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the weight of air
Wellington 2019
Myles Avery, Kate Ladenheim
the weight of air is inspired by the work of performance theorist Em Piro:
“... a russet blanket can be seen gently hovering just above the rooftops. As light breaks, the blanket begins to rise, stretch, and lift into the blue, dissipating until it is little more than a faint haze. Twenty minutes, brief and graceful, the skyline releve has concluded….
SMOG BALLET AND OTHER WORKS documents the anthropogenic impact and the correspondent environmental response in specific sites around the world where environmental performances of climate change are exhibited through changes in weather and landscape, performed by the natural environment. Like human-made artworks, these nature-and-anthro-engineered opuses are affective and sensory.”
SMOG BALLET AND OTHER WORKS, as naturally occurring aesthetic experiences, are viewed by Ladenheim and Avery as activism. Mirroring this phenomena in sound, light, and through the body, the artists explore the potential that presence and affective, sensory experiences have to motivate individual resilience and popular protest.
Kate Ladenheim is a choreographer and arts producer based in Brooklyn, NY, and one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch.” Her interdisciplinary works have been presented and commissioned internationally. Kate is currently an Artist in Residence at Brooklyn Studios for Dance, and a Keshet Maker’s Space Experience Residency recipient. Her recent work, Glass, was recognized by Dance Magazine as one of the best dance works of 2018.
Kate is the founder and Executive Producer of CRAWL, a nomadic, multidisciplinary arts presenting series. She also recently produced and co-choreographed Transmission — a distributed, augmented-reality performance & installation.
Myles Avery is a Brooklyn-based producer, songwriter, and engineer. Avery has worked with several notable artists including Overcoats, Stevie Wolf, Valley, and FLORIO.
The recipient of multiple commissions, Avery most recently composed and sound designed Transmission - a distributed, augmented-reality performance & installation. In 2016, Avery collaborated with The People Movers on their short film Unraveling and cl!ck - an interactive performance installation.
Choreography: Kate Ladenheim
Composition & Audio Engineering: Myles Avery
Performance Theory & Artistic Advising: Em Piro
Funded by Central New York Community Foundation, DanceNYC Dance Advancement Fund / Supported by Wellington City Council Public Art Fund
