Conversations between dance artists exploring what practice is now.
Tere O’Connor and Lucy Guerin discuss their perspectives on practice and art-making in this special lunchtime edition of LGI’s talk series. Join us for a relaxed chat followed by an audience Q&A.
This is a free event but registration is required. Register to attend: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XuzLgCbSQ-SpSNsN4b7orw
TERE O’CONNOR
Tere O’Connor is the Artistic Director of Tere O’Connor Dance and a Center for Advanced Studies Professor at the University of Illinois. He has created over 40 works for his company and many commissions, including Lyon Opera Ballet and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
He received a 2013 Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, among numerous other grants and awards and has won three BESSIES. He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014. An articulate and provocative educator, he has taught at festivals and universities around the globe. He’s currently researching his new work Rivulets to premiere Dec 2021 in NYC.
http://tereoconnordance.org/about/
LUCY GUERIN
Lucy Guerin is a Melbourne based choreographer. In 2002 she formed Lucy Guerin Inc to support the creation of new works and to extend the discourse and practice of dance.
Born in Adelaide, Australia, Guerin danced with choreographers Russell Dumas and Nanette Hassall. She moved to New York in 1989 for seven years where she performed with Tere O’Connor Dance, the Bebe Miller Company and Sara Rudner, and began to produce her first choreographic works. Guerin has toured her work extensively in Europe, Asia and North America and to most of Australia’s major festivals and venues.
https://lucyguerininc.com/
ACCESS:
Live transcription will be available during the talk. This talk will be offered in the webinar format.
Find out more about the Dance Dialogues series: https://lucyguerininc.com/programs#dance-dialogues
Images: Tere O’Connor. Lucy Guerin by Ross Coulter. Both images have been edited.