Hello!
Choreographer Anne Collod and L’Alliance New York would love to invite you to participate in L’Alliance’s upcoming Bastille Day (Sunday, July 14, 2024) where Anne Collod will be recreating Anna Halprin’s BLANK PLACARD DANCE. This performance is emblematic of the work cycle Anna Halprin developed from 1965. It explores the political dimension of performance and its inscription in the urban space, at the crossroads of happening, street theater and activist art.
Join us in reviving this performance and taking part in a proposal that blurs the boundary between performer and spectator, turning walking into a poetic and political experience!
We are looking for a diverse group of 30 volunteers (amateur dancers and/or non-dancers) of all age, race, gender and beyond, who represent a wide variety of concerns. No technical skills are required.
What it is:
This Bastille Day, L’Alliance presents a timely reenactment of the 1967 dance, Blank Placard Dance by Anna Halprin. Originally presented in reaction to the Vietnam war and social unrest in the U.S., for this present-day recreation, French choreographer Anne Collod joins 30 ‘dancers’, carrying blank placards and silently marching down the busy streets of the city. Along with a marching band, marchers answer bystanders’ question, “What are you protesting?” by replying, “What do YOU want to protest?” and collect their answers.
What will you be doing:
Before the performance, you will participate in workshops with choreographer Anne Collod to become acquainted with the work of Anna Halprin, a pioneering choreographer of post-modernity in dance, learn and practice the walk and its protocol, develop the tools of awareness and listening useful to the practice of this performance
On the day of the performance, you will hold up blank placards and perform the walk, as rehearsed during the workshops, following a pre-determined path alongside a group of musicians playing protest songs.
This promo video from a previous version will give you a great sense of what it will look like.
When is it:
We will need you for FOUR DAYS (with an optional 5th day) including the day of the performance - times subject to shift:
Saturday, July 6, 2024 - PARTICIPANT WORKSHOP #1 - 4pm-7:30pm (3.5 hours)
Sunday, July 7, 2024 - PARTICIPANT WORKSHOP #2 - 1pm-5pm (4 hours)
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - OPTIONAL PARTICIPANT WORKSHOP #3 - 3pm-7pm (4 hours) - (this is for a self-selected group of participants who would like to speak as part of the presentation)
Saturday, July 13, 2024 - DRESS REHEARSAL outside - 12:00pm-3:00pm
Sunday, July 14, 2024 - CALL TIME: 11:30am, PERFORMANCE: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Where is it:
Workshops will be at L’Alliance New York (22 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022) and another Manhattan location TBD
The dress rehearsal and performance will be near L’Alliance (22 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022) at a Manhattan location TBD.
How to sign up: Please sign up by June 28, 2024 [email to know about the extention] Please feel free to reach out to Torya Beard, [email protected] or Audrey Frischman at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Audrey and Torya
About Anne Collod:
Anne Collod pursued a career as a performer, working with various choreographers (Pierre Deloche, Philippe Découflé, Fabrice Ramalingom and Hélène Cathala, and Stéphanie Aubin), until her introduction to Labanotation (a system for writing and analysing movement, in which she qualified in 1993) inspired her to re-create 20th century choreographic works from scores and to cofound the Quatuor Albrecht Knust (1993-2001). Together, the group of performers, re-created many symbolic pieces, including Vaslav Nijinksky’s legendary work, L’Après-midi d’un Faune.
About L’Alliance New York:
L'Alliance is an independent, not-for-profit organization committed to providing its audience and students with engaging French language classes and audacious multi-disciplinary programming that celebrates the diversity of francophone cultures and creativity around the world. A welcoming and inclusive community for all ages and all backgrounds, L'Alliance is a place where people can meet, learn, and explore the richness of our heritages and share discoveries. L'Alliance strives to amplify voices and build bridges from the entire francophone world to New York and beyond.
Choreographer Anne Collod and L’Alliance New York would love to invite you to participate in L’Alliance’s upcoming Bastille Day (Sunday, July 14, 2024) where Anne Collod will be recreating Anna Halprin’s BLANK PLACARD DANCE. This performance is emblematic of the work cycle Anna Halprin developed from 1965. It explores the political dimension of performance and its inscription in the urban space, at the crossroads of happening, street theater and activist art.
Join us in reviving this performance and taking part in a proposal that blurs the boundary between performer and spectator, turning walking into a poetic and political experience!
We are looking for a diverse group of 30 volunteers (amateur dancers and/or non-dancers) of all age, race, gender and beyond, who represent a wide variety of concerns. No technical skills are required.
What it is:
This Bastille Day, L’Alliance presents a timely reenactment of the 1967 dance, Blank Placard Dance by Anna Halprin. Originally presented in reaction to the Vietnam war and social unrest in the U.S., for this present-day recreation, French choreographer Anne Collod joins 30 ‘dancers’, carrying blank placards and silently marching down the busy streets of the city. Along with a marching band, marchers answer bystanders’ question, “What are you protesting?” by replying, “What do YOU want to protest?” and collect their answers.
What will you be doing:
Before the performance, you will participate in workshops with choreographer Anne Collod to become acquainted with the work of Anna Halprin, a pioneering choreographer of post-modernity in dance, learn and practice the walk and its protocol, develop the tools of awareness and listening useful to the practice of this performance
On the day of the performance, you will hold up blank placards and perform the walk, as rehearsed during the workshops, following a pre-determined path alongside a group of musicians playing protest songs.
This promo video from a previous version will give you a great sense of what it will look like.
When is it:
We will need you for FOUR DAYS (with an optional 5th day) including the day of the performance - times subject to shift:
Saturday, July 6, 2024 - PARTICIPANT WORKSHOP #1 - 4pm-7:30pm (3.5 hours)
Sunday, July 7, 2024 - PARTICIPANT WORKSHOP #2 - 1pm-5pm (4 hours)
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - OPTIONAL PARTICIPANT WORKSHOP #3 - 3pm-7pm (4 hours) - (this is for a self-selected group of participants who would like to speak as part of the presentation)
Saturday, July 13, 2024 - DRESS REHEARSAL outside - 12:00pm-3:00pm
Sunday, July 14, 2024 - CALL TIME: 11:30am, PERFORMANCE: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Where is it:
Workshops will be at L’Alliance New York (22 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022) and another Manhattan location TBD
The dress rehearsal and performance will be near L’Alliance (22 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022) at a Manhattan location TBD.
How to sign up: Please sign up by June 28, 2024 [email to know about the extention] Please feel free to reach out to Torya Beard, [email protected] or Audrey Frischman at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Audrey and Torya
About Anne Collod:
Anne Collod pursued a career as a performer, working with various choreographers (Pierre Deloche, Philippe Découflé, Fabrice Ramalingom and Hélène Cathala, and Stéphanie Aubin), until her introduction to Labanotation (a system for writing and analysing movement, in which she qualified in 1993) inspired her to re-create 20th century choreographic works from scores and to cofound the Quatuor Albrecht Knust (1993-2001). Together, the group of performers, re-created many symbolic pieces, including Vaslav Nijinksky’s legendary work, L’Après-midi d’un Faune.
About L’Alliance New York:
L'Alliance is an independent, not-for-profit organization committed to providing its audience and students with engaging French language classes and audacious multi-disciplinary programming that celebrates the diversity of francophone cultures and creativity around the world. A welcoming and inclusive community for all ages and all backgrounds, L'Alliance is a place where people can meet, learn, and explore the richness of our heritages and share discoveries. L'Alliance strives to amplify voices and build bridges from the entire francophone world to New York and beyond.
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