Flushing Town Hall will present the third phase of “HOME,” an international collaboration between Valerie Green/Dance Entropy and choreographers from diverse countries. This particular performance will feature a global choreographer collaboration between Valerie Green of Dance Entropy and Ashley Lobo.
“HOME” is an international collaboration with choreographers from Sweden, India, Uganda, Columbia and Lebanon. Green points out how each examines the concept of home from their unique perspective, drawing upon the significance of this concept in their home country, as well as factors including culture, upbringing, economics, politics, and personal identity. “Each choreographer creates a section of this work that will later be mixed together by me,” Greens says, “and integrated into one cohesive evening-length dance that will also reflect my own community and dancers’ perspectives on home,” Each collaboration phase will have the opportunity to show progression before the final performance.
“HOME” is currently in its third phase, as Dance Entropy works with Ashley Lobo. Ashley points out, “confusion and clarity is the dichotomy that is India.” Everything that is chaos is closely related to a naturally evolving order that is clarity. Ashley draws attention to the chaos by describing “ravaged homes,” and the idea of finding order amidst this disorder. This “natural progression” as Ashley calls it, “brings a realization—a synergy that exists and defines nature, social structure and our own minds.” For Ashley, “HOME” could be identity, how each one struggles to assert their own understanding, or language, what evolves from this struggle is a beautiful cacophony of opinion. “This opinion”, as Ashley puts it, “ are many harmonies within a larger disharmony”, or depending on how one looks at it, much dissonance within a larger harmony that all seek one common goal: stillness and home.
“Amid Mystery And Ritual, More Organic Than Elegant, The Work Recalls Aspects Of Many Cultures.”— Julinda Lewis, Richmond Times Dispatch
This live performance will take place on Sunday, February 16, at 1p at Flushing Town Hall. There will be a Q&A discussion following the performance between artists and audience. The performance is FREE and all are welcome to join!
