Alexx Shilling: Rage_Walk_Rise
Hammer Museum, Courtyard
Rage_Walk_Rise is an ongoing process / practice that began during my time as CHIME grantee, and has since developed with performers Alison D'Amato and Devika Wickremesinghe.
Rage_Walk_Rise uses walking and gliding as jumping off points for dancing.
The practice allows us to be curious about the slippage between everyday movement and something that can be identified as dancing.
We can linger in the inbetweens.
We can taste a movement idea for awhile, attentive to the composition of a group but not beholden to it.
Rage_Walk_Rise lets us question formal structures as well as wild, open scores and the way the two inform and/or bump up against each other.
We will explore solo and group scores, create and recollect phrase material inspired by our practice, and work towards building long form dance structures that combine both scores and phrases.
We will explore participation with audiences / museum goers.
In Los Angeles, where walking isn't always a part of our everyday, we will create a safe space to walk to our hearts and bodies' content, remembering the places our legs have taken us and our ancestors.
—Alexx Shilling
In Real Life: Studio provides a glimpse into the working processes of artists. Throughout the fall a select group of artists utilizes spaces in the museum to convene and rehearse new material, including theater, dance, music, and performance. While some artists and collectives will simply discuss or workshop material, others will produce a new project from rehearsal to final performance.
Performance Dates: Sep. 9, 16, 23, & 30, 11 a.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum, Courtyard
Price: Free
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.