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Saturday November 15th, 2008 @ 8PM
at Green Street Studios.

Green Street Studios presents torchbearers of the new generation of Do–It-Yourself dance and performance.

Ms. Keilson and her company will participate in a discussion of their work after the performance, moderated by Boston choreographer and teach, Danny McCusker.

“The details of Keilson’s [work]… read like Firebird played au naturel. She danced with the carefree autonomy of a wild creature… Keilson’s still a diva all right, grown into a smashing performer, a diva all right, grown into a smashing performer.” Debra Cash, The Boston Phoenix.

New York City-based Ana Isabel Keilson and Collaborators comes to Cambridge with an evening of dances. Her newest work for three dancers, Forward, explores the process of evolution in both the human world and the animal kingdom. Featuring an unconventional and highly detailed movement vocabulary, the dance is charged with a physical and emotional energy. An original score by composer Joshua Hudelson manipulates sounds from the natural world and provides an acoustic environment that, like the dance, transports the audience and pulses with the sublime force of life.

In addition to Forward, Ana Isabel Keilson will also perform her acclaimed solo, Tidal Perch. With stunning technique and superb performance, this is a dance of transformation: exploring the movement of a human to a bird to a force of nature. Tidal Perch is a celebration of the timeless ability of nature to inspire. Featuring an original score by Joshua Hudelson.

Ana Isabel Keilson and Collaborators seek to invigorate audiences everywhere with a performance experience that is stimulating, forceful and inspiring. Committed to community activism as well as performance, their work brings a much-needed dialogue back into the dance world today.

Ana Isabel Keilson was born in Portland, ME. She has performed with companies including the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co., Nugent + Matteson Dance, PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER, and Daniel McCusker Dance Projects. Her own work, in dance and video, has been shown at the Judson Church, Populous by AUNTS, Live Sh-- at the Chocolate Factory, 'Underexposed' and 'Body Blend' at Dixon Place, the Progressive Arts Network, the 2007 and 2008 Movement Research Festivals, the Perishable Theater (Providence, RI) and The Tank NYC (December, 2008). As a guest artist, she has taught at various locations including Bowdoin College, Skidmore College, Barnard College/ Columbia University and Green Street Studios (Cambridge, MA). In addition to her work as a choreographer and performer, she is the founder/organizer of 'the zine,' a free, Do-it-Yourself publication promoting the art and ideas of the NYC-based dance community.

Choreographer: Ana Isabel Keilson
Performers: Ana Isabel Keilson, Rebecca Lubart, Devika Wickremesinghe
Composer: Joshua Hudelson
Costume Designer: Naomi Luppescu

Saturday November 15th 8pm
Green Street Studios
185 Green St. Cambridge (Central Sqaure)
Tickets $12 and $10 for Students and members of the Green Street Studio and Boston Dance Alliance.
For Reservations:
Email: info@greenstreetstudios.org
or call 617 864 3191