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In September & October 2009 we took over the Poor Dog Group's Warehouse space in downtown L.A.

DUE TO THE UNFORTUNATE CLOSING OF THE POOR DOG GROUP'S SPACE, THERE WILL BE NO ANATOMY RIOT IN NOVEMBER or December. We will be back in January in a new location!

Stay tuned for details!

With low-tech, do-it-yourself spirit in an easygoing setting, Anatomy Riot is an ongoing (almost) monthly dance/performance series, curated by choreographer Meg Wolfe & guest curators. AR started in October 2005; since that time, 250 artists and counting have performed at Anatomy Riot. AR encourages creative exploration and provides a platform for local artists to share what's new and what's in the works; you, dear audience, are spared from the high ticket prices and seat-squirming formality of a more traditional theater setting, while seeing a diversity of works by up-and-coming & seasoned artists.

new dances (and other things), right before your very eyes.

Some excerpts from past Anatomy Riots...
including: Marcus Kuiland-Nazario and musical chairs, Magali Caillet Gajan and Meg Wolfe, Confused & Experimental - Greg Barnett and Jeremy Hahn, Pat Payne, Arianne Hoffmann, Diona Reasonover, Doran George - performed by Audrey Malone, and Taisha Paggett..

More excerpts from past Anatomy Riots...

with Rachael Lincoln & Leslie Seiters, Cynthia Lee with Wes Days, Mira Kingsley with Antonio Aragan, d. Sabela Grimes, Shel Wagner Rasch & Stefan Fabry, Sri Susilowati, Nancy Sandercock, Jackie Lopez & Breezlee, bodycity...

You just missed Anatomy Riot #34, “Dances Made to Order”, Monday, October 12th, guest curated by Christine Suarez & Cari Ann Shim Sham*
“Dances Made to Order” is a great opportunity to freshen up how we approach making and viewing dances. The entire space will be available as a site-specific area in which these dances will be performed. Dances could take place on the staircase, in the hallway, on the loading dock....it's up to the audience to choose. The audience roams and wanders to witness the making of the dances and their final performance.

Featured Choreographer Chefs for Dances Made to Order were: Anna B Scott, Rachael Lincoln & Mark Stuver, Gregory Barnett, casebolt and smith, Rebecca Pappas, Rebecca Alson-Milkman, Rosemary Candelario, April Rose Wilson, Lyndsay Ducos & Sara Silkin, Lisa Solar

AR #33 (9/14/09)
“Scores for a Recession,” an evening of works by ten L.A. choreographer/dancers, takes on the subject of a dance score: the set of agreements, conditions and plans that create a framework for a dance. While some dance scores are open maps that leave considerable room for in-the- moment choices, other scores are more prescriptive. Each of these dances, by virtue of their efficiency, impermanence and disposability, are implicated by the current state of the economy. Artists Rae Shao-Lan Blum, Doran George, Mira Kingsley, Arianne Hoffmann, Carol McDowell, Victoria Marks, Stephanie Nugent, Taisha Paggett, Lionel Popkin and Christine Suarez will tangle with the notion of a dance score as they tacitly (or explicitly) engage the current state of dance-making economics.

AR #32 (6/8/09): GrrrrrrAnimals or Beasts & Burdens or Pets I Can’t Keep , curated by Anna B Scott and Ari Hoffmann. with Rosemary Candelario, Akweta Colbert & ode Performance Group, Samantha Giron, Kingsley Irons, Sondra Kazama, Tim Rubel, ZOOTOH

AR #31 (5/11/09), performances by Pat Payne, Sue Roginski, Alissa Cardonne, Wen-Chu Yang/Travis Reinfried, Allison Wyper, Waewdao Sirisook, Liz Maxwell

AR#30 (2/9/09) guest curated by the ever-fabulous Marcus Kuiland-Nazario, featured performances by artists: Jim Fetterly, Ayana Hampton, Asher Hartman, Adam Overton, Ars Fidelis, Meg Wolfe

Ayana Hampton, "Never Get A Ponytail"

@ The OPEN Space, 209 S. Garey Street, 2nd floor , LA, CA 90012

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AR #29 , 1/12/09. guest curator Arianne MacBean, performances by: Alyson Boell, Rande Dorn, Terrence Luke Johnson, Arianne MacBean, Rebecca Mercado, Poor Dog Group, Sarah Wilbur

Anatomy Riot #28, 11/10/08 , guest curator: D. Sabela Grimes featuring video and performances from"Tricky Dick" Rodney Mason, Raphael Xavier, Jackie Lopez and Breezelee, Andrea Rodriguez, and Frankie D!

Anatomy Riot #27, October 13th

AR#26, Monday, September 8th: performances by Melina Bielefelt, Won-sun Choi, Sarah Leddy, Rosie Trump, Hannah Schwadron, Anna B. Scott, and Meg Wolfe

past shows.....

AR #25
guest curated by Mira Kingsley and Kristen Smiarowski (5/12/08), at THE OPEN SPACE

past - AR#24 (4/14/08):
April's show was also an itch journal blowout

AR#23 (3/10/08):

bodycity's "Lady Stranger", AR#22 at Mr. T's Bowl

here's some pics from AR#21 (1/14/08):

"Anatomy Riot's "grab a drink and sit a spell" philosophy is just the sort of shot in the arm that the Los Angeles dance scene needs. Curator Meg Wolfe's choice of bar-type environments acts as the impetus for creative experimentation and lively discussion. Anatomy Riot can seem a down-and-dirty approach to dance presentation, but who better to get down and dirty than a bunch of dancers?" (flavorpill l.a., 2006)

"The delicate efforts of trained dancers are often cast to the sleepy stages of upper-crust universities or, worse, squandered in cheesy adaptations of Disney films. But dancer/choreographer Meg Wolfe, a former New York powerhouse who recently moved to LA, gives modern dance a much-needed jumpstart, curating Anatomy Riot " (flavorpill l.a., 2005)

check back here for updates on other projects in/around Los Angeles, including:

- DANCEbank - Saturday classes with L.A. dance artists. check myspace.com/dancemegwolfe for schedule

here's some places where dance is happening in L.A.... Los Angeles area dance map (there's two pages, non-alphabetical)





thanks to :
MR. T's BOWL, for hosting AR22 image by tucker neel, guest-curated by bodycity
THEATER/THEATRE, for hosting AR20. guest-curated by casebolt & smith
5041 W.Pico Blvd.
thanks to ART/WORKS THEATER, for hosting AR19. guest-curated by Sarah Leddy & Liz Hoefner
6569 Santa Monica Blvd.
thanks to BOOTLEG THEATER for hosting AR18, as part of the FRINGE FEST of the 2007 Silver Lake Film Festival
2220 Beverly Blvd. / LA, CA 90057
great energy great people great venues, check them out!


Los Angeles CityBeat feature (2006)




hi past & future anatomy riotists,
As you may know, we've had performers visiting from San Diego for a couple of shows, as an exchange with the 4x4 series there. 4x4 was inspired by Anatomy Riot, and is directed by Liam Clancy and administered by Sushi Art and Performance.

http://www.sushiart.org/index.html

4x4 happens the second TUESDAY each month.
The stage is VERY small, only 4 feet x4 feet, it is in the center of the room, so the audience is on all sides.
If this particular scenario interests you, and you want to perform in San Diego at this event, let me know. 4x4 will pay a small fee towards transportation.