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The Way You Look (at Me) Tonight

Showing by Claire Cunningham, Jess Curtis / Gravity († 11.03.2024)
In the frame of Sommer Tanz 2015 / Open Spaces#2-2015

How do we look at each other? How do we allow ourselves to be seen? How do our physicality’s shape how we perceive the world around us? How much can we affect the way we see others? Can we learn to see across lines of difference in new ways? US and Berlin based choreographer and performance artist Jess Curtis and UK self-identifying disabled artist Claire Cunningham will show early stage research for a new full-evening duet; The Way You Look (at me) Tonight, developed in collaboration with US acclaimed philosopher of perception and author Dr. Alva Noë.

Choreography: Claire Cunningham & Jess Curtis | Artistic Advice: Dr. Alva Noë | Composition: Matthias Herrmann | Video: Yoann Trellu | Production management: Nadja Dias, Alec White, Julia Daniela | A production for Unlimited 2016, celebrating the work of disabled artists, using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Arts Council of Wales, Creative Scotland and Spirit of 2012. In coproduction with Claire Cunningham Projects, Jess Curtis/ Gravity, Tramway Glasgow with friendly support by British Council, Grants for the Arts San Francisco and San Francisco Arts Commission, Cultural Equity Fund

Claire Cunningham

Claire Cunningham is a performer and creator of multi-disciplinary performance based in Glasgow, Scotland. One of the UK’s most acclaimed and internationally renowned disabled artists, Cunningham’s work is rooted in the study and use/misuse of her crutches and the exploration of the potential of her own specific physicality. This runs alongside a deep interest in the lived experience of disability and its implications not only as a choreographer but also in terms of societal notions of knowledge, value, connection and interdependence. www.clairecunningham.co.uk

Jess Curtis / Gravity († 11.03.2024)

Jess Curtis died unexpectedly on Monday, March 11, in San Francisco.  

Gravity creates exceptionally engaging body-based art that physically addresses issues and ideas of relevance to anyone with a body. The company was founded in 2000 by choreographer-director Jess Curtis, whose work ranges from the underground extremes of San Francisco warehouse performances with such iconic companies as Contraband and CORE in the 1980s, to the exuberance of French circus tents with Compagnie Cahin-Caha, and the refinement of state theaters in Berlin, London, Glasgow, and other major cultural centers. Gravity’s innovative, accessible, and experimental work consistently engages with issues of embodied diversity including gender, sexuality, and disability.