Christopher Wheeldon, Henning Rübsam, Gianna Reisen, Briana Reed, Mara Galeazzi, Buglisi Dance Theatre and Joshua Beamish will lead the debut season of vildwerk., choreographing ballets about ecological crises, together with turtle extinction, butterfly migration and local weather change.
The solid options dancers from the The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York Metropolis Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Firm, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Complexions, L.A. Dance Mission and extra.
Performances are October 15 and 16, at 7pm, at El Museo del Barrio Theater.
vildwerk. is a brand new non-profit group with a mission of elevating environmental conservation consciousness and the intense points affecting our planet via the performing arts.
vildwerk.’s first season is devoted to their #therubyinitiative. Ruby is the one Burmese Roof Headed Turtle in North America, and her species is going through extinction.
Smuggled throughout borders from Myanmar to a wet-market in Hong Kong earlier than arriving in the US, Ruby was abused for 20 years, stored in a darkish basement, in a cage too small to show round or get out of the water. She is a 3rd of the traditional dimension she ought to presently be at her age, and it’s a miracle that she survived the cruel situations of captivity. Since being rescued, her location stays secret. Poachers and smugglers are an ever current concern, as her face worth on the again market goes into six determine sums.
#therubyinitiative is working to seek out her a mate however worldwide politics, the civil struggle in Myanmar and the rarity of her species make the search troublesome.
“vildwerk. hopes to assist set up an assurance colony of Ruby’s hatchlings being rewilded to Myanmar, in order that this species can thrive in her native habitat”, mentioned founder Chiara Gorodesky. “Thanks Wildlife Conservation Society, Turtle Conservancy and the entire different devoted wildlife consultants who struggle – each single day – for her survival and her very important place within the circle of life and foundation of our ecosystem. Ruby has an estimated 50 years of viable eggs forward of her.”
The vildwerk. season is centered across the magnificence and fragility of our planet. Every ballet takes on a unique ecological subject.
Christopher Wheeldon choreographs a bit about cenote caves (limestone sinkholes) in Yucatán, Mexico, carried out by Benjamin Freemantle, and in collaboration with Martin Broen.
Joshua Beamish choreographs two performances. The Golden Turtle is about trafficked and abused turtles, carried out by Mara Galeazzi, with music by Felipe Perez Santiago, in collaboration with Re:Wild and Turtle Conservancy. Beamish’s second piece is about migration of species within the rainforest, carried out by Benjamin Freemantle, Luciana Paris and Lloyd Knight, in collaboration with Nature and Tradition Worldwide.
Mara Galeazzi additionally choreographs and can dance – alongside Jason Kittelberger – in a piece about extinction and lack of species.
Briana Reed’s choreography will spotlight local weather change in Divinity in Paradox, with performers Fernando Montano, Luciana Paris, Eriko Sugimura, Amar Ramasar, Gabi Curler, Erin Gonzales, Sydney Williams and Jacob Rodriguez.
Gianna Reisen choreographs a bit on mycorrhizal fungi, with performers Jonathan Fahoury, Vinicius Silva, Peter Mazurowski and Alyssa Rose Bulin. That is an inventive collaboration with David Ok. Israel (rating) and Samantha Bass (set visuals) with photograph documentation by Stephanie Diani. The work is supported by the Mycorrhizal Fund.
Henning Rübsam’s choreography is devoted to butterfly migration, carried out by Luciana Paris, Fernando Montano and Eriko Sugimura, in honor of philanthropist Barbara Tober.
Jacqulyn Buglisi choreographs Moss Anthology Variation Quantity 5, carried out by Buglisi Dance Theatre, with music by Jeff Beal, lighting by Jack Mehler, and costume design by Christina Giannini.
Along with the performances, on October 15 and 16, patrons of vildwerk. may have entry to a images exhibition, #therubyinitiative, with works by award profitable photographers and visible artists Samantha Bass, Martin Broen and Stephanie Diani.
Tickets and extra info might be discovered at www.vildwerk.org/season-2024.
