Jacob s Pillow Presents World Premiere of Archie Burnett s LIFE ENCOUNTERS
Life Encounters explores New York City Club Dance styles through treasured memories from Burnett s own life with a cast of illustrious dancers.by Alexa Criscitiello
Jacob s Pillow presents the world premiere of a new work by legendary club dancer Archie Burnett entitled Life Encounters on the Henry J. Leir Stage from July 28 - August 1.
Life Encounters explores New York City Club Dance styles through treasured memories from Burnett s own life with a cast of illustrious dancers including Abdiel Jacobsen, Princess Lockerkoo, Ephrat Asherie, Samara Cohen, Maya Llanos, and Deandre Browne. This Pillow-exclusive production was commissioned by Jacob s Pillow and produced by Jacob s Pillow Associate Curator Ali Rosa-Salas.
Exploring the treasure trove that is 2wice’s online visual archive by Pentagram’s Abbott Miller
A new website celebrates the designer’s 30 years of magazines for the esteemed arts foundation, with 700 images digitally preserved and explorable for the first time.
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Dance Ink (1989-1996), the NYC arts scene of the 80s and 90s was celebrated, and then in
2wice magazine (1997-ongoing) the remit expanded to become a journal of visual culture. These titles were pioneering in design, predating the indie magazine boom that followed, each issue completely different in theme, design and typography. They also featured photographic collaborations with the likes of Martin Parr, Christian Witkin, Duane Michals and Martin Schoeller, among many others over the decades.