Archive: Arts & Entertainment

The annual Moving Landscapes series continues the CRS Barn Studio tradition of bringing innovative dance and music partnerships to Ithaca audiences. This year's event will proudly showcase Ithaca talent, featuring live music and a variety of new work by dance artists who have been working together consistently throughout the summer. Choreographers include Jeanne Goddard, Lisa Bertuzzi, and Karen Koyanagi, in collaboration with dancers Jessica Gaby, Risa Lieberwitz, Yvette Rubio, and Lauren Schler. Tandemonium Yoga Dance and Music Collective will also perform.

Moving Landscapes V includes both outdoor and indoor explorations of space, time, and energy as images are captured and communicated through movement. Beginning with an outdoor prologue performed in the adjacent gardens, with a panoramic view of Cayuga Lake as a backdrop, choreographed pieces will alternate with music and dance improvisations, some of which will involve audience members in a lively creative process. This is a rare opportunity to see choreographic work in all stages of development and to observe dance-making in action, in an informal setting.

Ms. Koyanagi restages, "Nightfall", an ensemble piece that deals with change, danced to compositions by Marian Amacher and Malian musician Habib Koite. Ms. Goddard will present both an ensemble piece, "Recuerdos", to the lush, sultry music of Ernesto Lecuona, and a comical, character-based solo entitled "The Bee-keeper's Wife" with pianist John White at the keyboard. Ms. Bertuzzi will perform a lighthearted solo accompanied by the Bach Cello Suites. Tandemonium will bring to the program their athletically powerful and artistically inspiring pieces, blending yoga and lyrical modern dance. Their innovative choreography accompanied by inspiring music transports audiences to a world of beauty, serenity, and wild imagination. It's fun, playful, and meditative!

Additional highlights of this year's concert include a range of jazz standards and musical improvisations performed by baritone Steven Stull with pianist John White, and a second original music video created by composer Allen Fogelsanger.

A reception following the performance will give audience members a chance to meet the artists and even offer feedback on dance works in progress. The performance will take place rain or shine.

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