I am going to begin rehearsing at Gibney Dance as a boo-boo space grant recipient in Sep. I am very excited for the opportunity and to be working alongside the other awardees.
CounterPointe Previews
I'll be showing a pointe piece featuring 6 UArts students April 10-12th as part of CounterPointe, which was mentioned in Broadway World, the examiner and LuckyGirl.
CounterPointe to Perform in New York Next Month
"There are no easy solutions to the glaring imbalance of representation of women as creative leaders in ballet choreography, recounts Julia Gleich, CounterPointe's curator. "Annually we celebrate their choreography, those visions and the vibrant energy of women's work in a program encouraging a range of approaches to pointe. Our dream for the future is to make CounterPointe unnecessary."
CounterPointe3: Apr. 10-12
"An annual series since its 2012 inception, CounterPointe features 11 female choreographers making innovative and experimental new ballet works."
Female dance series CounterPointe to bridge London to NY
"Because the percentage of male dancemakers so heavily outweighs that of the female, this festival is a step in the right direction in encouraging women to find their choreographic voice and to take artistic risks."
MR @ Judson Church Video
We performed a new version of "The Malady at Sea" subtitled "15 poses for 15 min" on Jan 12, 2015. Here is the link to a 4 min clip on youtube that is incredibly dark so there is almost no point in watching.
Stamford Performance
iele paloumpis and I are performing our work not unordered in not resembling again as part of our 2-month long installation on Aug 15th.
Here is some PR for the performance:
http://now-events.net/us/page/2622718
2014 Movement Research Artist in Residence
Movement Research’s Artist-in-Residence program (AIR) is a two year program providing commissions, rehearsal space, performances, and related opportunities designed to support the individualized creative process of selected artists. AIR artists are chosen by a rotating artist panel.
2014 AIRS
Alex Escalante, Erin Ellen Kelly, Yanghee Lee, Jen McGinn, Antonio Ramos, Nami Yamamoto
MR @ the Judson Church Video
iele paloumpis and I made a very impromptu piece for a showing iele had at Judson on 11.18.13. Here is a clip:
PSOH Feb 25th
Come support these fantastic artists
http://www.cprnyc.org/events/performance-studio-open-house-racy-brand-levi-gonzalez-megan-kendzior/
2013 BAX Space Grantee
From Sep to Dec 2013 I will receive 100 free hours of rehearsal space at BAX to begin a new work: The Malady at Sea . I will be working with seven dancers from Sarasota who I grew up dancing with: Ashleigh Adamec, Lauren Bakst, Kristen Bernier, Ana Fiore, Emma Geisdorf, Megan Kendzior and Cassidy Samelian. The grant will clminate in performances Dec 6th and 8th.
http://artistservices.bax.org/space-grants/2013-fall-space-grants/
Curating Performance Studio Open House
I will be curating and moderating the CPR series Performance Studio Open House for the 2013-14 season. These are monthly informal showings of works-in-progress and are free to the community.
Curating New Voices in Live Performance
Come to the CPR series "New Voice in Live Performance" that I am curating on June 7th and 8th. It will also serve as the annual Gala for CPR. Artists presenting work include: Kim Brandt, Talya Epstein, Levi Gonzalez, Jillian Pena, and Emily Wexler.
http://www.cprnyc.org/events/new-voices-in-live-performance-curated-by-jen-mcginn/
The Nostalgia of Vigorous Dancing
Jillian Pena curated a show at BAX for Rebecca Warner and myself Feb 22nd and 23rd. Here is the press release.
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs148/1101085766638/archive/1112122517667.html
Influx at theFidget Space
Showing TOMS at theFidget Space in Philadelphia and CPR in Brooklyn Jan 4th and 8th.
Students perform work in "Five Under 40 Series"
I was fortunate to travel to Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA to work with students on a piece I made when I was an undergraduate: The Greatest Show on Earth. Their amazing professor, Dawn Springer, brought an incredible collection of female artists under the age of 40 together to set work of them.
http://www.dickinson.edu/news-and-events/news/2012-13/Five-Under-40 /
frontier to Europe
I will be traveling to Brussels to work with Jamie on our duet frontier where will do a showing at P.A.R.T.S and then make our way over to Luxembourg to perform as part of the international festival, Il Faut Bruler Pour Briller, September 20-29.
frontier at Movement Research at the Judson Church
Clip of frontier choreographed and performed by Jamie and I at Movement Research at the Judson Church on 4/30.
Dancehouse at the Painted Bride
Jamie and I are performing frontier as part of Dancehouse at the Painted Bride in Philadelphia. This is part of the 2012 nEW Festival and I am showing work as an alumni resident Jan 22nd.
http://www.philadelphiadance.org/calendar/index.php?eID=4521
Showings on Facebook
Christiana Barnett-Murphy has started an open showings forum on Facebook. Check out this posting on Dance/NYC.
http://dancenycjcomm.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/showings-on-facebook/
topos topios in the Philly Fringe
I'll be showing Lily with Maggie Cloud and Emily Wexler in topos topios , curated by Donna Faye Burchfield as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival Sep 16-17.
Lauren Bakst likes me!
Check out this link to the BOMBLOG where Lauren talks about my work.
Lily at Danspace
I will be showing Lily as part of DraftWork, curated by Ishmael Houston-Jones, at Danspace with Maggie Cloud and Emily Wexler on Feb 12.
http://www.danspaceproject.org/calendarandtickets/detail.php?id=62