Help Support Francesca's MFA Thesis Show

Thank you, friends, family, and fellow artists for taking the time to read about this creative project. As part of the completion of my graduate studies at Hunter College, I am producing, choreographing, and directing a live dance performance that will be presented at Gibney Agnus Varis Performing Arts Center on March 31st at 7:30 pm. I am extremely honored to be working with each one of my generous collaborators, and we are thrilled to share what we have been developing this year. All of the work in the show is constructed through an industriously collaborative process with our talented creative team. The show will incorporate costumes by Taya Louisa, music composition by Macio Payomo, lighting by Burke Brown, photography by by Rebecca Oviatt and Effy Grey, and choreography in collaboration with six incredible movement artists.

 

We would be absolutely delighted to have your support for this production. Any amount will be gratefully received!

 

Please feel free to contact me via my website with any questions.

https://www.francescadominguez.com

 

Details:

The show will premiere at Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center 280 Broadway (entrance at 53A Chambers).
This event is a part of Gibney's POP: Open Rehearsals, a program supporting curated rental opportunities for the dance community.

Tickets:
This is a donation-based show, but be sure to reserve your seat in advance by following this link!

Vaccination:
All individuals entering Gibney Center 280 Broadway must: (1) be fully vaccinated, and (2) provide Gibney with proof of vaccination at least 24 hours in advance by completing this quick and secure survey.
Please provide proof of vaccination in advance using this secure form, for a quicker sign-in process upon arrival.

 

Creative Inquiry:

We are living in a world, where the mandates around physical distance have radically transformed how humans physically relate to one another, be it craving more contact, or uneasiness in close proximity. If life and art reciprocally imitate one another, I propose that the paradigm around dance viewing also shifts to encompass and integrate corporeal changes that reflect the world in which our audience subsists. The show Galvanizing Steel, is comprised of three pieces, and I will offer the audience an encounter that allows them the permission and necessary space to complete the experience using their own background, and their own universe of imagination. It is a unique and radical experience that responds to the new times we are living as a society. Physical distancing influences the present, and Galvanizing Steel aims to ask questions about the various boundaries that our world is creating at this time of the pandemic.

 

Creative Team:

Director/Producer/Choreographer
       Francesca Dominguez 

Movement Artists/Collaborators
       Jose Ozuna 
       Sophia Stefanoupolos 
       Oren Yari 
       Lynda Senisi
       Aieyela Santaella 

Costume Designer
      Taya Louisa 

Music Composition
      Dalmacio Payomo
      Francesca Dominguez

Installation/Prop Design
      Camille Workman   

Photography/Videography
      Rebecca Oviatt 
      Effy Grey 

Flyer
      Niara Seña

Lighting Technician 
      Burke Brown

Visual Set Design
      Sam Kallman