skins vs. bowlers

Today's dance inspiration. I could seriously get lost in all of the dance videos on youtube, especially when they are choreographed by Naharin.

when we were beautiful and all that came after

© 2011 Photography by Heather Gray, all rights reserved

Control Group Productions presents
when we were beautiful and all that came after

April 28-30
Door at 7:40, Show at 8pm
...BINDERY | space
2180 Stout Street, Denver, CO 80205
22nd and Stout, directly behind the Mercury Cafe
$15 at the door | $12 in advance at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/168798

Created by Control Group
Directed by Patrick Mueller
Performed by Soleil Chappelle, Patrick Mueller, and Kristine Whittle
Interactive Space Design by Amelia Charter
Sound by Brian Freeland

Decaying surfaces, facades wearing slowly away, the gradual revelation of the underlying resilient form: the sculptural/geological process of aging.

This site-specific movement theatre meditation approaches aging as an on-going process of reduction toward a fully exposed self. It explores the experience of those layers deteriorating through pressure, friction, and time, leaving us exposed and vulnerable; and it seeks the firm, clear core underneath that only grows stronger under these pressures.

Control Group Productions, the permanent resident dance company of The Packing House Center for the Arts, approaches live performance as a single medium, ignoring the articificial boundaries of traditional genres. Through seeking the material that best fulfills each project concept, CGP creates unique new works that span the spectrum of dance, theatre, music, and visual art.

Created in residency at The Bindery | Space.

This work contains nudity and may not be appropriate for all audiences.

For more information, contact patrick@controlgroupproductions.org, 303-947-2827, or visit www.controlgroupproductions.org.

Artist Portrait: Mimi

Meet Mimi.

She is an amazing dancer and artist, and one of the funniest people I have ever worked with. We had an awesome time doing these photos. Mimi brought a plethora of costumes and a bunch of balloons which looked great against the winter wonderland of snow. We were a little concerned about the snow storm but luckily it slowed down just in time for us to play! It was so much fun. I love the way fresh snow makes an ordinary day extraordinary and magical.

A Window

With Few Walls

14 Views of Mourning Light

"14 Views of Mourning Light"

Choreography: Heather Gray in collaboration with Dancers

Light Design: Robert Shannon

Video: Heather Gray

Photography: Elizabeth Henry-Hooker

These images are from my BFA concert/thesis. I am planning on revisiting this work or possible resetting it, depending on how quickly I can get a show together and if my dancers are still in Boulder. I had an amazing time working on this concert and was lucky to work with some amazing souls. I couldn't be happier with the outcome. 

Next I will be writing grants and looking for venues. I will keep you posted. It is both exciting and scary transitioning into the "real world" as an artist. Being a student you are lucky to have an easily accessible venue, PR and a budget to produce a concert... in the "real world" these are very very very expensive things. I am motivated, inspired and have a few partners in crime to take this journey with. There are exciting times ahead! Here we go!

The Living Theatre.

 

Approaching Shadow

Afternoon Chat

Evening Hurries by

Construction

Flare

Her Study

In a Buddhist Temple

Lonely Stroll

Shadowy Life

On the Stages of Life

Sun Rays

My friend Marlene introduced me to photographer, Fan Ho who is currently represented by the Modernbook Gallery in Palo Alto, California. I was instantly inspired and excited by his work. He took these images over 50 years ago which I find incredibly intriguing since his work is so modern. He has received over 280 awards from international photography contests and exhibitions and also teaches as a "guest professor" at universities around the world.

Seeing Hong Kong through Ho's lens is like stepping into a fantasy world where light plays along the walls with a whimsical sense of humor . His perspective gives the impression of a well designed and thought out scene, but perhaps they were captured through chance? The title of his exhibition, The Living Theatre, lends itself to the former, although my child-like imagination prefers to think these moments existed in real time. His use of shadows to highlight shapes and figures mixed with a suspension of movement is breathtaking. I would love to step into Fan Ho's Hong Kong Yesterday for a weekend and watch the magic unfold.

Have a beautiful and magical weekend.

xoxo H