Molissa Fenley's guest appearances

Molissa Fenley

Movers & Shapers: A Dance Podcast

Segal Talks

Lois Greenfield

Amy Miller

Sahar Assaf

Margaret Jenkins

Tami Stronach

Michelle Perkins

Erica Hornthal

Janet Eilber

Eduardo Vilaro

Caitlin Trainor

Jennifer Stahl

Erin Pride

Douglas Dunn

Elizabeth McPherson

Megan Williams

OwlTail

Molissa Fenley (1954), Founded Molissa Fenley and Company, 1977. Performances throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and more. Commissions: from the American Dance Festival, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Dia Art Foundation, Jacob’s Pillow, The Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, New National Theater of Tokyo, National Institute of Performing Arts, Seoul, The Kitchen, DTW/New York Live Arts, and others. I have choreographed and performed my work since 1977. My work has been choreographed for ensembles, (my own dance company as well as for others by commission) and as solo works created in collaboration with contemporary visual artists, composers, and poets. Many of the works, although not in my current repertoire, are still foremost in my mind and personal body memory. State of Darkness, choreographed in 1988, was the first solo choreographed to Igor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps. The work was commissioned by and premiered at the American Dance Festival. I subsequently performed State of Darkness many times throughout the United States, Korea, and Australia until 1993. One of my most memorable performances was at the Brisbane Biennial in 1991 where I danced the solo work with the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra, one dancer with 114 musicians. The Segal Center Film Festival on Theatre and Performance (FTP) is an annual event showcasing films drawn from the world of theatre and performance. The festival presents experimental, emerging, and established theatre artists and filmmakers from around the world to audiences and industry professionals. The Segal Film Festival on Theatre and Performance (FTP) is produced by the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center under the Graduate Centre at the City Univerity of New York (CUNY), Executive Director Frank Hentschker Co- Curated by Frank Hentschker, Andie Lerner, and Tanvi Shah. Festival Coordination by Bukola John Omokore Web Design by Gaurav Singh Nijjer Digital Marketing by Cactus Juice Intro/Outro Theme credit: Second Sight (India) courtesy Anusha Ramasubramoney and Pushkar Srivatsal.

Molissa Fenley (1954), Founded Molissa Fenley and Company, 1977. Performances throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and more. Commissions: from the American Dance Festival, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Dia Art Foundation, Jacob’s Pillow, The Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, New National Theater of Tokyo, National Institute of Performing Arts, Seoul, The Kitchen, DTW/New York Live Arts, and others. I have choreographed and performed my work since 1977. My work has been choreographed for ensembles, (my own dance company as well as for others by commission) and as solo works created in collaboration with contemporary visual artists, composers, and poets. Many of the works, although not in my current repertoire, are still foremost in my mind and personal body memory. State of Darkness, choreographed in 1988, was the first solo choreographed to Igor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps. The work was commissioned by and premiered at the American Dance Festival. I subsequently performed State of Darkness many times throughout the United States, Korea, and Australia until 1993. One of my most memorable performances was at the Brisbane Biennial in 1991 where I danced the solo work with the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra, one dancer with 114 musicians. The Segal Center Film Festival on Theatre and Performance (FTP) is an annual event showcasing films drawn from the world of theatre and performance. The festival presents experimental, emerging, and established theatre artists and filmmakers from around the world to audiences and industry professionals. The Segal Film Festival on Theatre and Performance (FTP) is produced by the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center under the Graduate Centre at the City Univerity of New York (CUNY), Executive Director Frank Hentschker Co- Curated by Frank Hentschker, Andie Lerner, and Tanvi Shah. Festival Coordination by Bukola John Omokore Web Design by Gaurav Singh Nijjer Digital Marketing by Cactus Juice Intro/Outro Theme credit: Second Sight (India) courtesy Anusha Ramasubramoney and Pushkar Srivatsal.

Molissa Fenley (United States) on State of Darkness with Frank

Today's guest is Molissa Fenley. Molissa has presented her choreography in NYC and throughout the world for the last 41 years, with recent performances at the 92nd Street Y (NYC), St. Mark's Church (NYC), and Mills College Art Museum (CA).  A Guggenheim Fellow with two Bessies for Choreography among her many accolades in the field, Molissa is currently a Professor of Dance at Mills College and on the faculty of NYU's Experimental Theater Wing. 

Today's guest is Molissa Fenley. Molissa has presented her choreography in NYC and throughout the world for the last 41 years, with recent performances at the 92nd Street Y (NYC), St. Mark's Church (NYC), and Mills College Art Museum (CA).  A Guggenheim Fellow with two Bessies for Choreography among her many accolades in the field, Molissa is currently a Professor of Dance at Mills College and on the faculty of NYU's Experimental Theater Wing.

MSP 72: Molissa Fenley