revolutionary new
moon in aquarius
#rnma

1 new collaboration between 3 dance makers
1 commissioned essay
for the feb 4, 2019 new moon in aquarius
feb 2, 2019 / performance @ ISSUE Project Room
jan 17, 2019 / workshop @ Materials for the Arts
"rnma stages blurry collaborations among artists. With the sun also in Aquarius, a new lunar year is galvanized by rigorous innovation. With each artist bringing their own unique practices for making solo works, the artists consider new ways of working alongside each other in evolving, intertwined orbits."
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collaborative performance developed by: Ambika Raina, Katrina Reid, lily bo shapiro
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astrology: Stephanie George
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commissioned writing: Readying Above and Below by Tara Sheena (Culturebot)
Slide 1 (Nick Scavo with Benedict Nguyen): a greenish-purple sky with the outline of a planetary body in center right
Slides 2 and 3 by Yekaterina Gyadu.
Slide 2: from performance at ISSUE's theater, Katrina runs to the left across a platform, with audience seated in the round visible in the background
Slide 3: from performance at ISSUE's theater, lily bo (L) holds length of fabric over a silver bowl; Ambika (R) looks upward, one arm extended, the other bent at the elbow