Friday, November 3, 2023

CROSSING POINTS

Duo  by Grazia Capri, performed by Grazia Capri and Irene Paci Peter Yesley

Crossing Points is a repertory of new work to be presented during the Spark Theater Festival on November 3, 2023, at the 28th Street Theater in the Flatiron district. The Spark Theater Festival is widely recognized as a platform for showcasing work-in-progress shows, providing artists with an invaluable opportunity to conduct a preliminary audience test of their productions. 

Grazia Capri, Founder of corpi_GRAZIA CAPRI Dance Company, directs and choreographs four pieces exploring themes of immigration, generational divide, loneliness, and personal journeys in women’s lives. These works are performed by Grazia Capri and Irene Paci, with music composed by Stefano Cavazzini. Divided into four segments and enriched by immersive video projection, this 60-minute show marks the premiere of these works. The performances will be followed by a fifteen-minute artist talk for direct audience engagement with the Director and Choreographer Grazia Capri and the dancer Irene Paci.

ABOUT corpi_GRAZIA CAPRI DANCE COMPANY
Italian-born independent choreographer and performer, Grazia Capri, has showcased her movement-based bodywork in diverse artistic settings, including theaters, museums, galleries, and cities across Europe and New York City. Grazia Capri’s artistic journey has been enriched by international residencies at esteemed institutions such as Mains d’Oeuvres in Paris, Clarence Mews in London, and Corpo 6 Gallery in Berlin/New York. Her work has graced the stages of festivals, theaters, and galleries throughout Europe and the United States, including notable venues such as Dixon Place Theater in New York, Museo B.Romano in Palermo, Italy, Chashama in New York, IDACO nyc – Italian DAnce COnnection in New York, Lipani Gallery at Fordham University in New York, Sans Limites Dance Festival in New York, Fertile Ground in New York, Clarence Mews in London, C_A_P 05 deviAZION Festival in Italy, Corpo 6 Gallery in Berlin/New York, Bodied Spaces Festival Art Gallery in Berlin, Dança em Foco International Festival of Video Dance 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Mains d’Oeuvres in Paris, Studio Le Regard du Cygne in Paris, Micadanses in Paris, Leith on the Fringe in Edinburgh, Whitespace Gallery Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, and Kogan Gallery/Le Soirees Nomades in Paris.

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

 

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

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