Shift
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Premiered
2006 - Dance Theater Workshop, New York City
Choreographer
H.T. Chen
Composer
Fitz Patton
Additional Credits:
Set Design: Eric Harriz
Lighting Design: Joe Doran
Costume Design: Nancy Brous
Notes:
I. angels and lawyers
II. the spirit�s nocturnal crisis
III. contradictions of flight
IV. pigeons of every color
V. rinsed of charity and malice
Described by the New York Times as ��one of New York dance�s most persuasive story-tellers��, Mr. Chen�s SHIFT is a bold, company work that delves into the recesses of the sleeping mind, playing out the beautiful, surreal, exciting, and often eerie livelihood of dreams. Set against a commissioned electronic score by Fitz Patton, and lighting by Joe Doran, the dancers� motions and emotions move seamlessly from the agitated, to the satiated, and even the quirky. They come together momentarily, stopping to share a slow dance or accomplish a task, and then drift apart, back to their personal journey.
All Repertoire Pieces
- Between Heaven and Earth
- 2009 - I.S. 131 & Queens College, New York
- Big Brotherphoto(s)
- 2007 - La Mama, New York City
- Apple Dreamsphoto(s)
- 2007 - World Financial Center, New York City
- Shiftphoto(s)
- 2006 - Dance Theater Workshop, New York City
- Oasisphoto(s)
- 2006 - Columbus Park, NYC
- Heart of Grace
- 2005
- 5th Wallphoto(s)
- 2003 - La MaMa Annex Theatre, NYC
- The Dream
- 2002 - Mulberry Street Theater, NYC
- Meditations of a Drunken Peacockphoto(s)
- 2001 - New York City
- Bian Danphoto(s)
- 2000 - Arizona State University/ Public Events
- Moon
- 1999 - The Joyce Theater, NYC
- Weavings
- 1999 - The Joyce Theater, NYC
- Warriors of Lightphoto(s)
- 1998 - Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church NYC
- Transparent Hingesphoto(s)
- 1997 - Theater Artaud, San Francisco, CA
- Red Spot
- 1995 - Dance Theater Workshop, NYC
- Hidden Voicesphoto(s)
- 1994 - La Mama, NYC
- Opening the Gatephoto(s)
- 1993 - La Mama, NYC
- Double Happiness, One Hundred Sorrows
- 1992 - La Mama Annex, NYC
- Rise of the Phoenixphoto(s)
- 1990 - La Mama, NYC
- Tracesphoto(s)
- 1990
- Tablet
- 1990 - La Mama, NYC
- Lemon Moon
- 1989 - La Mama, NYC
- In Passing
- 1988 - Theater of the Riverside Church, NYC
- Otchevo
- 1988 - Theater of the Riverside Church, NYC
- Alsatian Den
- 1987
- Untold Lives
- 1987
- 39 Chinese Attitudesphoto(s)
- 1986 - Riverside Dance Festival, NYC
- Threnodyphoto(s)
- 1985
- Four Scenes
- 1985 - The Yard, an artists' Colony for the Performing Arts
- Great Wall
- 1984 - La Mama, NYC
- Mott Stphoto(s)
- 1984 - DTW’s Bessie Schonberg Theater, NYC
- Spring Song
- 1984 - DTW’s Bessie Schonberg Theater, NYC
- Tracingsphoto(s)
- 1983 - Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theater Studio, NYC
- Journeyphoto(s)
- 1982 - Larry Richardson’s Dance Gallery, NYC
- Longmen Mountainphoto(s)
- 1982 - La Mama, NYC
- Nocturne
- 1982 - DTW’s Bessie Schonberg Theater, NYC
- Peach In The Sky
- 1982 - DTW’s Bessie Schonberg Theater, NYC
- Silk Clouds
- 1981
- Footloose
- 1981 - Queens Theater in the Park Flushing Meadow/ Corona Park, NYC
- Voices of Yellow Dustphoto(s)
- 1981 - Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Pace University NYC
- Divinations
- 1981 - Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Pace University NYC
- Shore of Hopephoto(s)
- 1979 - Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Pace University NYC
- Autumn Dancephoto(s)
- 1979 - Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Pace University NYC
- The Consumed
- 1978 - Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Pace University NYC
- Reflections on a Streamphoto(s)
- 1978 - Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Pace University NYC
- Empty Mountainphoto(s)
- 1977 - New York University Theater, NYC
- Within
- 1977 - New York University Theater, NYC
- Egrets at Dawnphoto(s)
- 1977
- Prehistoric Fishphoto(s)
- 1970