Past events

Eclectic collaborations between (mostly) local composers and choreographers, hosted by Rachel Cohen and Racoco/Rx. Rachel teams up with Chris Becker and Lynn Wright; they are joined by jill sigman/thinkdance with composer Kristin Norderval, and Adrian Jevicki with composer Ian Colletti.

Rachel and company will show excerpts from the work-in-progress "Tilt," an examination of chivalry and delusion with music by Lynn referencing spaghetti Westerns and trips to the eye doctor, and Rachel will perform a solo to music by Chris incorporating sounds from a pottery studio.

In an improv by Jill Sigman (movement) and Kristin Norderval (sound), Jill will continue her exploration of sewing and stirring processes in connection with space. Kristin will be using a sound application on the iPhone to accompany her use of voice. For info about jill sigman/thinkdance see: www.thinkdance.org

Working together for the first time, Adrian and Ian will present The Boat.

We've been invited to perform at MICA in Baltimore under the auspices of the Humanistic Studies department. We'll be showing excerpts of our work with clay and a preview of "Tilt," with live music. If you're in the area, please come!

Can't make it to Maryland? Come see an open rehearsal run-through in Brooklyn and give us some feedback before we take the show on the road.

You'll hear the fantastic score by Lynn Wright, and bassoonist Gili Sharrett and cellist Lawrence Zoernig will be joining us live to play Telemann, Mozart, and improvisations with the dancers.

Rachel Cohen performs during a broadcast of John Cage delivering a lecture to students at Harpur College, Binghamton, NY on January 24, 1967. This event marks the first time the lecture has been heard since it was delivered exactly 45 years ago. A select group of choreographers and dancers will perform in the space as Cage speaks and will also include dancers of TAKE Dance, Lynn Parkerson Artistic Director of Brooklyn Ballet, Benn Rasmussen + Megan Madorin + Edward Rice of Ardent August, and Morgan McEwen of Gleich Dances, among others.

About John Cage Transmitted: Celebrating the centennial of John Cage, Norte Maar will collaborate with E.A.T. to present Cage Transmitted: 12 evenings of performance. The twelve evenings, occurring once each month span the calendar year of 2012, and will include music, poetry, theater, happenings, visual art, and dance. The evenings will be broadcast live from the front room of Norte Maar's apartment gallery onto the street and live streamed on the web (URL to be announced). Cage Transmitted music is co-curated by Eric Lamb.

Each year Racoco/Rx participates in the Association of Performing Arts Presenters conference in New York City, as part of a consortium of companies, The Construction Company Dance Portfolio. The showcase is open to the public, and is free! You can see 10- to 15-minute excerpts of 12 unique and creative companies in one sitting.

Racoco performs at 9:50am, 10:50am, and 11:50am, featuring live music by Gili Sharett on bassoon and Lawrence Zoernig on cello.

For more information about all the companies visit The Construction Company.