FJK Dance 10th Anniversary celebration at Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
THE PROGRAM
DUO (2023)
Reflection of light in different forms on water currents, capturing movement in life’s most basic element.
Music: Mal Stein
Performed by Manatsu Aminaga and Joseph Heightman.
Carmen (2019) - Excerpt Solo
Special guest performance celebrating FJK Dance’s cofounder and muse, Sevin Ceviker.
Music: Georges Bizet
Echoes (2015) - Excerpt
Inspired by “Dabke,” a folkloric traditional Bedouin dance from the mountains of Lebanon and Syria. Middle Eastern drums and percussion instruments with electric based sounds and rhythms are featured.
Music: Shamou Mou and Ihsan Munzir
Pause
Off Limits (2022)
A multimedia project exploring challenges of authenticity in the face of social norms. An immigrant story will be told through live painting, music, and contemporary dance.
The music score includes compositions by Claude Debussy and Gaspar Casado, Johan Sebastian Bach, and Gilbert Mansour.
Intermission
Ayah (آية) (World Premiere)
This work reflects on the healing impact of the performing art experience, taking inspiration from ancient ceremonial practice where musical rhythm and heartbeat connect with the breath.
Music: Jan Paul Werge
Jan Paul Werge is a singer, composer, performance artist and mediator of music. Deeply inspired by the universality of music, he composes for contemporary dance and theater ensembles and has performed in Germany and abroad since age nine. He shares his broad and deep knowledge from over 30 years of professional experience on stage in selected workshops and retreats. As part of his research, he works in various collaborations at the interface between art and empathy. For this purpose, together with Johannes Härtl (Director of the renowned dance academy Iwanson), he has, for example, set up a laboratory in Munich, from which working tools result. Like the music we use by Jan Paul Werge.
Animation: James Daher
Technical Direction and Lighting design: Calvin Anderson
Visual art, choreography, costumes and set design: Fadi J Khoury
DANCERS
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Thank you for celebrating with us a milestone performance and a special program with a message of peace and humanity.
Your support means the world to us!