Mimi Garrard of Mimi Garrard Dance Theatre is proud to present a special invitation only film event, A Spiritual Journey, on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 2pm at the Rubin Museum of Art,150 W 17th St, NYC.
With direction, camera, and editing from Mimi Garrard, and costumes by Mindy Nelson, the program consists of four dances created for video — “Realeyes,” “Mestos,” and “Seasons of the Mind” explore a mythical idealized world, while “Notes from the Underground Percussionist” uses the words of Fyodor Dostoevsky to explore the dark side of human nature.
A Spiritual Journey Program
“Realeyes”
Dancer: Austin Selden
Music: Tom Hamilton
“Notes from the Underground Percussionist”
Performer: Jonathan MevillePratt
Singer and music: Jonathan Melville Pratt
Text: Dostoevsky selected by Mimi Garrard
“Mestos”
Dancers: Tim Bendernagel and Kate Jewett
Music: Tom Hamilton
“Seasons of the Mind”
Dancers: Tim Bendernagel and Cynthia Koppe
Music: Joao Castro Pinto
About Mimi Garrard
Mimi Garrard was a dancer with Alwin Nikolais.
With direction, camera, and editing from Mimi Garrard, and costumes by Mindy Nelson, the program consists of four dances created for video — “Realeyes,” “Mestos,” and “Seasons of the Mind” explore a mythical idealized world, while “Notes from the Underground Percussionist” uses the words of Fyodor Dostoevsky to explore the dark side of human nature.
A Spiritual Journey Program
“Realeyes”
Dancer: Austin Selden
Music: Tom Hamilton
“Notes from the Underground Percussionist”
Performer: Jonathan MevillePratt
Singer and music: Jonathan Melville Pratt
Text: Dostoevsky selected by Mimi Garrard
“Mestos”
Dancers: Tim Bendernagel and Kate Jewett
Music: Tom Hamilton
“Seasons of the Mind”
Dancers: Tim Bendernagel and Cynthia Koppe
Music: Joao Castro Pinto
About Mimi Garrard
Mimi Garrard was a dancer with Alwin Nikolais.
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