Tune in for a lively conversation between Wave Farm Radio Director Meredith Kooi, Vallejo Gantner, Samantha Shay, Julie Anne Stanzak, and Seth Honnor about the power of performance and upcoming events at PS21 Center for Contemporary Performance in Chatham.

On Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16 at 8pm, PS21 presents the US premiere of Samantha Shay's work Life in this House is Over and on Saturday, August 16 and 3pm, community members are invited to attend an afternoon of traditional polyphonic singing with the cast of Life in this House is Overincluding centuries-old songs from Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and Corsica along with contemporary works and a lamentation for Ukraine. And on Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31 at 7:30pm, PS21 presents Arch by UK-based production company Kaleider, which is led by artist and director Seth Honnor.

Vallejo Gantner is the Artistic + Executive Director of PS21.
ps21chatham.org/

Samantha Shay (Director) is a multidisciplinary artist, performer, director of theatre and film, and movement artist. As a creative instigator, catalyzer and master collaborator, her acclaimed body of work challenges traditional boundaries, creates new connections, and dances across the fault lines between disciplines. She is currently a Special Research Fellow in Theatre Directing at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, and is also the Artistic Director of Source Material, an interdisciplinary production company and artist collective, which she founded in 2014. From 2021 – 2023 Samantha was a Guest Artist & Researcher at Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, where she began as a Fulbright Scholar in 2021. During that time she created and launched numerous projects, some of which are still in development.
samanthashay.art

Julie Anne Stanzak was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and grew up in New Orleans. As a child she took ballet classes and attended summer schools that were taught by renowned dancers and choreographers. In 1976 she went to Chicago, where she danced with the Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet under Maria Tallchief for three years. Julie Anne Stanzak then went to Europe to audition for dance companies there. Rudi van Danzig invited her to join Het Nationale Ballet in Amsterdam, where she remained from 1979 to 1986. During this time, Pina Bausch and her Tanztheater were frequently performing in Amsterdam. In 1982, when they were rehearsing “Walzer” for the Holland Dance Festival, Julie Anne Stanzak observed the choreographer’s creation process. She was thrilled by the ensemble and its unique atmosphere. “I found the ideas and the way that Pina and her dancers communicated with each other incredibly moving. I was particularly interested in Pina’s investigation of humanity and all its depths.” In New York in 1985, during a tour by the Tanztheater Wuppertal, Julie Anne Stanzak met Pina Bausch again, auditioned for her and was accepted into the company. She has been a permanent member of the ensemble since 1986 and has danced in more than 30 of Pina Bausch’s pieces.
pinabausch.org/person/julie_anne_stanzak

Seth Honnor is an artist, director and joint lead of international production studio Kaleider that combines installation, live performance, and digital in its artworks, almost always in collaboration. Kaleider shares space with other creative organizations, individuals, and collaborators. They tour to cities, festivals, venues, and public spaces all over the world.
kaleider.com

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