Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Presents the Four-part Docuseries

ISOLATION TO CREATION

By filmmaker NIC PETRY of DANCING CAMERA

Featuring

BUBBLE RESIDENCY Artists

EPHRAT ASHERIE DANCE

LES BALLET AFRIK WITH OMARI WILES

THE MISSING ELEMENT WITH CHRIS CELIZ AND ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ "INVERTEBRATE"

MUSIC FROM THE SOLE WITH GREGORY RICHARDSON & LEONARDO SANDOVAL

JAMAR ROBERTS

SEVEN DEADLY SINS WITH JOSHUA BERGASSE, JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND, JEFFREY GUIMOND, MARC HAPPEL, & SARA MEARNS

 
Airing on WNET's ALL ARTS

Streaming nationwide February10 & 17, at 8 p m. EST

EPISODE THREE: AFRIK, BALLET, BALLROOM, BROADWAY, CLUB, HOUSE, & VOGUE
February 10, 2021 8 p.m. EST
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It’s all coming together now. Each of the bubble residencies is transforming energy and imagination into movement and music. Soon they will be ready for their public outdoor performance in the Hudson Valley.

One bubble is breaking and freestyling so intensely that they “almost black-out”. Total commitment of muscle movement free of conscient thought. Solid emotion. Their world is that of the classic underground dancers whose lineage is defined by diversity, embracing and freeing those who were ethnic and members of the LGBT community.

LES BALLETS AFRIK swirls and blends the power of tribal dance with the elegance of ballroom. Director OMARI WILES provides guidance, then lets the dancers create at will, with amazing results.

The revival of SEVEN DEADLY SINS promises to be a smash. Written by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht in 1933, it is referred to as a “sung ballet”. Imagine a split-personality plot and vocals written for Lotte Lenya.

Throw in some jazz sax and tap freestyling around the campfire, and enjoy this episode!

Once again, thank you to the Emmy-winning ALL ARTS, the New York arts and culture hub created by WNET, for documenting this amazing work. The performers are outstanding in rehearsals. The finished performances promises to be awe-inspiring.

-Karen D’Onofrio-