Joanna Kotze, photo by Maria Baranova
Joanna Kotze
What will we be like when we get there
Thursday, June 13th | 7:00pm
Saturday, June 15th | 7:00pm
Location: The Patricia N. Nanon Theater
Tickets:
$25 Adult
$15 Seniors, Students and Military
$5 Children under 12
Behind the Counter and Membership discounts apply
Funded in part by the Expeditions program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the six New England state arts agencies.
What will we be like when we get there
Photo by Maria Baranova
“A mind capable of transforming a familiar space into something eerie and unrecognizable.”
—New York Times
What will we be like when we get there is a multi-disciplinary performance collaboration between choreographer/dancer Joanna Kotze, dancer Omagbitse Omagbemi, visual artist Jonathan Allen, and composer/musician Ryan Seaton that combines movement, sound, and visual art in surprising ways and resonates with the social and political time we are living in now. Created during the aftermath of the 2016 US presidential election, this work investigates physical, emotional, and artistic spectrums while reflecting on personal journeys and current events - bringing attention to our desires, flaws, strengths, and fantasies.
Photo by Ian Douglas
Joanna Kotze
Joanna Kotze was awarded the 2013 Bessie Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer and has received support from the Jerome Foundation, Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, Harkness Foundation, NYFA BUILD, New Music USA, and others. Her choreography has been presented at the Wexner Center, Velocity, National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Baryshnikov Arts Center, ADI, Bard College, Danspace Project, New York Live Arts, Jacob’s Pillow, and other venues and galleries. Joanna creates new works for both professional companies and students and has had residencies throughout the US and Europe. She danced with Wally Cardona from 2000-2010 and in 2018, and she is currently dancing for Kimberly Bartosik and Kota Yamazaki. Joanna teaches regularly at Movement Research and at various universities throughout the country. She is originally from South Africa and has a BA in Architecture.
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