ON THE FRINGE: Behind the 8 ball

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ON THE FRINGE: Behind the 8 ball

POSTED: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 7:45 PM

Due to a major Fringe Fail on my part (the kind in which you show up perfectly on time at the totally wrong location for a performance that's ACTUALLY taking place on the other side of town, leaving you no time to arrive by showtime), I missed out on the opportunity to see the first two dancemakers of 8, an inventive Live Arts show in which eight up-and-coming choreographers present a new work. Damn.

Bill Hebert

Here's what CP dance critic Deni Kasrel had to say about 8:

If you gazed into a crystal ball to see what choreographers will headline the Live Arts Festival in years to come, odds are you'd see some of the performers featured in 8. The showcase highlights up-and-coming dance creators, all of whom were commissioned to create a new work. There are of course, many young choreographers doing their thing in Philly, so why these particular eight? "They were folks we knew whose worked we liked and who we thought were really on the rise," says Nick Stuccio, the festival's producing director. If you're a Live Arts/Fringe aficionado, these faces (and bodies) will indeed look familiar — they've all been in festival shows created by colleagues. Now these chosen ones strut their own stuff for a fest that's helped bolster the careers of numerous Philly movement makers. "We feel we've got to be looking for the next wave of artists," Stuccio says. "This is an occasion to give these folks a platform to see what they make and see if people like it."

Bill Hebert

In this post are a couple of beautiful photos by Bill Hebert from last night's show, which featured Megan Mazarick and Meg Foley; and even though this duo's performances are over, there's plenty more 8 left to see:

Olive Prince and Shavon Norris, Sept. 9 and 12
Daniele Strawmyre and Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Sept. 10 and 11
Jumatatu Poe and Eun Jung Choi, Sept. 11 and 12

Might I suggest you avoid being like me, and get yourself there? Oh — and 8 is at the Live Arts Studio at Fifth and Poplar ... not Arts Bank. Not even a little bit.

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