Emissary Quartet x Synchronous: UTILITY
$30 ($20 student/artist/musician, $15 groups of 5 or more)
- Kari Boyer, flute
- Allison Asthana, flute
- Sarah Shin, flute
- Chelsea Tanner, flute
David Lang — Thorn
Asha Srinivasan — Alone, Dancing
Owen Eddy — Rustling
Adina Izarra — El Amolador
Synchronous, a movement collective, and Emissary Quartet (EQ), an all-female flute quartet, premiere their first collaborative work, "UTILITY."
"UTILITY" takes inspiration from a piece in EQ's repertory, Utility Spaces, two movements of which will be premiered at this event.
"Utility spaces like shipping containers, boiler rooms, patches of grass lining highways, and boat docks are spaces free from the pressures of observation, but aren't lonely because they have a function." – Owen Eddy, composer.
The evening will explore utility spaces as metaphors for interactions that create relationships in unexpected places. Although individuals are generally under the scrutiny of daily perception, small, momentary interactions are “free from the pressures of observation” and their function is to unite. Co-choreographers Emily Aslin and Stephanie Shin use shared choreographic themes of coinciding moments and partnerwork to magnify and analyze these seemingly mundane moments.
The score selections of the evening expand furthermore upon the overarching themes of the program, including pieces all by living composers - El Amolador by Venezuelan composer Adina Izarra, Alone, Dancing by Indian-American composer Asha Srinivasan, Thorn by NYC-based composer David Lang, and Rustling by Owen Eddy.
In addition to the movement exploration and musical repertory, the performance will invite audience members to be immersed throughout the space of the Blue Building. The performance will take place throughout three rooms in the gallery space. Throughout each vignette, attendees are invited to follow the performers as they move and lead you between spaces, involving a variety of instrumentalist and dancer combinations.
Performances on Apr. 17 & 18.
About Synchronous
Synchronous is a creative lab and performance group motivated by a shared desire to collaborate and perform. The members of Synchronous are Emily Aslin, Celinna Haber, Maya Lam, Rachel Ha-Eun Lee, and Stephanie Shin.