MAy 19 at 7pm
new York Society for Ethical Culture

Performance & Talkback With
Eco-Artist-in-Residence Jody Sperling & Time Lapse Dance

Facilitated by Audrey Kindred, Children, Youth, and Families’ Program Coordinator

Plastic Harvest (excerpt)
Choreography by Jody Sperling in collaboration with the dancers
Music: Matthew Burtner
Dancers: Frances Barker, Maki Kitahara, Nicole Lemelin, Sarah Tracy, Rathi Varma (swing)
Costumes: Lauren Gaston

Wind Rose (excerpt)
Choreography: Jody Sperling
Music: Matthew Burtner
Dancers: Frances Barker, Anika Hunter, Maki Kitahara, Nicole Lemelin, Sarah Tracy, Rathi Varma (swing)
Costumes: Mary Jo Mecca

Arbor (Work-in-Progress)
Choreography: Jody Sperling in collaboration with the dancers
Music: Matthew Burtner
Dancers: Frances Barker, Anika Hunter, Maki Kitahara, Nicole Lemelin, Sarah Tracy, Rathi Varma (swing)
Costume Construction: Mary Jo Mecca; Textile Painting: Gina Nagy-Burns

Piece for a Northern Sky
Choreographed & performed by Jody Sperling
Music: Matthew Burtner

BIOGRAPHIES

Jody Sperling (Choreographer)

Matthew Burtner (Composer)

Frances Barker (Dancer)

Anika Hunter (Dancer)

Maki Kitahara (Dancer)

Nicole Lemelin (Dancer)

Sarah Tracy (Dancer)

Rathi Varma (Swing Dancer)

Gina Nagy Burns (Textile Artist)

Mary Jo Mecca (Costume Designer)

Lauren Gaston (Costume Designer)

OUR 2022/2023 SUPPORTERS

Forest ($5,000+)
Anonymous (2)
Peter Frishauf & KC Rice
Iris Fodor

Arbor ($2,500+)
Angela Hunter
Doug Marron
David Snyder Charitable Fund

Canopy ($1,000+)
Mary Bueno
Janet Wolfe

Sapling ($500+)
Meeta Anand
Larissa Bailiff
Joan Greenfield

Branch ($250+)
Anonymous (2)
John Antrobus
Barbara Dosher
Lynnel Garabedian
Jeanhie Hahn
Camille Massey
Cheryl Cutler McHugh
Larry Pratt
Nancy Ruyter
Bethany Wall

Leaf ($100+)
Joel Wojnilower
Yali & Peter LIncroft
Susan Faulkner
Jon Rothstein
James Tuller
Melissa Elstein 
Karen Marisek
Heather Nestle
Reshma Patel
Barbara Cohen Stratyner
David Stern
Tatjana Kalinin

This program is supported, in part, by a residency with the New York Society for Ethical Culture and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council.

SPECIAL THANKS

Jody Sperling & Time Lapse Dance (TLD) would like to express deep gratitude to leadership, the entire Staff, and Board of The New York Society for Ethical Culture, especially those serving on the residency planning committee, as well as The Ethical Culture Social Service Board, for hosting this performance & conversation and for the ongoing eco-artist residency. The residency is creating a home for TLD as we deepen our practice and develop new work.

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