March 14 – March 24, 2013

THE WHITE PIECE, from Ireland, a vital, fluent dance that admits no boundaries – Part documentary, part poetry, 14 dancers, backgrounds ranging from Merce Cunningham Dance Company to African Torture Survivors – humour and athleticism, the presence of everything: what we do and dream, for today and tomorrow.

Promo: THE WHITE PIECE from La MaMa on Vimeo.

“This is one performance you need to see to believe ………. the liberation of the spirit through the freedom of the body …. true triumph”

- Paul Ben Itzak/The Dance Insider

“Gems of movement and text”

- Michael Seaver – The Irish Times

in association with Irish Arts Center

by John Scott Dance

Choreographed by John Scott

Music/soundscape by Ivan Birthistle

Lighting/Decor by Eric Würtz

Supported by Culture Ireland and The Arts Council of Ireland

Running Time: 55 minutes, no interval, suitable for all ages

Website: John Scott Dance

SHOWTIMES: Thurs – Sat 7:30pm & Sun 2:30pm

John Scott teaches dance workshop at Dance New Amsterdam

March 16

Creating and identifying performance material with different dances, different bodies, different voices, different stories.

ONE DAY ONLY!
March 16
1:00 – 3:30pm
DNA Studio 6

Choreographer John Scott, together with dancers from his company ranging in background from Merce Cunningham to African dancers from a Torture Survivor center, will conduct a workshop using processes and material from his work The White Piece, being performed at La MaMa from March 14 – 24. The White Piece is an act of love and purification dealing with issues of political asylum, Survival, the power of Love and veiled racism. The White Piece uses dances, actions and duets that are part documentary, part poetry.

The workshop is open to all levels of dancers, actors, singers.

Pricing: $16.50 DNA members, $17.50 drop-in

To register, contact Hannah Seidel at hseidel@dnadance.org or 212.625.8369 x206.

http://www.dnadance.org/site/programs/workshops/scott/