Janis Brenner - Five Decades of Dance November 12, 2009

Led by dancer, choreographer, singer, and artistic director Janis Brenner, the seven-member Janis Brenner & Dancers conveys a myriad of stories through movement in Five Decades – an evening of both retrospection and celebration that reconnects generations past with the present. Featuring works from the 1960s to the present, Five Decades highlights music and dance legends such as Meredith Monk’s seminal solo Break (1964) and two solo works from Murray Louis’ historical Figura (1978), to name a few. The fifth and current decade is represented by the world premiere of Dancing in Absentia; an homage to the friends, colleagues and well-known artists within the dance community lost to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Performances run Thursday, November 12 - Saturday, November 14 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 15 at 3:00 p.m. at Joyce Soho, 155 Mercer Street (between Houston & Prince). Train F/B/V/D to Lafayette Street; N/R/W to Prince; 6 to Bleecker

Tickets: $20 General/$15 Students & Seniors
Purchase: www.joyce.org or 212.352.3101

Official Website: http://janisbrenner.com