Flower of the Season
Since 1999, the series continues to evolve as a platform for the development of new and important dance explorations by a variety of local and international artists. Yearly these dancers are chosen to train together at Body Weather Laboratory, developing individual interpretations of a common vision. Flower of the Season has indeed become a pilgrimage - drawing dancers, choreographers and musicians to a seasonal offering of blossoming creativity.
Dance and performance are transitory arts. They exist in the present. Just as the splendor of a flower is fleeting, so is each remarkable moment of a dance performance - always passing into the next. A flower seeks the light, growing and developing accordingly. It finds just the right time and place to blossom.
The History of Flower of the Season.
Flower of the Season is the extension of the Earthbeat series Oguri and Steinberg began 1999 to foster collaborations between visual artists, musicians, writers and dancers. Together, with the work of percussionist Adam Rudolph, sculptor Stephan Glassman, artist Hirokazu Kosaka, musicians Paul Chavez, Wadada Leo Smith, G.E. Stinson, Nels Cline, Mark Dresser and Tigran Hamasyan. dancers Roxanne Steinberg, Melinda Ring, Morleigh Steinberg, Mia Doi Todd, Jamie Burris, Sherwood Chen, Boaz Barkan, Claudia Lopez, Lillian Barbeito, Benjamin Jarrett, Eric Losoya, Jesske Hume, Magali Gajan, Heyward Bracey, Asher Woodworth, Ariadna Rodriguez Cima, Joyce Lu, A.Dola Baroni, Meyu Kobayashi, Rosemary Candelario, Heather Ehlers, Kim Nakakura, Linda Luke, Annelien Goetschalckx, Cat Westwood, Christine Quoiraud, Yasunari Tamai, Andres Corchero, Frank van de Ven, Simone Forti, Michelle Shiu-lin Lai, Carmina Escobar, Chenhui Mao, Jay Carlon, Dani Lunn, Hyoin Jun, DaEun Jung, Destefano DeLuise, and Oguri has continually explored boundaries between audience and stage, creating fresh contexts for the presentation of art and performance.
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coming FLOWER OF THE SEASON
2023, June 16, 17, and 18
Oguri solo “dance comes out of time”
Electric Lodge
1416 Electric Avenue
Venice, CA