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RAMP 2015: Jillian Pena
Multimedia, Performance
Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 8:00PM

Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
280 Broadway (Entrance at 53A Chambers)
New York, NY 10007

Residency dates: June 2 – 15
Public Showings: June 14, 6pm & 8pm

Jillian Peña is a dance and video artist primarily concerned with confusion and desire between the self and other. Her work seeks to explore and expose the politics inherent in how bodies move and relate to one another. Inspired by Russian ballet, psychoanalysis, queer theory, pop media, and spirituality, Jillian believes in the power of dance to speak through history and reveal subtle dimensions of human character, in both the performers and the audience.

Panopticon is a duet that is simultaneously a solo and a work for 100 dancers. Utilizing virtuosic dancing within a set of mirrors and video projections, the performers will be multiplied to both highlight and objectify them. Inspired by the architectural concept of the panopticon – a structure in which everything is seen at all times – this performance aims to achieve omniscient visibility.