EMPAC Residency
In January, we will be in residence at
EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center) with videographer Peter Shapiro. Jill Sigman is beginning work on a new project that explores themes of sustainability and apocalypse, home, real estate, survival, civilization, and man-made “nature”. At EMPAC she will experiment with the creation of a small hut from found materials and the movement and video possibilities it engenders
Teaching at Dance New Amsterdam
Starting in February, Jill will be teaching in DNA’s Choreographic Investigation Course. This weekly composition course meets on Fridays:
Choreography: Solidifying Presence
This workshop will investigate how improvisational structures can be used as tools for choreography and how they can lead to increased theatrical presence in choreographed movement. How does improvisation allow us to find moments of movement innovation and heightened presence? How can we capture those in fixed choreographic work? We will explore a wide range of improv tools that span different physical scales— from micro improvisations that realign the skeleton to create theatrical characters to macro improvisations that compose large spaces through the movement of bodies and objects. We will use cinematic devices to create movement, capture source material from Youtube, and experiment with gesture. We will also explore various strategies to increase focus and awareness, lead to a more present state of performing, and retain that state when repeating choreographed work.
To sign up, contact
DNA.