2018 · Dance – stage work
Manimal Suite
Melecio Estrella and Andrew Ward (Fog Beast)
A talking, singing and dancing trio in which three men pick apart everyday masculine composure, opening with a mock post-show discussion about what dance is expected to be. It was an early study for The Big Reveal.
- Premiere
- 2018-08-16
- Venue
- Joe Goode Annex, FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival 2018
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Performances
- Second performance 2018-08-17. The piece was the first exploration toward The Big Reveal (2019).
- Credits
- Created and performed by Melecio Estrella, Andrew Ward and Ben Juodvalkis (trio; Ben on live music/drums and laptop). Presenter: FACT/SF (Charlie, cslender@factsf.org). Shared bill: Simpson/Stulberg Collaborations, Joy Davis. Photos: Robbie Sweeny.
Press
“the conversation between the choreography and the score was apparent”
Elsewhere
- FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival including works by Simpson/Stulberg, Fog Beast and Joy Davis – San Francisco — DanceTabs, 2018-08-18
- 2019 Award Winners and Nominees — Isadora Duncan Dance Awards (Izzies), 2019
- Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Committee Announcement: Nominees and Honorees for 2017-2018 Performance Season — Dancers' Group, 2019-01
- Manimal Suite — Vimeo (Fog Beast), 2018
- Recap of FACT/SF's 2018-2019 Season — FACT/SF, 2019
- Works — Fog Beast — Fog Beast