jill sigman/thinkdance celebrates its milestone 25th anniversary with a new and expanded iteration of the Re-Seeding project. Re-Seeding (Encounter #3: The Commons) is a rigorous ritual-based process grounded in an exploration of our interconnectedness to land and each other. Building on Sigman’s dances and installations about environmental and social justice issues, Re-Seeding (Encounter #3: The Commons) asks what it could mean for humans to “re-seed” themselves on land where their histories are entangled with colonization and occupation in a way that moves toward healing. Is it possible to understand the past and aspire toward collective wellbeing? What can those living in diaspora learn from plants that root themselves in new places and contribute to ecosystems in positive ways?

A study of two squatting women (unfinished), inspired by the painting by Egon Schiele, is a duet reminding us of the shifting tension and malleability in the stages of life while asking us all to honor where we are.  

The Bang Group presents: Shua Group & Donna Costello

Arts on Site

12 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003

Carnal Spill delves into the language women use and receive during the act of sex and invites the audience to consider how verbal language and cliche, fantasy, and the stories we tell ourselves operate inside of sexual play.

Conceived and directed by Carrie Ahern with collaborators Donna Costello, Carolyn Hall, Anne Parichon, Elke Rindfleisch, Bennalldra Williams, with text written by Ahern and Vanessa DeWolf, music composition by Anne Hege, and lighting design by Jay Ryan. With contributions by original cast member Jennifer Chin.

*Performances will be hosted at a private home with limited seating.