H U G IS ON BRAZILIAN TV! Watch it at:
http://multishow.globo.com/Lugar-Incomum/Episodios/Ep--2---Beijo.html
Groups embracing in public spaces surprise New Yorkers rushing by.
The negative memories of personal and community conflict are healed by a simple gesture of compassion.
H U G is a performance installation series being staged in a variety of ways for worthy causes all over the city. H U G aims to affect change in the world by spreading a message of compassion and human connection.
If you would like to invite H U G to participate in an event, or if you would like to join our mailing list, please contact us at: hugperformance[at]gmail.com
See PHOTOS of H U G - on the streets of Manhattan
visit www.flickr.com and search for "hugperformance"
**H U G - on film
H U G has been adapted into a 20 minute film with an original score by Cory Smythe and assistance from filmmaker Jessye McDowell. The film was created from footage shot of the original performance installation on the streets of Manhattan. H U G was awarded a residency at Outpost in Williamsburg for post-production.
NYC SCREENINGS:
CHASHAMA FILM FESTIVAL
June 1, 2008 at 12 noon.
217 East 42nd St. (between 2nd and 3rd Ave.)
http://www.chafilmfest.com/
PLAYERS THEATER LOFT
May 15-June 1, 2008 after "The Interim"
which runs Thurs-Sat.@9pm and Sun. @3:30pm
(H U G is screened after the 40 minute play.)
115 MacDougal St., 3rd floor (betw. W. 3rd and Minetta Ln.)
$12 at door or visit www.theatermania.com
CHICAGO SCREENING:
HAROLD FEST 2007 at HEAVEN GALLERY
January 26, 2008
**H U G - on the streets of Manhattan
September 13, 2007-
Surprising New Yorkers in the midst of their day, H U G was a city-sweeping performance installation that traveled across Manhattan. Appearing and disappearing without warning, pairs embraced for a little too long at each site before dispersing. The performers had a predetermined path to travel on public transportation between locations as well as specific times to execute each installation. The pairs were arranged in site-specific formations predetermined by each location’s uniqueness.
H U G created a seamlessly choreographed grand gesture, a jarring moment of vulnerability, easily discernible to the public who happened upon it. H U G blanketed scarred urban spaces that contained the memory of a momentous event of conflict while reminding observers of the ability to heal.
Sites were designated ahead of time from suggestions made by the public of personal and community conflict. As a part of the Conflux Festival 2007, witnesses were invited to travel the route with performers and photograph the event.
H U G - on the streets of Manhattan-
directed/choreographed by Julie Troost
costume advisor: Renee Kurz
performed by:
Noah Damer, Johnny DeArden, Laeticia Emmanuel, Jil Guyon, Pedro Jimenez, Amy Jones, Courtney King, Renee Kurz, Omar Nasir, Jamie Sporn, Genevieve Sky Waltcher
image and design by: Jed Geiman
H U G - on the streets of Manhattan was a part of:
the Conflux Festival
http://www.confluxfestival.org/conflux2007/hug/
**H U G - at Lincoln Center
H U G begins an evening of dance and music performances before the premiere of the new film, Butterfly Screams, by Mumtaz Hussain, at the Bruno Walter Theater at Lincoln Center. H U G amplifies the underlying theme of the film's story by appearing unexpectedly in the reception area.
Butterfly Screams: At the same time a Pakistani man receives the message of his daughter's birth, the first tower collapses at the World Trade Center, and he gets wrongfully accused of terrorism.
FREE
Saturday, November 10, 2007
6:20-6:50pm, film screened at 9:15pm
Bruno Walter Theater at Lincoln Center
111 Amsterdam Ave between 64th and 65th Streets
RSVP required for this event: 212 935 2437
Performers: Mi Sun Choi, Laeticia Emmanuel, Shirley Ephraim, Stephanie Hyland, Omar Nasir, Sophia Remolde, Run Shayo, Ying Yu Tan, TraDo'n Turner, Liza Zapol
**H U G For The Homeless:
A jarring moment of vulnerability that lasts a little too long, H U G For The Homeless reminds the public of the potential for healing with a simple gesture of compassion.
H U G is presented in a theater lobby to raise awareness for Homelessness and inspire compassion toward those who are forced to live on the streets. H U G is followed by Monarch Theater's play, "Dreams of Home" by Migdalia Cruz about two homeless New Yorkers living in the subway.
FREE
Thursdays and Saturdays
Oct. 25,27, Nov. 1,3,8,10, 2007
7:40pm-8:05pm
Center Stage Theater
48 W. 21st St. (just East of 6th Ave.)
Performers: Laeticia Emmanuel, Jil Guyon, Courtney King, Omar Nasir, Julie Troost, Scott Troost, and TraDo'n Turner
**H U G - in a gallery
We are eager to present H U G as a gallery installation melding film, photography, and performance. Please contact us at: hugperformance[at]gmail.com if you would like to invite H U G to your gallery.
----ongoing H U G project----BE A PART OF IT!----
**H U G - in private space
!!CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS!!
Looking for people interested in performing their own H U G installations. Please send an email to hugperformance[at]gmail.com to schedule your own installation.
H U G is dedicated to:
my mother-the most compassionate person I have ever known
and to Emma-may the places you visit in your lifetime bring you more hugs than scars
