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Adrienne Westwood and Angélica Negrón present the premiere of [ ]

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Adrienne Westwood and Angélica Negrón present the premiere of [ ]

This fall, choreographer/director Adrienne Westwood and composer Angélica Negrón will premiere [ ], a multilayered work featuring dance and an interactive sound sculpture, at Target Margin’s intimate Doxsee Theater. Performances are Friday, October 23 at 7:30pm, Saturday, October 24 at 3pm and 7:30pm, with open installation hours from 4 to 6pm, and Sunday, October 25 at 2pm and 5pm. ASL interpretation will be offered during the 2pm performance with a moderated conversation with the artists to follow. There will be an interactive workshop for children and families using the sculpture on Sunday, October 25 at 12pm. 

This intimate and image-rich work combines dance, music, live camera work, and projection within an interactive sonic sculpture, weaving personal and ancestral memory into a mirage-like environment. Through sweat, breath, and shadow, the work physically reclaims the stories of invisible labor, ultimately asking: What is long ago, but still right now?

Developed through a multi-year process, [ ] is co-created by Westwood and Negrón, and brought to life by a powerhouse cast of eight femme performers and a visionary design team. The title itself is an act of physical resistance. Rather than a written word, [ ] is announced through the body, by framing one’s head with deeply curved arms, or by speaking the phrase “the empty space between brackets.” By refusing to be neatly captured by the English language, the title manifests the gaping, felt absence of femme labor in dominant historical narratives.

“We’re thrilled to premiere this highly collaborative work here at home in Brooklyn after five years of development,” said Westwood and Negrón. “It’s been a notable process for both of us, as music and choreography were co-developed together through each residency and rehearsal period, and are cyclically linked, informing one another at each step of the process—a dynamic that continues to exist in each live performance.”

Direction: Adrienne Westwood and Angélica Negrón. Choreography: Adrienne Westwood. Music: Angélica Negrón. Performed and co-created by Rebecca Fitton, Solana Hoffman-Carter, Kathryn Nusa Logan, Amanda Kmett’Pendry, Katie Swords Thurman, Marissa Truitt, Sugar Vendil, and Laura Witsken. Production Design: Seth Easter. Video Dramaturgy/Production Design: Kathryn Nusa Logan. Lighting Design: Sasha Finley. Sound Design and Ableton Technician: Drew Sensue-Weinstein. Instrument Electronics Design: Nick Yulman. Costume Design: Quinn Czejkowski. Digital Consultancy: Brandon Epperson. Audio Programmer: Alex Ring Gray. Additional Projection Contributions: Allison Costa. Rehearsal Director: Katie Swords Thurman. Coordinating Producer: Lilach Orenstein.