That one should open like an eyelid and lying there beneath it simply eyelids was created in partial fulfillment of a MFA in Dance with Hollins University | American Dance Festival. Premiered July 17, 2011 at the American Dance Festival in part with the MFA Mobile Thesis Tour.
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Choreography: Danielle Russo
Performers: Janice Lancaster Larsen and Lauren Muraski
Thesis Mentor: Yvonne Meier
Artistic Advisor: Helen Simoneau
Music: Robert Henke and Philip Glass as edited by Danielle Russo
Videography: Danielle Russo with Dana Ruttenberg
Excerpt selection of a world where alarm clocks ring in the morning as performed at the 2011 Wave Rising Series.
Choreography: Danielle Russo
Performance: Janice Lancaster Larsen
Videography: Danielle Russo
Music: Robert Henke as edited by Michael Wall
Danielle Russo was an Invited Artist at the 2011 Wave Rising Series hosted by the John Ryan Theater in Brooklyn, NY.
(October 2011)
trois is an excerpt selection of a larger, three-part work entitled
la femme silencieuse.
Choreography: Danielle Russo
Performance: Lauren Borowski, Whitney Hoke and Mahalia Miner-Le Grand
Music: Radiohead
Lighting: Kate Ashton
Video taken from performance at the Mulberry Street Theater in New York, NY.
(May 2007)
Since thou wast precious in my sight [upper room]
Multi-chamber installation created in part with the Springboard Danse Montréal Professional Project. upper room served as one of five chambers arranged within the public property of venue Usine C, and ran for 45 - 60 minutes in simultaneous performance to its opposing parts. Audience members walked thru and witnessed the entire property at their own accord, catching an individual glimpse, range and perspective of each component. Moreover, it is encouraged to view this video footage in such a slanted, swervy, nonlinear fashion.
Choreography: Danielle Russo
Performance: Garth Johnson
"Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life." Isaiah 43:4-7
(June 2012)
Since thou wast precious in my sight [garden]
Multi-chamber installation created in part with the Springboard Danse Montréal Professional Project. garden served as one of five chambers arranged within the public property of venue Usine C, and ran for 45 - 60 minutes in simultaneous performance to its opposing parts. Audience members walked thru and witnessed the entire property at their own accord, catching an individual glimpse, range and perspective of each component. Moreover, it is encouraged to view this video footage in such a slanted, swervy, nonlinear fashion.
Choreography: Danielle Russo with Teghan Fedor and Alexandre Morin. Original duet created in collaboration with James Morrow.
Performance: Teghan Fedor and Alexandre Morin
Music: Jason Anastasoff
"Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life." Isaiah 43:4-7
(June 2012)
Since thou wast precious in my sight [confessional]
Multi-chamber installation created in part with the Springboard Danse Montréal Professional Project. This video footage was projected onto a concrete wall attributing to a small room encased by walls of transparent bubblewrap and a carpet of packing peanuts. One cafe table and chair complete with a place setting is arranged in the center of the space, accompanied by a white baker's box. The box is left ajar. If audience members dare to look, they will find one knife and a decadent Devil's Food cake awaiting indulgence.
Performance: Erica Badgeley, Roya Carreras, Katrina Cunningham, Teghan Fedor, Jason Herbert, Motrya Kozbur, Garth Johnson, Alexandra Lyons, Jacqueline Lopez, Sebastien Mersch, Alexandre Morin, Amanda Pye, Andrea Thompson and Simon Vermeulen.
"Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life." Isaiah 43:4-7
(June 2012)
Since thou wast precious in my sight | selected reel
This reel was edited together by Michael Slobodian, and exhibits excerpts of the upper room and lower room performances.
Choreography: Danielle Russo
Performance: Erica Badgeley, Roya Carreras, Katrina Cunningham, Jason Herbert, Garth Johnson, Motrya Kozbur, Jacqueline Lopez, Alexandra Lyons, Sebastian Mersch, Alexandre Morin and Simon Vermeulen.
"Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life." Isaiah 43:4-7
(June 2012)
Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly
Excerpt of opening solo segment, performed by Garth Johnson. 45 - 60 minute performance in total.
Choreography: Danielle Russo:
Public installation at Quartier des Spectacles in Montréal, Québec. Created in part with the Springboard Danse Montréal Professional Project. Created in part with the Springboard Danse Montréal Professional Project.
"Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly." Job 36:28
