Performance

Alejandra Martorell makes dance pieces that marry choreographed material with improvisation. She was a founding member of Viveca Vazquez's dance troupe, Taller de Otra Cosa. She was a 1998-2000 Artist-in-Residence with Movement Research with a grant from the Eduard and Sally Van Lier Fund. In May 2003, PS122 presented her first full-evening work, m.o. (modus operandi). Other work has been presented at Dixon Place, Movement Research at Judson Church, Painted Bride in Philadelphia, Studio 303 in Montreal and several theaters in Puerto Rico.

Andrea Haenggi is a New York-based, Swiss born a choreographer, visual artist, performer and artistic director/founder of AMDaT, a Dance Arts Company that creates and produces live-performances of visual motion constructions: site-specific dance video installations and multimedia stage works that combine contemporary dance with visual art, prosaic architecture, and technology.

The world famous Apollo Theater is so much more than a historic landmark - it is a source of pride and a symbol of the brilliance of American artistic accomplishment. With its rich history and continued significance, the Apollo Theater, considered the bastion of African-American culture and achievement, is one of the most fascinating chronicles in American history.

BAM is America's oldest performing arts center and a leading presenter of the avant-garde. Since opening in 1861, it has presented the finest in performing arts. The renowned performers who have appeared at BAM include Isadora Duncan, Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt and Arturo Toscanini, and contemporary counterparts such as Pina Bausch, Merce Cunningham, Steve Reich and Philip Glass.