Female Choreographers Speak Up on Eye On Dance

MEET CAMILLE A. BROWN, MIRIAM MAHDAVIANI AND SARAH SKAGGS
IN CONVERSATION WITH CELIA IPIOTIS. FREE PUBLIC EVENT.
OCT. 17 Program at 6:30pm
SCREENING: “The Challenges Facing Female Choreographers”
EYE ON DANCE video episode shot in 1988, moderated by Celia Ipiotis
EOD GUESTS: Miriam Mahdaviani(Former NYC Ballet dancer and first female to choreograph at NYCB)Sarah Skaggs (choreographer), Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (Director/Urban Bush Women).
TALK: Moderator Celia Ipiotis engages the guests in a frank discussion tapping into the professional hurdles navigated by female choreographers.
DANCE EXCERPTS: Zollar’s “Anarchy, Wild Women and Dinah,” Mahdaviani’s “Adagio for Two,” and Skaggs’ “Noh Body.”
*LIVE PANEL: Curator Ipiotis along with Camille A. Brown (modern dance and musical theater choreographer) Sarah Skaggs, and Miriam Mahdaviani scrutinize the same landscape thirty years later.
Followed by Q & A.
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