World Trade Center ART Gallery

AnotherBuilding # 1, Quarantine is playing in a shared exhibition at WTC in Rotterdam with works by Faranu and Mike Redman from the 21 through the 28 of April. The opening was a great success. See here an impression. Still time to go and check it out.

Opening FACES WTC Art Gallery

The Other African-Americans: Films from the Caribbean & Latin America  CITY CINEMATHEQUE
(1990, Holland/Curacao, 100 min., color, drama, in Dutch and Papamientu with English subtitles) Dir.: Felix de Rooy. Cast: Nashaira Desbarida, Cliff San-A-Jong, Theu Boermans, Carol Brown Winkel. In Curacao in the late 1940s, a painter of Surinamese origin arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary. His presence disrupts the community to a degree of tragic dimensions. Photographed by Ernest Dickerson.   Guest: Gabri Christa Distrib.: ArtMattan Productions, NYC.

 ART TREK NYC hosted by CJ Follini with guest host Gabri Christa and Vernon Reid, is continuing its reruns on Channel 25 again New Yorkers for those of you who missed it. If you watch on line only got to the site and you watch all episodes here. and yes do vote!

Art/Trek NYC, premiering in January, branches out to the five boroughs in a quest to showcase new and emerging artists in the latest series premiering on NYC life (Channel 25). Traveling in the show’s signature mobile art gallery – a converted recreational vehicle, nicknamed the ArtV – host CJ Follini joins a different borough-specific guest host in each episode to meet a rising artist who’s on the verge of breaking into New York City’s competitive art scene. Each artist puts together an impromptu art show in the ArtV and invites residents from their neighborhood to view the work and share their opinions on camera about the art. One of the five artists will be selected to have their first ever solo gallery show, which will be featured in a future episode, courtesy of sponsor welcometocompany.com.

Maya Ciarrocchi ‘s digital installation: I’m Nobody! Who Are You? (2012)

Feb – May, 2012

FREE

And yes I am one of the nobodies… body

Opening reception Feb 2 at 6pm

Originally presented at The Chocolate Factory, I’m Nobody! Who Are You? will be re-conceived for the New York Live Arts Ford Foundation Live Gallery Wall. The installation is comprised of a series of life-sized video portraits, presented in pairs, of individuals who are connected directly or tangentially to New York Live Arts. The work breaks boundaries by allowing the viewer to observe other people for longer lengths of time than would exist in standard social conditions. By observing paired portraits, viewers create relationships, and consequently narratives, between the participants despite the known conditions of the filming. I’m Nobody! Who Are You? challenges the viewer to consider how they construct their appearance for others and respond to the same construction of others. Ultimately, I’m Nobody! Who Are You? asks viewers to consider the artificiality of their assumptions about communities, individuals, institutions, and the arts.

with

luciana achugar,Vanessa Anspaugh, Anna Azrieli, Sidra Bell, Michelle Boulé, Brian Brooks, Chloë Z. Brown, Gabri Christa, Jean Davidson, Maura Nguyen Donohue, Cathy Edwards, Paul Engler, Keely Garfield, Ain Gordon, Miguel Gutierrez, Hristoula Harakas, Anja Hitzenberger, K.J. Holmes, Bill T. Jones, Joanna Kotze, Sheila Elizabeth Lewandowski, I-Ling, Liu, Brian McCormick, Jodi Melnick, Carla Peterson, Craig Peterson, Brian Rogers, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Philip Sandström, Valda Setterfield, Sally Silvers, Vicky Shick, Megan V. Sprenger, Laura Staton, Elaine Summers, Donna Uchizono, Arturo Vidich, Marya Wethers, Enrico D. Wey, Christopher Williams

Saturday, January 28, 2pm Irondale Theater,Celebration of his life

Tonight and tomorrow we will celebrate and remember Niles Ford, my dearest dance partner of 19 years and close friend. Niles passed away suddenly of a massive heart attack on January 14th. My heart goes out to Jenny Taylor, his wife, and his sons Isaac and Malik. I personally will miss him more then I can even express. I have been so lucky to have shared so much with him. The greatest collaborator ever. R.I.P

Here is his NY Times obituary and his bio

Photo: Courtesy of Larry Luxner

Dear friends,

Wishing for 2012 to be a year of Abundance of Health, Love, Creativity, Prosperity, Peace and Time.

I am deeply grateful for your friendship and support this past year. Nothing can be done alone, so please know I am thankful for your presence in my life.

Many of you have asked me what I am doing these days or have commented to me that you have missed Burnt Sugar/Danz at Lincoln Center this summer or an other event. I am not the best self -promoter, but I do keep a blog, (if you are reading this on the site you are here) so if interested, please subscribe! It is very easy, just add your email address in the space provided on the news page on the top right, where it says subscribe If you would like, I can even do so for you (just, let me know).

2012 promises to be a wonderful year. Quarantine continues its NYC run at 92stY ‘s Fridays at Noon . I am fully emerged in the pre-production of the film  “SYNAMO, Farewell my Paradise “, a fictional story about three generations of Creole Jewish women in the small community of Suriname.  This will be a longer film, with both text and dance. If all goes as planned we will be filming next year. Please, read my filmjournal about the project and if you like what you read and you want to make a donation you can do so too.  You will receive a tax receipt from the organization Just Give, which handles the on line donations.

