Molissa Fenley will present prop-driven world premiere at the Joyce SoHo this week (photo by Julie Lemberger)
Joyce SoHo
155 Mercer St.
November 4-7, $22
212-242-0800
www.joyce.org
www.molissafenley.com
The Joyce SoHo’s American Masterpieces series continues with the world premiere of Molissa Fenley’s THE PROP DANCES, a work for three dancers, Katie McGreevy, Cassie Mey, and Fenley, divided into five sections, each of which features props created by a different visual artist (to be worn or carried) and a score by a different composer: “Pieces of Land” has props by Jene Highstein, music by Jason Hoopes; “94 Feathers,” Merrill Wagner, Cenk Ergun; “Planes in Air,” Roy Fowler, Joan Jeanrenaud; “Mass Balance,” Todd Richmond, Cenk Ergun; and “Prop Dance #5,” Keith Sonnier, Lainie Fefferman. The artists were given carte blanche on what type of prop they could design, with Fenley agreeing to use whatever they came up with. The evening will also include Fenley’s 1995 work REGIONS, which consists of “Chair,” “Ocean Walk,” and “Mesa,” with music by Maggi Payne, lighting by David Moodey, and set design and sculpture by Fowler. An After Hours Q&A will take place after the November 5 performance, moderated by choreographer Elizabeth Streb, who recently performed Trisha Brown’s “Man Walking Down the Side of a Building” on the Whitney facade. Fenley will also be choreographing and dancing in Leslie Scalapino’s play FLOW-WINGED CROCODILE on November 16 at Dixon Place.