WESTFEST 2014 Photos from the 4th Annual Festival! Cleo Carol Knopf on David Seccombe sculpture WESTFEST’S 4th annual dance festival was presented in the historic and landmarked Westbeth Artists Housing from April 23 – April 27, 2014. The festival included site-specific performances animating mulitple spaces within the iconic building as well as a series of performances in the legendary top floor studio, which was home to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company for many years, and now houses the Martha Graham Dance Company. www.marthagraham.org WESTFEST was founded by Carol Nolte, and is currently produced by Carol Nolte and Megan Sipe. WESTFEST is sponsored by Westbeth Artists Residents Council Special thanks to: Westbeth Artists Residents Council, George Cominskie, the management and staff of Westbeth, John Turner for his stunning postcard design, Sasha Santiago for the magnificent website, the Martha Graham Companay, especially Olga, Arnie and Faye, and our volunteer guides for the site specific; George Cominskie, Steve Clorfeine, Kiriki Metzo, Halina Warren, and Glitter Oh Dazzle. Video stills: Maile Studios. TOP FLOOR PERFORMANCES AT MARTHA GRAHAM Saturday April 26, 2014 SWEET LIFE Choreography and Performer: Carol Nolte. Music: Frank Ocean. www.dancecollectiveny.com LEAF Choreographer and Performer: Amos Pinhasi. Music: Aquarius MOVING FORWARD LOOKING BACK: A BI-COASTAL ODE TO TANAGRA FIGURES. Choreographer: Raleigh Veach w/ Jenny Levy and Madeline Kulisek. Performers: Madeline Kulisek, Jenny Levy, Raleigh Veach. Music: “La Folia”-Michael Stahel, Violin Sonata in D Minor. “La Folia”Op 5 No 12. David Brickman and Patricia Sunwoo, violin; Michael Salmirs, piano. Music editing Elyssa Dru Rosenberg and Raleigh Veach. Rehearsal Director: Miles Busser. Costumes Design: Raleigh Veach. isadoranow.org ACHE Choreography: Amanda Hameline. Perfomrers: Krystel Mazzeo, Merisha Mesihovic, Emily Smith. Music: Charlie Danner www.amandaplusjames.com AIR FULL OF THOUGHT (Work in progress) Choreography: Carson Reiners. Perfomrers: Allison Sale, Portia Reiners, Carson Reiners. Music: Johannes Sebastian Bach; Zoe Keating; Rolf Liebermann (medley). LANOTTE (excerpt) Choreography: Carol Mendes. Performed by Franikie Fernandes, Alexandra Tsubota, Erika Wuhrer. Music: Franz Liszt “La Notte”. Costume Design: Carol Mendes and Lauren Beirne. WESTBETH SITE SPECIFIC DANCE ALL OVER WESTBETH. April 27, 2014 IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, OR AS A CHALLENGE. Choreography: Mari Meade Dance Collective. Dancers: Allison Beler, Breanna Gribble, Wedee Kao, Isaac Owens, Rachel Rizzuto. www.marimeadedancecollective.com A DUSTY DAY PoemDANCE Cleo Carol Knopf. www.youtube/user/CarolDancer SOMETHING PARTICULARLY SPECIFIC IN THE WILD. Choreography: Kyla Barkin, Barkin/Selissen Project. Perfomrers: Kyla Barkin, Marie Douesnard, Aidan Feldman, Christopher Ralplh, Kristi Ann Schopter, Aaron Selissen. Original composition by James Guastaferro and Tristan Pollack. www.BarkinSelissenProject.com MORE TO COME Post navigation ← Community Room Westbeth Music Festival 2ND ANNUAL KIDS GROOVESunday June 1 10am – 6pm FREE → Westbeth’s programming is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State. Westbeth is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. CONNECT Westbeth Events E-Blast CONTACT Email for General Information SOCIAL ABOUT History Westbeth Artists Residents Council Westbeth Board of Directors Visit VENUE INFORMATION Westbeth Gallery Westbeth Community Room ARCHIVES Past Events/Exhibitions PRESS DONATE ARTISTS Performing Literary Visual In Memoriam Westbeth Icons Profiles in Art CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AT WESTBETH Martha Graham Dance Company New School of Drama MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WESTBETH Miriam Chaikin Endowment Fund WestFest Dance Festival Westbeth Flea Market NYC Artist Safe Haven Residency Program