a canary torsi

About this original series

a canary torsi creates site-adaptable dance projects within visual and audio environments. Established in 2009 by New York director/choreographer Yanira Castro, a canary torsi invites audiences to engage in scenarios that are anchored around live performance and extend into other media and online platforms. These multidisciplinary arts collaborations incorporate unconventional sites and transform traditional venues. Ranging from formalist movement and immersive audio installations to fictional Twitter feeds and photographic narratives, Castro's collaborations plunder behavior, gesture, text and sound from a multitude of sources—fiction, film, photography—to engage participants in an immediate, personal encounter with the work.

  • # Episodes

    10 episodes

  • Rating

    TV-UN

Episodes of a canary torsi

    • Play Wilderness (2010) at The Invisible Dog Art Center - a canary torsi on Blip a canary torsi episodes on Blip

      Wilderness (2010) at The Invisible Dog Art Center

      Promo video of WILDERNESS. This is the New York City premiere at The Invisible Dog Art Center presented and commissioned by Dance Theater Workshop, Oct 27-Nov 7, 2010. Choreography and direction by Yanira Castro | Performances by Luke Miller, Peter Schmitz, Pamela Vail, Darrin Wright and Kimberly Young | Lighting & Installation by Roderick Murray | Sound Design and Installation by Stephan Moore | Pianist Michael Dauphinais | Costumes by Albert Sakhai | Video by Peter Richards WILDERNESS is a p...

      • Release date
        Dec 18, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:42
    • Play Wilderness (in-progress) - a canary torsi on Blip a canary torsi episodes on Blip

      Wilderness (in-progress)

      Rehearsal footage from Wilderness, a new dance and audio installation by a canary torsi, directed and choreographed by Yanira Castro and performed by Luke Miller, Peter Schmitz, Pamela Vail, Darrin Wright and Kimberly Young. Wilderness premieres at EMPAC in Troy, NY October 1-3 and premieres in New York City at The Invisible Dog, presented by Dance Theater Workshop, October 27-November 7.

      • Release date
        Jul 29, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:29
    • Play Dark Horse/Black Forest: Gershwin (M/F Cast) - Full Piece - a canary torsi on Blip a canary torsi episodes on Blip

      Dark Horse/Black Forest: Gershwin (M/F Cast) - F...

      Video seen in the Gershwin Hotel's 135+ guest rooms via closed-circuit TV as part of the New York City premiere of DARK HORSE/BLACK FOREST at the Gershwin presented by PS122 and Neke Carson. Hotel guests could witness the performance from the privacy of their own rooms complete with a voyeuristic peak into another private room.Choreography and direction by Yanira Castro | Video by Peter Richards | Performance by Heather Olson + Joseph Poulson | Video Performances by Castro, David Sangalli + Ma...

      • Release date
        Jun 17, 2009
      • Runtime
        42:05
    • Play Dark Horse/Black Forest (Male Duet) - 5 min excerpt - a canary torsi on Blip a canary torsi episodes on Blip

      Dark Horse/Black Forest (Male Duet) - 5 min exce...

      An excerpt from a video created for the 135+ private hotel rooms for the performances of Dark Horse/Black Forest at the Gershwin Hotel. Hotel guests could witness the performance from the privacy of their own rooms complete with a voyeuristic peak into another private room. Direction + Choreography by Yanira Castro | Video by Peter Richards | Performed by Luke Miller + Darrin Wright | Video Performances by Yanira Castro, David Sangalli + Marya Wethers | Sound by Stephan Moore | Costumes by Suz...

      • Release date
        Nov 3, 2009
      • Runtime
        05:14
    • Play Dark Horse/Black Forest (Male Duet) - 2 min excerpt - a canary torsi on Blip a canary torsi episodes on Blip

      Dark Horse/Black Forest (Male Duet) - 2 min exce...

      An excerpt from a video created for the 135+ private hotel rooms for the performances of Dark Horse/Black Forest at the Gershwin Hotel. Hotel guests could witness the performance from the privacy of their own rooms complete with a voyeuristic peak into another private room. Direction + Choreography by Yanira Castro | Video by Peter Richards | Performed by Luke Miller + Darrin Wright | Video Performances by Yanira Castro, David Sangalli + Marya Wethers | Sound by Stephan Moore | Costumes by Suz...

      • Release date
        Nov 3, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:04
    • Play Dark Horse (M/F Cast) - 2 min excerpt - a canary torsi on Blip a canary torsi episodes on Blip

      Dark Horse (M/F Cast) - 2 min excerpt

      An excerpt from the video created for the 135+ private hotel rooms for the performances of Dark Horse/Black Forest at the Gershwin Hotel. Direction by Yanira Castro | Video by Peter Richards | Performed by Heather Olson + Joseph Poulson | Video Performances by Yanira Castro, David Sangalli + Marya Wethers | Sound by Stephan Moore | Costumes by Suzanne Dougan | Installation by Charles Merritt Houghton | Lighting by Kathy Couch

      • Release date
        Sep 7, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:45
    • Play Dark Horse/Black Forest (F/M Cast) - 5 min excerpt - a canary torsi on Blip a canary torsi episodes on Blip

      Dark Horse/Black Forest (F/M Cast) - 5 min excerpt

      An excerpt from a video created for the 135+ private hotel rooms for the performances of Dark Horse/Black Forest at the Gershwin Hotel. Hotel guests could witness the performance from the privacy of their own rooms complete with a voyeuristic peak into another private room. Direction + Choreography by Yanira Castro | Video by Peter Richards | Performed by Heather Olson + Joseph Poulson | Video Performances by Yanira Castro, David Sangalli + Marya Wethers | Sound by Stephan Moore | Costumes by ...

      • Release date
        Nov 3, 2009
      • Runtime
        05:31
    • Play Center of Sleep (excerpt) - a canary torsi on Blip a canary torsi episodes on Blip

      Center of Sleep (excerpt)

      Excerpt from the premiere of Center of Sleep at Dance Theater Workshop in New York City, Feb 27-Mar 1, 2008.Direction + Choreography by Yanira Castro | Performance by Peggy Cheng, Luke Miller, Heather Olson, Joseph Poulson | Installation and Lighting by Roderick Murray | Music by Stephan Moore | Music performed live by Michael Haleta, Stephan Moore and Scott Smallwood

      • Release date
        Dec 16, 2009
      • Runtime
        06:21
    • Play MANCC Research Video - a canary torsi on Blip a canary torsi episodes on Blip

      MANCC Research Video

      Video of research for the dance installation, Center of Sleep, as a Choreographic Fellow at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University's Dance Department in February 2007.

      • Release date
        Sep 7, 2009
      • Runtime
        05:19
    • Play Center of Sleep (excerpt from MANCC showing) - a canary torsi on Blip a canary torsi episodes on Blip

      Center of Sleep (excerpt from MANCC showing)

      Short excerpt from a showing at Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University.Choreograph + Direction by Yanira Castro | Performance by Luke Miller, Heather Olson + Joseph Poulson

      • Release date
        May 2, 2009
      • Runtime
        00:30
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