Blakely White-McGuire (photo by Nan Melville) and Buglisi Dance Theatre (photo by Deb Fong) bring world premiere to Chelsea Factory this week
Who: Buglisi Dance Theatre
What: World premiere dance
Where: Chelsea Factory, 547 West Twenty-Sixth St. between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.
When: Wednesday, June 22, and Thursday, June 23, $15-$40, 7:30
Why: This week Buglisi Dance Theatre presents the world premiere of The Threads Project #1 “Universal Dialogues,” taking place June 22-23 at 7:30 at Chelsea Factory. The sixty-minute piece is a collaboration between founding artistic director Jacqulyn Buglisi and choreographers Alexander Anderson, Jennifer Archibald, Sidra Bell, PeiJu Chien-Pott, Daniel Fetecua, Loni Landon, Jesse Obremski, and Blakeley White-McGuire, searching for poetic truths, gaining hope and inspiration from the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The work will be performed by White-McGuire, Ben Schultz, Lauren Jaeger, Jessica Sgambelluri, Ashley Merker, Greta Campo, Aoi Sato, Rayan Lecurieux-Durival, Sierra Sanders, Zachary Jeppsen, Kate Reyes, Esteban Santamaria, Gabrielle Willis, Isabella Pagano, and Jai Perez, with costumes by Lauren Starobin, projections by Joey Moro, and sets and lighting by Jack Mehler. The June 22 show will be followed by a talkback with members of the company, while there will be a reception for gala ticketholders after the June 23 performance.