As for donating and giving back, allow me to recommend some other organizations. Doctors Without Borders and some environmental organizations such as Defenders of Wildlife.  I also donated to several kickstarter or Indiegogo projects this past year. Unfortunately I can’t do all that comes my way. I also switched my mobile phone company to CREDO, a company who uses its profits for action. This is my own small gesture in the time of OCCUPY, I have tried as much as possible to live my values.  At our house, we now have 100% wind powered energy, and we continue to bank with a small community bank.  Sometimes a little step can go a long way.

Finally, Here are some organizations that my friends support and recommend: (don’t forget to support an ARTS organization too)
Farai Chaideya supports:- Girls Only Radio, Egypt, run by 25 year old Amani Eltunsidonate
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, New York
Daraja Academy for Girls, Kenya:
Janera Soerel is raising money for an oxygen tank for a young boy in Haiti.
And last but not least, my friend Tanya Selvaratnam continues her ARTS BOOK DRIVE: a performing and visual arts books drive for the Jaffna University library in Sri Lanka. Please contact Tanya at:
Tselvar@aol.com, if you would like to give new or gently worn books of plays, theory, design, contemporary art, etc. You can send the books to:
Tanya Selvaratnam
504 Grand Street, H13
New York, NY 10002

Wishing you the year you wish for.

and thank you for reading.

Love,

Gabri

Quarantine continued its round around the Globe, with screenings in October in Capetown, South Africa, Emory University and continues its run at the 92stY right before Fridays at Noon.

September 24, 3 and 7 pm FREE

Williamson Theatre, Center for the Arts,  CUNY’s College of Staten Island

“Longing for what is lost” Choreography: Gabri Christa, Staten Island Ballet dancers: Junio Teixeira, Ana Luiza Luizi, Kate Loh, Karina Lesko

Celebrating its 19th season, The Staten Island Ballet and its 21 accomplished artists stage their 11th New York International Choreographers Festival featuring contemporary ballets by four choreographers, including Megan Philipp and Gabri Christa

www.siballettheater.org

September 23, 11 am

92Y  1395 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10128 See Fridays at Noon

Special lobby screening of Quarantine directed by Gabri Christa with choreography by Kyle Abraham and other films. Although this films premiered in 2008 in London, this year it has a record amount of screenings, including this month in Capetown. Now all season long, till May 25 , 2012 at 92Y

The 92Y Harkness Dance Center’s FRIDAYS AT NOON, since 1986, is a free, one-hour dance event that includes work choreographed by emerging, mid-career and legacy artists.

Catherine Tharin, Director and Curator
Dawn Quigley, Program Manager and Technical Director

Three to four choreographers show finished or in-progress choreography with audience discussion at the conclusion of the performance. All performances take place in Buttenwieser Hall at 92nd Street Y. Performances are first come, first serve. Doors open at 11:50 am. Come early to get a seat and to catch a special video viewing of a masterwork.

SEASON performances and screenings

Sept 23    Marathon from 12 – 3 pm
Oct 14    John-Mark Owen curates ballet
Oct 21    Merce Cunningham RUGs
Oct 28    Janet Collins celebration & book launch
Nov 11    Charles Askegard – NYCB farewell
Dec 2    TBA (Belly dancing, hopefully)
Dec 9    The Field/25th Anniversary
Jan 6    Israeli choreographers
Jan 20    Terezin project
Jan 27    Lane Gifford, Sidra Bell, Nelly von Bommel
Feb 10    James Martin, Rebecca Stenn, Rebecca Lazier
April 13    Ellen Bar – NY Export:  Opus Jazz & NYCB choreographers
April 20    Legacy:  “Voices from the Bennington School of Dance” book launch and dances from the era
May 11    Alastair Macauley
May 25    Nora Chipaumire and Solo Badolo

Ailey Citigroup Theater

405 West 55th Street

Tickets $10.

If you missed Burnt Sugar/ Danz at Lincoln Center, you can see another 20 minutes as we are guest of Francesca Harper Project (FHP) at the Ailey Theater, with Germaul Barnes, Stephanie Batten Bland, Gabri Christa, Darius Crenshaw, Daniel Gwirtzman, Francesca Harper, Tai Jimenez, Jamal  Story..and MUSICIANS: Mikel Banks Voice/ Freak-A-Phone Micah Gaugh Altosax Paula Henderson Baritsax Bruce Mack Voice/Piano /Percussion La Frae and Conductor Labtop: Greg Tate

The Ailey Extension Improv Jam and Creative Lab performs with The Francesca Harper Project.
and FHP members & Lab Participants:Shay Bland, Mary Carter, Brenna Dwyer, Willy Laury, Major Nesby, Natasha Diamond Walker, Giorgia Bovo, Stephanie Williams, Annie Fox, and Nina Wurtzel
Limited Seating.  Reserve your tickets by emailing requests by 2pm today to: thefrancescaharperproject@gmail.com
* You will be able to pick up your tickets at the door under your name.