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Andy and I have been hard at work doin' our thing as stb x at! We recently improvised for the second time at Andrea Clearfield's Salon alongside a number of talented musicians. Pictured above is our performance with his trademark pots-and-cans set-up and my usual dress-of-the-day.
This year, our annual show was performed at Kutztown University! Knees + Notes featured Excuse me, trio., Blanc & Bonk, and a "sampler" including many of our 2017 works: 180", Seven Minutes, Flotsam and Jetsam, Big Desert, and more!
A bit of a special announcement: stb x at is releasing our first "CD"-ish thing! Check out our Bandcamp to listen to 5YEARS: a DANCE/PERC live album! 5YEARS is a compilation of "live recordings" from our collaborations. As the album's name suggests, we have officially been presenting work together for half a decade! Don't get too excited about the quality: this album's audio is ripped from the amateur archival videography from our performances over the years.
stb x at is touring our current piece we're all dancing on a cliff together to New York this December! In September we performed in Boston, and dance critic Kathryn Boland wrote us a nice review on Dance Informa!
The final piece, “we’re all dancing on a cliff together,” experimented with sound and bodies in space. It was a duet danced by Sean Thomas Boyt and Dr. Andy Thierauf of stb x at. One dancer moved Gumby-like, seemingly with no bones. His movement was momentum-driven, a turn evolving from an inwards curve or shift of a hip. The other mover provided dynamic, intriguing percussion. He used every imaginable surface, from the floors to the walls to his own body. They moved all around the space, and together created stop-and-go dynamics. Just like a fun piece of music, there were all sorts of rhythmic dynamics to enjoy.
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