PDP Presents 2010: Dan Martin and Michael Biello, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Otto Ramstad February 27, 2010

Local Dance History Project | Dan Martin and Michael Biello | Ishmael Houston-Jones
Martin, Biello, and Houston-Jones present their 1980 collaborative work, What We’re Made Of, a group dance originally performed by TWO MEN DANCING, a gay men’s dance/theater/music collective. The 2010 version will be performed by Gregory Holt, John Luna, Scott McPheeters and William Robinson. The program also features a duet choreographed by Martin and Biello, and Ishmael Houston-Jones’ solo Dead, performed by William Robinson.

Next Up | Otto Ramstad
Hello Nervous System
In this solo performance, Otto Ramstad choreographically researches how the nervous system spreads as a net of attention throughout the body. Playing both scientific observer and empathetic participant, Ramstad teases the distinctions between THE nervous system and HIS nervous system. More than an anatomical study, Hello Nervous System insists that the dancer you see in front of you is first and foremost a person. Ramstad will also perform with The BodyCartography Project in the SCUBA program.

Part of Philadelphia Dance Projects Presents 2010, February 26 – March 20
[re]generation | contemporary dance | past meets future
The Philadelphia Dance Projects Presents 2010 series takes a look back and a look ahead, pairing the next wave of contemporary dance artists with influential choreographers from the 1970s and 80s Philadelphia dance scene.

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