VISITING ARTIST:
Eiko & Koma
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Japanese-born choreographers Eiko & Koma create riveting theater of movement out of stillness, shape, light and sound. Honored for their exquisitely wrought productions, they continue to explore new challenges while bringing their artistry to new environments and audiences. Eiko & Koma are the recipients of Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships, the 2004 Samuel H. Scripps Award for lifetime achievement in modern dance and two Bessie Awards.
Tuesday, April 29 / 4:00 PM
CCS Old Little Theater
Conversation with Margaret Leng Tan and UCSB composers. Hosted by College of Creative studies faculty member Leslie Hogan.
Wednesday, April 30 / 10:30 AM
Theater and Dance 1507
Conversation with Eiko. Hosted by Department of Theater and Dance faculty member Jeff Mills. Space is limited. RSVP: jmills@theaterdance.ucsb.edu.
PERFORMANCE: Mourning
Thursday, May 1 / 8:00 PM
Campbell Hall
Eiko & Koma will perform their original work Mourning, a collaborative celebration of the artists’ idiosyncratic spirits that delves into themes of dislocation, death and remembrance, accompanied by pianist and collaborator Margaret Leng Tan.
Sponsored by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Ford Foundation, JP Morgan Chase, UCSB Arts & Lectures, and Visiting Arts Program of the IHC. Dance.
