The Pilot 2016 Artist Board Presents Duality

Contact:
Executive Director: Adam Castaneda
adam@freneticore.net
(832) 649-2096
www.freneticore.net

 

The Pilot Artist Board is excited to present Duality, an evening-length dance concert by Laura Harrell and Holding Space Dance Collective. Duality is the Pilot on Navigation’s final evening of programming for 2017, and promises an exciting mix of contemporary dance and fire performance.

Dates: December 9 and 10
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Pilot on Navigation, 5102 Navigation Boulevard
Tickets: $15 general admission/$12 students and seniors (ID required at-the-door)
For tickets and more information, please visit www.freneticore.net

The first half of the program is Laura Harrell’s Into… twos and toos… This series of duets was choreographed by Harrell in collaboration with dancers Jesus Acosta, Brittany Thetford Deveau, Danielle Garza, Susan Blair, and Seth McPhail. The works explore themes of support versus enabling, expectations in relationships, greed and establishing dominance, and a look at perception as reality. Text written by Susan Blair.

The audience will then move from the Pilot on Navigation’s black box theater to its outdoor pavilion to experience “Into the Fire,” an excerpt from Holding Space Dance Collective’s upcoming full-length production Lightbearer. Using a variety of fire props, “Into the Fire” follows two intrepid heroines as they journey into the fiery realm of the Shadow Queen in search of the Light of the World. Directed by Maggie Lasher, Lightbearer will be presented at the Pilot on Navigation in February.

Duality refers to having two parts, often with opposite meanings. This is reflected through Harrell and Holding Space’s vastly different styles. Unlike some shared evenings, the audience will get to experience two very disparate dance works. 

About the Artists:

Laura Harrell holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Master of Fine Arts degree from Sam Houston State University. She is currently an adjunct professor at San Jacinto College, Houston Community College, and Lone Star College. Laura has presented choreography at The Dance Gallery Festival (Texas/New York City), the American College Dance Festival, the Fringe Festival (Houston), Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival, and in the first ever, Art Saves Lives: A Cultural Conversation performance and educational outreach program in Nice, France. Additionally, she has set work at SHSU, Booker T. Washington High School, SJC, HCC, LSC, and West Texas A&M University. Laura served as assistant choreographer for Recked Productions site-specific project, Up For Air, and co-choreographed Tower and Super Nova presented by NobleMotion Dance at Zhilka Hall (Hobby Center, Houston, TX). Harrell was a featured emerging artist by NobleMotion Dance in the first ever Next Step Series, as well as a presenting artist under The Pilot on Navigation’s Artist Board. Laura is very excited and honored to be recognized as one of Dance Source Houston’s 2016-17 Artists In Residence.

Performing throughout Texas since 2008, Holding Space Dance Collective (previously ChinaCat Dance), under the artistic direction of Maggie Lasher, is a fun, fresh company with a unique approach to contemporary dance. Holding Space is known for creative and memorable costuming and design elements, and loves to present simple themes that speak to the imagination and the heart. Holding Space also presents fully produced fire dance shows incorporating poi, staff, fans, fingers, and torches with contemporary choreography.

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The Pilot (formerly Frenetic Theater) Artist Board program was established in 2013 to give local artists a platform to present exciting new work and broaden the scope and impact of programming at the Pilot Theater. Each Artist Board member receives one free performance/exhibition night at Frenetic Theater to present his or her dance, music, film, theater, performance or visual artwork. Interested candidates for the 2017 Artist Board should contact FrenetiCore’s Executive/Artistic Director, Adam Castaneda via e-mail: adam@freneticore.net.