[NewMusicEvents] Thurs & Fri April 3 & 4 - intermedia dance performance - Barely Human Dance Theatre

[Sarah - 21 Grand]

Thursday, April 3 Barely Human Dance Theatre - A Portrait By Means of the
Sun + catered reception by Max's Opera Cafe 8:30pm, performance at 9pm, $12

Friday, April 4 Barely Human Dance Theatre - A Portrait By Means of the Sun
8:30pm, performance at 9pm, free/pay what you can
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21 Grand
416 25th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 444-7263
http://www.21grand.org


 Barely Human Dance Theatre presents ³A Portrait By Means Of The Sun² ­
three solo pieces performed to an evening of live music. Set on separate
stages throughout the art gallery as timeless, resonant sculpturedances, the
performances depict the journeys of three women seeking beauty and honor in
their self-made prisons of assumptions. In her choreography, Dawn juxtaposes
humor with pathos, courage with cowardice, beauty with ugliness to lead the
audience on an unexpectedly complex and unique emotional journey to find a
different truth. Always looking for a deeper definition of dance in relation
to our culture, Barely Human utilizes Butoh, theatre and other dance forms
to explore the value of different creative processes and the relationship
they have on the relationship between music, dance and reality. The music
pieces for the evening are: ³Sonata for Violin and Piano² by Claude Debussy
performed by Sara Salzmann and Emi Tamura, a Œdisintegration¹ of ³Fur Elise²
by Ludwig Van Beethoven created and performed by Gregory Scharpen and Dean
Santomieri, and ³Orange Manjushri², a completely original work with vocals
performed by Anahata Sound.