Inspired by the "agora," the center of town or marketplace in ancient Greece, AGORA II investigates the role of public space in contemporary urban life. Performed beyond the theater walls, this work challenges the interactionss between public space, performance and audience. AGORA II is a continuation of the site-specific piece AGORA originally created and directed by Noémie Lafrance in 2005 in the abandoned McCarren Park pool in Brooklyn. It further explores treatments of the pool site combined with ideas of collectivity. Expressed as one large breath, AGORA II layers strokes of audience interactions around a core group of characters and cameo appearances by guest artists, creating a grand tableau - a city slice - a social experiment...

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AGORA II



Choreography Noémie Lafrance

Score/Sound Design Brooks Williams & Norm Scott

Rehearsal Direction Reba Mehan

Live Sound Bora Yoon

Lighting Design Thomas Dunn

Created in collaboration with Aaron Hodges, Adi Kfir, Alyson Hill, Amy Kristin Jones, Angelo Rosso, Anjali Suneja, Asami Morita, Beth Kurkjian, Chloe Douglas, Chris Loar, Cynthia Berkshire, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Ellie Harrison, Eric Dahl, Erika Eichelberger, Erin Card, Florence Annequin, Grady Barker, Jacob Robinette, Jenny Seastone-Stern, Jil Guyon, Johnny DeArden, Julie Troost, Kate Tikkun, Kristen Freeland, Kristen Hatleberg, Kristen Young, Laeticia Emmanuel, Maya Simansons, Michael Isaacs, Melissa Sanfiorenzo, Mint Toro, Nana Miki, Omar Nasir, Pedro Jimenez, Phoebe Morris, Ramona Noel, Razvan Gorea, Rebecca Burton, Rebekah Mindel, Reena Shah, Renee Kurz, Sam Petersson, Sarah Wollschlager, Shirley Ephraim, Stephen Sheffer, Tamara Bechara, Uys Du Buisson, Zoe Schieber, Zoe Woodworth

Featuring the work of:
Malcolm and the Hoop Entourage, Celeste Hastings and the Butoh Rockettes, Non Grata, Prudenia, STREB, Young Dance Collective

Site McCarren Park Pool, Greenpoint/Williamsburg
Main Arch (Lorimer St. between Driggs & Bayard Ave.)

Dates September 13 - October 1 2006, Wednesday - Saturday, 8:00 PM