la Femme de Pamplemousse

Appearing at the next The Raw and the Cooked show on December 11th at The Tank: Natacha Diels, Jessie Marino, Lucy Segar, and myself (Tatyana). Here are some photos from our performance happenings at the Safe-T Gallery in Dumbo during the fall festival.

The crew will be joined by improvisers and performers Saeed Siamak, Mark Messer, Nicola Edington, Jeff Young, Celine Cole, Meredith Nadler, and Laurel Snyder.

August Musings

After a long summer, The Raw and the Cooked is back on Wednesday, Aug 27th at 9pm. Performers will include "raw" performance by: Mark Drahozal, Ted Johnson, Leah Nelson, Marion Ramirez, Jung Woong Kim, Johnny Butler, Ryan Snow, Jake Wise, Kenny Auyeung, Adam Schniet, Ezra Tenenbaum, and Jake Jeffries; and a little something "cooked" by myself and Hannah Verrill. This show will take place at DCTV, third floor.

As a side, I would like to mention that there is going to be quite an interesting performance this Sunday, Aug 31st at the Manhattan Children's Theater (52 White Street) by Irina Danilova. She will be shaving her head as part of a series of shavings that occur every four years. The performance will include live video mixing and some other surprises. For her services and insight, Ms. Danilova will be charging $5.99. I don't know about you, but I am intrigued...


http://www.artapartofculture.org/2008/08/31/quadrennial-saving-performance-irina-danilova-new-york/

The Tank moves to DCTV, and other stuff

So it's nearing the end of the long month of August, which proved to be an eventful one for The Tank. The infamous mold and sewage issue that was "hush hush" a month ago has now become another anecdote in the saga of The Tank's history. We have moved on to greener pastures (see image left)

DCTV (www.dctvny.org) is a funky firehouse on Lafayette Street and White Street. It has a really cool raw space on the ground level. We are fixing it up with some lights and I am even looking into some portable dance floor options. It could really fix up quite nicely.

The next The Raw and the Cooked is at 9pm on Wednesday, Aug 27th at DCTV. There will be some brand new people, and some old faces, as always.

I have been laboriously trying up upload the videos from Improvisers 16 to 30 for nearly a month. No internet connection is quite fast enough for the file transfer... all in due time.

-Tatyana

Part One of July 5th Intergenerational Jam @ Manhattan Children's Theater

Improvisers 16 to 30: Newspaper People from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

Update: Improvisers Aged 16 to 30

So... the show is going to be relocated a half block from The Tank to The Manhattan Children's Theater on 52 White Street has been extremely accommodating, offering the use of their space (they were thrilled this was an intergenerational event). And guess what? I couldn't be happier with the beautiful theater space...

That said, I am so excited to head home this weekend an concoct what promises to be a great show. Here are the current contenders:

Hannah Krauth, Rose Wisotsky, Stefan Weiner, Travis Weitzman, Jesse Ross-Silverman, Marisol Duplisea, Dan Bun, Bryan Daly, Andy Vernon-Jones, Josh Nugent, Mara Poliak, Liz Tancredi, Ezra Tenenbaum and his friend Jake, and more... am I forgetting anyone? Here is the official blurb:



The Raw and the Cooked is a monthly show quickly establishing itself as a cultural meeting ground for improvisers from every discipline. An idea exchange forum for musicians, dancers and media artists alike, The Raw and the Cooked invites new performers each month to participate in spontaneous collaboration and performance art. This July 5th The Raw and the Cooked features improvisers aged 16 to 30 in a special intergenerational event. The evening will include two floors of installations and live performances by over a dozen improvisers of different ages. Come see live music, dance, video and celebrate art-making across age barriers.

7:00-7:30pm - Media Installations and Refreshments
7:30-9:00pm - Live Performance

Cooked Video from June 13th

Ophra, Danica & Lorenzo @ Raw and the Cooked 6.13.08 from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

Videos from July Show

The Raw and the Cooked @ The Tank June 13 Part 1 from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.


The Raw and the Cooked @ The Tank: June 13 Part 2 from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

Get Pumped for Intergenerational Collaboration...

July 5th 2008: 7pm
@ The Tank

Participants will include improvisers aged 16 to 30 together in one space, upstairs and downstairs at The Tank. Please join me at 7pm on this holdiay weekend art-making across age barriers. Visual art, videos and live performances by: Stefan Weiner, Jesse Ross-Silverman, Hannah Krauth, Rose Wisotsky, Marisol Duplisea, Travis Weitzman, Alex Leibman, Bryan Daly, Molly Krifka, and more...

snacks, drinks and good company
xo Tatyana

Videos from May 22nd

The Raw and the Cooked 5/22 Part 1 from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.


