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2010 |

THE ABRONS ARTS CENTER AND BIGMANARTS PRESENT

TRELLIS

APRIL 22 – 24, 2010 at 8pm
APRIL 25, 2010 at 5pm

CHOREOGRAPHED BY LAWRENCE GOLDHUBER
SET AND LIGHTING DESIGN BY GREGORY L. BAIN
NEW MUSIC BY GEOFF GERSH
OLD MUSIC BY SKEETER DAVIS

PERFORMED BY ROY FIALKOW, LAWRENCE GOLDHUBER, AND SIRI PETERSON

Celebrating his twenty-fifth year in dance, New York-based choreographer and dancer Lawrence Goldhuber premieres TRELLIS, the newest work from BIGMANARTS. TRELLIS peers through the standard love triangle: Roy wants Siri, Siri wants Larry, Larry wants Roy. Working without an existing narrative for the first time, Goldhuber developed the storyline through movement and music alone. What has emerged is an eerie tangle of secretive watching and desire. Following his 2008 work, Sleeping Giant, he returns to the Abrons with this exciting new trio with new music by Geoff Gersh and old music by Skeeter Davis.

The dance piece chronicles a passage of time through three dancers’ (Roy Fialkow, Goldhuber, Siri Peterson) coupling and de-coupling. The architecture of two bench trellises serves as semiopaque walls through which the characters separate and observe one another in circular progression. The imposing structure represents an Eden for the dancers, while additional elements bring the outside world crashing into their reality.

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Collaborators

Siri Peterson Cavanna
Dancer
A New York Times recognized dancer and choreographer, Siri's classes explore the unique relationship between yoga, artistic self-expression and mindful movement. Having used the yoga practice to heal her own dance-related injuries, Siri is committed to sharing the therapeutic applications of yoga, helping students access their innate healing capacities through optimal alignment. Siri is a proud wife and mama, certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT), yoga teacher trainer (E-RYT 500) and a practitioner of yoga for over 25 years. In addition Siri is a Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) specializing in Functional Medicine (FMHC). She currently offers health coaching, public and private yoga lessons, meditation and mindfulness instruction online via Zoom.
Roy Fialkow
Dancer
Roy Fialkow is the Education Manager for Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo.  Roy has taught Trocks Community Engagement at SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay Environment), Ali Forney Center (homeless LGBTQ plus young adults), Hetrick-Martin Institute (LGBTQ plus young adults), Greenwich House (Older Adult Center at Center on the Square), Jacob’s Pillow, Performing Arts Houston. During his tenure with the company he also choreographed four ballets for the company; parodies of Martha Graham, Agnes De Mille, Isadora Duncan and Pina Bausch.  Roy has also danced with Asakawalker Dance Company, Donald Byrd, Jane Comfort, Felix Fibich, Bil Wright and Lawrence Goldhuber.  His dance career incorporated a wide range of venues from Yiddish Theatre to the Spoleto Festival in Italy. Roy also currently works with a group of dance educators in the Hudson Valley; Hudson Valley Dance Cultivators.   Roy worked for the NYC Department of Education as an Adaptive Physical Education teacher for 21years and a Dance Teacher for 8 years.  He has a B.F.A. from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Dance Program.  And an M.S. in Professional Physical Education; Corporate Fitness Program and Adaptive Physical Education Program from New York University.School of Education, Health and Nursing Arts Professions. Roy currently lives in the Hudson Valley.
Geoff Gersh
Composer/guitarist
Geoff is thrilled to be collaborating with Lawrence Goldhuber, his cousin, for the first time. He has been composing for dance since 1995 and has worked with Swan Pouffer, Karen Graham and Cynthia Oliver on multiple projects. Geoff received a Bessie Award in 2000 for his collaborative score for Cynthia Oliver's SHEMAD and has been awarded grants from NYFA, Meet the Composer, and the American Music Center.
Gregory L. Bain
Production Design/PSM
Gregory has been active in media technologies, arts administration, theatre production, commercial and theatrical lighting design, sound design and stage management, as well as audio and video recording technologies, since 1971. During 30+ years of extensive world touring with numerous theatre, music, and dance companies, Mr. Bain has also co-directed a New York City based production company, GLB Presents. In 2003, Gregory directed his media technologies career, and stage management and theatre crafts skills toward becoming more active in early childhood education, human development, and social service activities that promote education, empowerment, and advancement opportunities within underprivileged and underserved families and communities. In 2007 Mr. Bain received a Masters Degree in social work (MSW). 2008 celebrates his 22nd year of collaborating with Lawrence Goldhuber.
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