Celebrated by The Democrat and Chronicle as "an artist of vision" and a “percussion genius… presenting percussion in a stunning, thoughtful way,” Peter Ferry [b. 1991] is a young American solo percussionist advancing the classical and contemporary repertoire.
The Jamestown Arts Center (JAC) presents DOUBLE TAKES, an interactive dance and video performance,for two nights this summer, Friday & Saturday, August 30 & 31 at 7:00pm. The performance will feature independent dancer, choreographer, and teacher Lance Gries, as well as extraordinary New York dancers, including Jodi Melnick (Melnick has danced with the Twyla Tharp Company, Mikhail Baryshnikov and is one of New York dance’s favorite free-lance performers.) Jeanine Durning (Durning is a truly independent dance and choreographer artist, hugely respected for her fierce physicality and artistic vision.) and K.J. Holmes (Holmes is one of the world’s leading performers and teachers of contact improvisation. Time Out calls her a “legendary improviser.”), who will collaborate in an improvisational dance as they respond to moving images.
“I hope that when I make furniture I’m creating more than a chair, table or bed: I hope that I’m making a piece whose existence will humbly make the world a better and more wondrous place to live. A chair, for instance, allows us to sit and rest, which in turn allows us to run, dance and laugh. It is a small gesture celebrating everything beyond itself.”
Broadway actress Christine Toy Johnson has become the role model she never had growing up as an Asian-American aspiring towards a career in the performing arts. Born and bred in the suburbs of New York City, Christine was a performer from an early age. She began modeling when she was four for national campaigns such as Buster Brown, Life Cereal and Scotchguard.
We all know that feeling when we walk out of the ring or pull away from the barn, when something tugs at our heartstrings. This is the connection we have developed with our horses that allows for the personal and athletic achievements we experience in and out of the arena.