The Raw and the Cooked 5/22 Part 2 from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

more photos from April 17th

"10 second movement" photo by Andy Vernon-Jones

Betsy Davis, first piece with LED lights...


Betsy Davis @ The Tank from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

Videos from April 17th Show

Group Improvisation

Untitled from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

Betsy Davis with Victoria Keddie

Untitled from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

April 17th, Reflections

I have to say I was extremely pleased with both the product and process on thursday night. We tried a new structure, which allowed improvisers more freedom to choose when to participate, while still maintaining a linear direction. The group seemed comfortable from the start, creating a welcoming atmosphere for both one another and the audience... Okay, but enough of my glowing comments. This is a place to reflect on what worked as well as what didn't, and I hope fruitful dialogue can be had.

Video will be up soon!

April Participants:

THE RAW
Dancers:Carina Renner, Laurel Snyder, Paul Laurey, Alex Lyle, Ophra Wolf, Jessie Male, Sam Wentz, Tatyana Tenenbaum
Musicians:Doron Sadja, Johnny Butler, Jeff Young, Lorenzo Sanguedolce, Dan Blake, and Adam Caine, and Jay King (live video projection).

THE COOKED
Betsy Davis with Victoria Keddie

March 20th video, Part II!

Untitled from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

Videos from March 20th Show

Here are some videos from the show on thursday... more to come!

PART ONE:Jessie Male, Nicole Pope, Alexander Lyle, Marta Polakova, Tenaya Keller, Maitreya Levanchild, Tatyana Tenenbaum, Adam Caine, Stefanos X, Johnny Butler, Adam Schniet, Josh Sinton and Dan Blake


The Raw and the Cooked 3/20 PART I from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

TRIO: Kayoko Nakajima, Elise Knudson and Mark Messer


Trio with Kayoko, Mark and Elise from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

Thoughts for March to get the ball rolling...

I've been thinking about how to create larger dynamic range in texture. I think "three" is a good number for this, musically and dancer-wise. With three people there is the option for solo, duet and trio, as well as two-against-one. I think it may be fruitful to talk strategy within disciplines about this when the groups meet. While there are overarching structures that can tie the group together, it could be helpful to acknowledge specific concerns pertaining to musicians and dancers alone. Here are some things that I noticed, which might be interesting to consider:

-not a lot of eye contact between dancers; internal focus
-internal movement (does this make sense?)
-sensitivity to sound as visceral component of movement
-"agreement" with sound... what would disagreement or counterpoint look like?
-movement starts small at the beginning of the improvisation, and develops conventional arc, or stays texturally flat; how to develop?
-endings unclear; how to end? is it okay for one person to take the initiative? does it need to be a group consensus? how is the end determined?

-Tatyana

February Show Video

Performers:

1. Laurel Snyder, Annie Hewlett, Steve Menotti, Andrew Smiley
2. Marta Polakova, Laurel Steinhauser, Paul Pinto
3. Jessie Male, Sam Wentz, Jason Nazary, Adam Schneit
4. Tatyana Tenenbaum, Sarah Downs, Steve Menotti, Johnny Butler
5. Laurel Steinhauser, Sarah Downs, Paul Pinto, Adam Schneit
6. Laurel Snyder, Sam Wentz, Maitreya Levanchild, Annie Hewlett, Marta Polakova, Jessie Male, Tatyana Tenenbaum, Jason Nazary, Steve Menotti, Johnny Butler, Andrew Smiley


The Raw and the Cooked, Feb 21st, PART 1 from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

The Raw and the Cooked Feb PART 2 from Tatyana Tenenbaum on Vimeo.

photos from december show

Participants: Zeljko McMullen, Doron Sadja, Johnny X, Maitreya Levanchild, Emily Booth and Tatyana Tenenbaum. Photos by Andy Vernon Jones.

a place to exchange ideas and watch videos

So this is hopefully the start of some fruitful dialogue. Please use this space to comment on and questions your experiences as a participant and a viewer. The show is growing and changing and I welcome any and all suggestions about structure, what worked, what didn't, etc. Thank you to all the february participants:

Marta Polakova, Annie Hewlett, Laurel Steinhauser, Maitreya Levanchild, Sam Wentz, Laurel Snyder, Sarah Downs, Jessie Male, Johnny Butler, Steve Menotti, Paul Pinto, Jason Nazary, Adam Schneit and Andrew Smiley.

-Tatyana