Body Weather Laboratory presents Flower of the Season 2022 dance performance
Friday, June 24, 2022 8:00 AM PDT to Sunday, June 26, 2022
Category: Performances
"Body as Evidence" Andrés Corchero and Oguri Friday, June 24, 8:00PM Admission: Free Electric Lodge 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice, CA 90291 Body Weather Laboratory presents Flower of the Season 2022. Continuing a 19-year tradition of minimal yet encompassing use of space and theatricality, this year’s performances will feature Japanese dancer/choreographer Oguri (Venice, CA) collaborates with dancer Andrés Corchero (Catalonia, Spain) in an evening length work inspired by Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” the dystopian fable in which fireman burn books rather than put out fires and ignorant complacency robs humanity of spiritual freedom and personal dignity. Today, 70 years after Bradbury’s prescient tale, written while he lived in Venice, CA, Oguri creates in the same neighborhood, and while celebrating freedom of expression, the dance pokes at a culture of anti-intellectualism, fake news, anti-depressants and hedonistic pursuits. This project is funded by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and California Arts Council. Video from “My Neighbor Sky” at Festival Grec/ Barcelona 2013 and 2018. Andres Corchero and Oguri duet. |