Faîn and Kocik were commissioned by Danspace Project, an internationally renowned organization that commissions and presents contemporary dance, to produce “The Extent to Which.” “The Extent to Which” had its world premiere at the exciting new Center for Performance Research (CPR) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a venue founded by world-renowned choreographers John Jasperse and Jonah Bokaer, in December 2008. Supporters of The Extent to Which and The Prosodic Body include the Hipup Foundation (Belgium), American Music Center’s Live Music for Dance Program (New York), the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (New York) and the James E. Robison Foundation.
THE EXTENT TO WHICH is a performance piece breaking down the boundaries between dance and installation art; this work creates a powerful sensory experience for the audience. Kocik has designed an elegant choreographic enclosure that uses cutting edge technology-- conceived in collaboration with Michelle Nagai and lighting designer, Krissy Wright--to interactively respond to the movement of the performers. This part of the Prosodic Body creates a self-reflective and autonomous organism in which each element reflects, effects and is affected by all other elements.
All interactions between people, place and sound generate a Prosodic language generated by the dancers’ movements.
Conception/Exploration/Direction: Daria Faïn
Conception/Installation: Robert Kocik
Live Music composed by: Michelle Nagai
performed with Kenta Nagai and Jane Rigler
Performer/collaborators:
Jonathan Bastiani, Charlotte Gibbons, Alejandra Martorell,
Valerie Samulski , Peter Sciscioli and Iki Nakagawa, videographer.
