Co-curated and produced Sylvain Émard’s Le Grand Continental into the 2012 River To River Festival. A prolific and internationally respected artist, Sylvain Émard created his own dance company Sylvain Émard Danse in 1987, quickly establishing a reputation for a very original style. Highly theatrical at first, his work soon evolved into a more formal approach to dance. […]
Project Tag: spectacle
Sylvain Émard
Taylor Mac
A long-time supporter of Taylor’s, I co-created The Ethyl Eichelberger Award of which Taylor Mac was the inaugural recipient. For his Award-funded project he conceived of a massive spectacle, Red Tide Blooming, that was his first big ensemble musical. A departure from his visceral solo post-apocalyptic drag performances, this work presages Taylor’s future creative direction.