Past events
All dances are too long! at the 92nd St Y
All dances are too long!
60+ choreographers celebrate thirty years of
Fridays at Noon
Short and pithy dances
92Y
May 19 & 20, 8p and 21, 3p
May 21 Rachel and Racoco show an oldie but goodie, an excerpt from Suite, performed by Toby Billowitz and Remi Harris, with music by Rafi Malkiel, and gum.
ITINERANT Performance Art Festival NYC
Monday, May 15th 20177:00pm
Racoco reprises "New Developments" as part of ITINERANT 2017. With performers Toby Billowitz, Rachel Cohen, Remi Harris, and Meghan Schardt, sculptures by Stephanie Beck, and music by Lynn Wright. The event lasts from 7-10pm with multiple artists.
ITINERANT Performance Art Festival NYC is an independent-artist-run initiative created by artist Hector Canonge in 2010. ITINERANT's mission is to highlight and feature the work of local, national, and international performance artists by giving them access to museums, art galleries, alternative spaces, and public sites in different borough in New York City.
The Construction Company's Sundays Series
Sunday, May 14th 20173:00pm
price: $10
Rachel stiffens her sinews, showing a new piece-in-progress at The Construction Company's Sundays Series at University Settlement. Also on the program are Laura Shapiro, Beth Leonard, and Bob Eisen.
"-overt" features Rachel, an air dancer, Leighton Edmondson, and free cotton candy, with music by Chris Becker.
Racoco to Go
Saturday, March 18th 201710:00am
Sunday, March 19th 201710:00am
La Danza Saigon
B1 Residence, 6 Truong Sa, Binh Thanh District, HCMC
Rachel will be on a residency in Myanmar in the next few weeks, then teach a two-part workshop and perform in Vietnam through Emily Navarra's "The Movement Kitchen" in Ho Chi Minh City.
The first workshop will be an introduction to the principles of Ruth Zaporah's Action Theater. The second, "Objectify," will explore how to effectively use objects in choreography - Racoco's specialty!
More information on the performance to follow...keep tabs on the trip here!
ACTION THEATER in OCTOBER
Arts in Bushwick Community Day
Sunday, June 5th 201612:00pm
price: Free
PLEASE NOTE NEW RAIN LOCATION and TIME!
Join us at SILENT BARN for Arts in Bushwick's 4th Annual Community Day on Sunday, June 5, 12-4PM.
Racoco participates in its third Bushwick Community Day! This time Rachel Cohen, Stephanie Beck, and Masumi Kishimoto bring their giant rolls of paper to create a participatory improvisation/moving sculpture with kids of all ages! Come join the fold between 12 and 2...look for "The Paper Chase Project."
Arts in Bushwick is hosting an amazing line up of kids activities and performances by musicians, artists, and poets. Visit local artists in our art market and participate in performance art with your neighbors!
