worldwide, including 35+ New York engagements, and 22 seasons at The Joyce Theater. Last season marked the first incarnation of Bloodlines, a project to honor American postmodern choreographers and bring works by Merce Cunningham, Trisha Brown, Anna Halprin, Yvonne Rainer, Steve Paxton, and others into the Company repertory. In a natural extension of this impulse, Petronio has launched a campaign to establish a choreographic residency program in upstate New York, reaffirming the Company's new approach to history and laying the groundwork for a creative and secure future. The Company was selected by the US Department of State and the Brooklyn Academy of Music as one of the three American dance companies to participate in the sixth season of DanceMotion USA.