inFluxdance Presents:
“Identity Crisis”
The Garage artspace
975 howard street @ 6th street
look for the red door 415.885.4006

***Voted best dance performance of the San Francisco Fringe Festival ‘07***

San Francisco. September, 6-13 2008. inFluxdance will present Identity Crisis as part of the 12 day San Francisco Fringe Festival. inFluxdance enthralls audiences with their integration of dance, theatre, and American Sign Language.

Identity Crisis will be performed on

Sept 6th @ 2:30pm,
7th and 10th @7:00pm,
11th and 12th @ 8:30pm,
13th @ 2:30pm.

Tickets are only $7!!

“It’s always great fun to see a group poke fun at the inspiration that feeds it. And the U.S. company inFluxdance did just that in the highly-entertaining piece Identity Crisis. Mixing taped narration and dance, we learn a little bit about the beginnings of modern dance, very tongue in cheek, and we learn about the psychological study of identity. Dancers Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp and Alysia Woodruff then riff on the themes. They are fun, skilled and never, no never, take themselves too seriously. The narration about the sometimes overblown intricacies of the art is hilarious - especially for dance critics who have seen their fair share of overblown post-modern dance.” –Katheryn Greenway, The Gazette, Montreal.

Brought to you by the twisted yet charming choreographers/dancers/teachers/subversives who brought you Montreal’s (and perhaps the world’s) first ever modern dance food fight, Spirit of the Fringe Montreal ’06, Best Dance Performance San Francisco Fringe ’07, along with…well you will just have to wait and see.

Come join us in Identity Crisis, a delicious piece of dance insanity, or let yourself wither away in solitude, shame and finally, despair.

inFluxdance Presents:

“Identity Crisis”

June 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21

Venue #1 Tangente
840, Cherrier- Montreal

***Voted best dance performance of the San Francisco Fringe Festival***

inFluxdance enthralls audiences with their integration of dance, theatre, and American Sign Language.

Friend, teacher, mother, son, artist, outlaw, homemaker, consumer – who are you, and who do you want to be?

Who does your mother / boss / dominatrix / president want you to be? ‘Identity Crisis’ is a moving exploration of the role conflicts that arise from post-industrial need diffusion, the commoditization of social structures and the reverse sublimation of blah, blah, blah, blah. You don’t care about that.

You care about this: you will never see modern dance this unpretentious and – dare we say – fun. Brought to you by the twisted yet charming choreographers / dancers / teachers / subversives who brought you Montreal’s (and perhaps the world’s) first ever modern dance food fight, Spirit of the Fringe Montreal ’06, Best Dance Performance San Francisco Fringe ’07, along with…well you will just have to wait and see.

Come join us in this delicious piece of dance insanity, or let yourself wither away in solitude, shame and finally, despair. Your choice.

Here are some audience reviews from SF:

“…A celebration of body language, as expressed through dance and ASL…It’s an amazing celebration of the fleeting and the hopeful. Look no further for ‘Best of the Fringe’.”

“… 5 Stars. I’m one of those “dance isn’t really my thing” guys. However if more dance ensembles put on shows like this one, I would be a convert.”

“… I fell in love with this group at the opening night party, and now I plan to stalk each and every one of these Rockers. Okay maybe not. Maybe I will just send as many people to see their show as possible.”

“… Brilliant, creative and one of the most physically exciting pieces I have ever seen. If you miss this, you will surely end up lost and stapled to the board.”

“…Fabulously original piece! …fantastic music and choreography that definitely kept me on the edge of my seat for the entire show. See these talented out-of-towners while you still can!”

About us (the details):

Alysia and Rose approach their shared interest in accessibility and communication from very different perspectives. Alysia Woodruff’s scholarly work explores the synthesis of the movement languages of American Sign Language (ASL) and modern dance. She is fascinated by the juxtaposition of ASL, a very specific movement language, with modern dance, an abstract form of movement as communication. Another fundamental principle of her work has been providing access to dance for non-traditional artists and underserved populations.

Rose is inspired to make movement accessible via her training in Laban Movement Analysis. She believes that dance is truly a communicative art form. The first way every human communicates is through movement and Rose holds the belief that this remains true throughout life. Her artistic process is anchored in exploring the creative art-making process as a communication process. The results of this exploration are powerful and prove that there are no limits in dance/movement as an art form. Her mission is to inspire and empower people to move their truth and create movement-based art.

Alysia Woodruff and Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp are interested in contemporary dance as a way to build community and facilitate the exchange of ideas. They strive to make dance accessible, innovative ways to communicate through movement and push boundaries of traditional interpreter, dancer and theater roles.

This season, inFluxdance, is presenting 3 original works wrapped up into an evening length piece. This exciting performance draws in compelled audiences to view a variety of beautifully carved visual pieces. The company is pushing the boundaries of interdisciplinary dance speaking on a personal, community, and universal level. “

‘Identity Crisis’, conceived and performed by Alysia Woodruff and Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, will find the simplicity in relationship while investigating the complexity of roles we try to define as women. We are experimenting with the elements of production and communication. By layering designs, American Sign Language, body language, and text we will show how context can create and change the meaning of dance.

In ‘Authority…Beauty’, Tanja London and Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp will join Dale (our mannequin friend) to explore a weighted relationship dealing with body image and historical beauty ideals. This piece will integrate design, vintage video footage and, of course, unique props that portray striking, and sometimes haunting images, of our societal values regarding beauty.

The final piece of the evening is inspired by Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. This dance looks at how this story serves as a metaphor for the larger world around us and the ‘thneeds’ that tempt us to destroy the beauty in our world. Using the text of Dr. Seuss and incorporating vibrant, quirky movement this piece will let your imagination unfold while hopefully reminding us of some important issues in our culture.

This show is fully accessible to both Deaf and hearing audiences.

Check out our upcoming performances:
Identity Crisis
April 20, 2008
7pm
The Paramount Theatre
Charlottesville, VA
www.theparamount.net

The inFluxdance Team