THE BODY SPEAKS: MOVEMENT
Cincinnati, OH – Pones Inc.’s fourth consecutive original Cincy Fringe Festival premiere, The Body Speaks: Movement includes collaborations like never before. Three artistic collectives: Pones Inc., Performance Gallery and Golden Brown Enterpizes each create works inspired by local artist, Sean Dunn’s calliagraphic photography exhibition and the shared title, The Body Speaks. Each company has chosen a specific medium to create in (dance for Pones Inc. in The Body Speaks: Movement, theatre for Performance Gallery in The Body Speaks: Scripted and film for Golden Brown in The Body Speaks: Captured). With Dunn’s exhibition on display before and after each performance, audiences can enjoy four artistic experiences that are uniquely connected and located in one convenient Cincy Fringe venue at 1411 Vine Street in Over the Rhine.
The Body Speaks: Movement is Pones Inc.’s most dance-focused and emotionally-charged project to date. The company responds to Dunn’s photography by focusing on the traditions, spirit and pulse of Japanese culture. Using its signature style of pedestrian-influenced movement the company also explores precision in an almost ceremonial and meditative way with an emphasis on shape, exposure and subtlety. Additionally inspired by the images’ themes of distortion, sensuality and exposure. Pones Inc. explores our relationships to our bodies and how we use them to communicate. If your body could speak, what would it say?
“Audiences have been asking to see more dance from Pones Inc. since That One Show: A Live Documentary of Dance! premiered at last year’s Cincy Fringe Festival, and we are excited to step up to the challenge and get back to our roots,” said Pones Inc. Co-Founder and Director, Kim Popa.
Even more collaboration occurred when Pones Inc. invited seven local composers to create music inspired by one of the photos in Dunn’s exhibition. “The music really helped outline a structure for the show. Seven distinct dances with varying cast members quickly emerged during the first week of rehearsal,” said Pones Inc. Co-Founder and Director Lindsey Jones.
“We wanted each dance to draw deeply from a different aspect or tradition of Japanese culture, and we were fascinated by the research, conversations and discoveries that evolved,” Popa added. Musicians include: Cary Davenport, Leif Fairfield, Ian Gullet, Isaac Hand and Molly Sullivan, Eddy Kwon, Triangle, and Turmeric.
Pones Inc. engages the cast and the community in the creative process through a series of True Body Project-conducted workshops, public space performances and volunteer efforts that benefit topics explored in the show. Community engagement includes Japan relief efforts and the Take Back the Night March, inviting artists and audience members alike to get involved and expand their impact. Pones Inc. strives to raise $1500 for Japan Relief during the Fringe Festival.
Audiences can donate today at Global Giving.
For $12 tickets visit www.cincyfringe.com or call 513-30-KNOW. Performances of The Body Speaks: Movement are held at 1411 Vine Street on:
- Thursday, June 2nd at 7:15 P.M.
- Friday, June 3rd at 7 P.M.
- Sunday, June 5th at 9 P.M.
- Wednesday, June 8th at 8:30 P.M.
- Saturday, June 11th at 7 P.M.
About Pones Inc.
Pones Inc. Laboratory of Movement is a non-profit performance art group dedicated to creating original work that blends various disciplines and focuses on community, site-specific performance and educational outreach. The company explores theatre for social change through its combination of dance and theatre in its signature style of pedestrian-influenced movement. Founded in 2008 by Kim Popa and Lindsey Jones, Pones Inc. continually collaborates with a diverse range of artists and groups and performs in multiple locations. For more details visit http://www.ponesinc.com.
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