Objects for Dance: Blaine Siegel, Jil Stifel, Maree ReMalia
December 2013 - January 2014
Objects for DanceOBJECTS - Blaine SiegelDANCE - Jil Stifel with Maree ReMaliaDecember 6, 2013 - February 1, 2014
Excerpts from "Objects for Dance"January 3, 2014Blaine Siegel, ObjectsJil Stifel & Maree ReMalia, DanceDave Bernabo, MusicJay Walker, Camera
Blaine Siegel, and Jil Stifel, with PRACTICE, invite you to witness a physical dialogue between the animate and inanimate... and to decide where you belong.
This evening premieres a new series of objects created for dance, and a new dance created for the objects. The performance seeks an alternate way to view sculpture. The sculptures were created to hold kinetic potential, move, restrict, and make noise in manners that reveal themselves to an inquisitive and interactive viewer. Throughout the work the dancers will move with and rearrange both the art and the audience. They will occupy two of three looped ends of woven rope, but who will occupy the third?
On December 6th, and again on January 3rd, Jil and Maree will perform from 6-10pm, for 45 minutes intervals, with 10-15 minute breaks. Audience members are encouraged not only to observe but also to move through the space with the art and the performers.
Blaine Siegel, and Jil Stifel, with PRACTICE, invite you to witness a physical dialogue between the animate and inanimate... and to decide where you belong.
PERFORMANCESFirst performance // First Friday, December 6th, 2013, from 6-10pmSecond performance // First Friday, January 3rd, 2014, from 6-10pm
About the Artists:Blaine Siegel is a sculptor whose work explores the advancement of life on this planet, and the confrontation that ensues when man and nature are forced upon one another. He earned a BFA in Art Photography from Syracuse University and an MFA in Sculpture from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He has exhibited work in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Florida, New York and Arles, France.
Jil Stifel lives in the woods outside Pittsburgh. She is a collaborative artist who works in movement, dance and performance. In 2011 she and sculptor Blaine Siegel created progenitor which was described as “rare and otherworldly.” She has performed extensively both nationally and internationally with Pittsburgh’s Attack Theatre and Philadelphia’s Miro Dance Theatre. Jil danced with Kyle Abraham performing his early works when he lived in Pittsburgh. She is currently immersed in an ongoing research/performance project, imaginary is also real, with Emily Sweeney of perpetual mvmnt <> sound. Her choreography and multi-media projects have been presented in the United States and Japan. She teaches dance at the University of Pittsburgh and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Highest Honors in dance from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Maree ReMalia is a dance artist currently based in Pittsburgh, PA where merrygogo is her platform for creating project-based performance works with communities of shifting collaborators. Born in South Korea and raised in Medina, OH, Maree earned her MFA in dance at the Ohio State University and her BA in Education for Social Change and Cultural Studies at Prescott College (AZ). In 2012, Maree earned her certification to teach the Gaga movement language through the first official Gaga Teacher Training program in Tel Aviv, Israel.
On view through February 1, 2014
PRACTICEOur gallery practice seeks to support artist practices that focus on performance, participation and experimentation.
PRACTICE is open to the public on First Fridays and on Saturdays from 2-6pm. If you would like to drop by some other time please e-mail info@practicegallery.org for an appointment/with questions. Visit PRACTICE online at practicegallery.org.
Press for this exhibition
‘Fresh Works’ reveals ingenuity of choreographers and humor of performersby Adrienne TotinoNovember 2013