TOUCH BASS is a new collaboration of choreographer Risa Jaroslow with bassist and composer
Lisa Mezzacappa. The work features three dancers, three bassists and three double basses in an exploration of our physical and emotional vulnerabilities—using the fragility of a big, beautiful string instrument as a metaphor for our own real and imagined limitations.
Dancers
Tara McArthur, Lauren Simpson, Brendan Barthel
(plus Scott Marlowe, in absentia)
Bassists
Matt Small, Eric Perney,
Lisa MezzacappaWorld Premiere performances at ODC Theater, San Francisco:
Thursday April 27, 8pm
Friday April 28, 8pm
Saturday, April 29, 8pm
Sunday, April 30, 3pm
ABOUT RISA JAROSLOW + DANCERS
Since 2013 Risa Jaroslow has resided in the Bay Area where is active as a dancer, choreographer, teacher and mentor. Formerly based in New York City, her company regularly performed at Dance Theater Workshop, Danspace Project, Joyce Theater, Central Park Summerstage and the Duke Theater, among others. The company has performed nationally and at international festivals including The Dublin Dance Festival and The OPEN LOOK Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. Jaroslow has been a guest choreographer at Sonoma State University and Mills College and a guest mentor for Margaret Jenkins Dance Company’s CHIME program.
ABOUT
Lisa MezzacappaLisa Mezzacappa is a San Francisco Bay Area composer, bassist and producer. Called “one of the most imaginative figures on the Bay Area creative jazz scene” (San Jose Mercury News) and “a Bay Area treasure” (KQED), she has been an active part of California’s vibrant experimental music community for more than 15 years. Mezzacappa’s activities as a composer and bandleader include ethereal chamber music, electro-acoustic works, avant-garde jazz, music for groups from duo to large ensemble, and collaborations with film, video, sculpture and installation art. Recent projects include works inspired by noir crime fiction; by Victorian lady adventurers; and by vintage Italian science fiction comic books. Her many awards include grants from the MAP Fund, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and the Zellerbach and Wattis Foundations, among others. www.lisamezzacappa.com
Cost: $15 online with code: basses