The Slowest Wave at Gibney Dance- DIP residency final presentation
Come to the public showing of the Slowest Wave, the culmination of Vangeline Theater's DIP residency at Gibney Dance.
Vangeline Theater/ New York Butoh Institute announces a public showing of The Slowest Wave, the culmination of Founder and Artistic Director Vangeline’s 2022/23 Gibney Dance in Process (DiP) Residency, on January 26, 2023, 6-9pm. The evening will include a presentation of work followed by a talkback with the artists and neuroscientists.
Doors open at 6pm; show starts at 6:30pm and lasts 60 minutes.
Post show discussion starts at 7H45pm.
During the residency, butoh artist Vangeline has continued developing The Slowest Wave, a pioneering project combining butoh and neuroscience. In collaboration with neuroscientists Sadye Paez, Constantina Theofanopoulou and Jose ‘Pepe’ Contreras-Vidal, and composer Ray Sweeten, Vangeline choreographed a 60-minute ensemble butoh piece, which is uniquely informed by the protocol being established for a scientific pilot study researching the impact of butoh on brain activity. For the pilot study, dancers' brain activity will be recorded at the University of Houston, Texas, with real-time visualization of the dancers’ neural synchrony and slow brain wave activity. Results will then be disseminated in scientific journals.
Vangeline and Sweeten have built on a 20-year history of creative collaboration with a soundscape that is informed by techniques of brainwave entrainment (techniques that affect consciousness through sound). The Slowest Wave investigates the relationship between human consciousness and dance through the use of scalp electroencephalography (EEG); and will foster connections and understanding between dancers, artists, scientists, engineers, and audiences from around the world.
In October 2022, the first iteration of The Slowest Wave premiered at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn.
Vangeline is one of six mid-career New York City-based dance artists who are in the process of developing a new project being supported by Gibney Center this year. The other 2022/23 DiP Artists are Ori Flomin, Antonio Ramos, Stacy Matthew Spence, Kate Watson-Wallace, and Director's DiP/AiR Recipient Sidra Bell.
DiP is designed to provide extensive, holistic support for artists. Resident Artists each receive three weeks of exclusive, continuous access to a studio at one of Gibney’s locations, as well as a $7,500 stipend and a $2,000 allowance for artistic consultants. During their season in residence, participating artists will also receive an additional 40 hours of discounted studio space in designated studios, as well as professional development and administrative support from Gibney Center staff.
For more information about Vangeline and her work, visit vangeline.com.
Gibney’s Dance in Process Residency Program was made possible with generous support from the Mellon Foundation.
Photos by Michael Blase.
Come to the public showing of the Slowest Wave, the culmination of Vangeline Theater's DIP residency at Gibney Dance.
Vangeline Theater/ New York Butoh Institute announces a public showing of The Slowest Wave, the culmination of Founder and Artistic Director Vangeline’s 2022/23 Gibney Dance in Process (DiP) Residency, on January 26, 2023, 6-9pm. The evening will include a presentation of work followed by a talkback with the artists and neuroscientists.
Doors open at 6pm; show starts at 6:30pm and lasts 60 minutes.
Post show discussion starts at 7H45pm.
During the residency, butoh artist Vangeline has continued developing The Slowest Wave, a pioneering project combining butoh and neuroscience. In collaboration with neuroscientists Sadye Paez, Constantina Theofanopoulou and Jose ‘Pepe’ Contreras-Vidal, and composer Ray Sweeten, Vangeline choreographed a 60-minute ensemble butoh piece, which is uniquely informed by the protocol being established for a scientific pilot study researching the impact of butoh on brain activity. For the pilot study, dancers' brain activity will be recorded at the University of Houston, Texas, with real-time visualization of the dancers’ neural synchrony and slow brain wave activity. Results will then be disseminated in scientific journals.
Vangeline and Sweeten have built on a 20-year history of creative collaboration with a soundscape that is informed by techniques of brainwave entrainment (techniques that affect consciousness through sound). The Slowest Wave investigates the relationship between human consciousness and dance through the use of scalp electroencephalography (EEG); and will foster connections and understanding between dancers, artists, scientists, engineers, and audiences from around the world.
In October 2022, the first iteration of The Slowest Wave premiered at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn.
Vangeline is one of six mid-career New York City-based dance artists who are in the process of developing a new project being supported by Gibney Center this year. The other 2022/23 DiP Artists are Ori Flomin, Antonio Ramos, Stacy Matthew Spence, Kate Watson-Wallace, and Director's DiP/AiR Recipient Sidra Bell.
DiP is designed to provide extensive, holistic support for artists. Resident Artists each receive three weeks of exclusive, continuous access to a studio at one of Gibney’s locations, as well as a $7,500 stipend and a $2,000 allowance for artistic consultants. During their season in residence, participating artists will also receive an additional 40 hours of discounted studio space in designated studios, as well as professional development and administrative support from Gibney Center staff.
For more information about Vangeline and her work, visit vangeline.com.
Gibney’s Dance in Process Residency Program was made possible with generous support from the Mellon Foundation.
Photos by Michael Blase.