In the current state of economic depression, I’m always interested to see what kinds of art thrives and what kinds of art fail. The company “Dance New Amsterdam” is facing eviction from their school/performance space and even though they are stuck between a rock and a hard place, they are still performing unconventional pieces.
In this article in the Village Voice, one of their recent pieces is examined. What first drew me to the article was the phrase “Africa-Themed Duet”. I read on and I discovered that some parts of the dance piece didn’t seem very culturally accurate (including one part of the dance where rubber bands are thrown at the dancers).
It would be interesting to follow this story and see if the dance group can save their space and continue their unconventional work.
Sometimes it seems like the entire city is an art venue. An artist committed to his/her work, will find a venue.