Center for Performance Research Welcomes Six Artists for Fall Movement 2015 This Weekend

Center for Performance Research (CPR) is pleased to announce its 2015 Fall Movement Festival, presenting the works of six artists over three evenings, from this weekend, November 12-14 at 7:30pm. The artists are Mirenka Chechova, Doug LeCours, In Kyung Lee, Johnnie Cruise Mercer, Suzan D. Polat, and Paul Singh.

Curated from an open call submission process, the artists and works selected draw from a diverse range of sources to explore the exchanges between bodies and architecture, performer and audience, and the limits of representation.

Fall Movement provides an opportunity for emerging and established choreographers to present works at various stages of development, using CPR's new state of the art LED theatrical lighting system, procured on CPR's behalf through the generous support of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Unique for a theater of its size, CPR is excited to provide artists with advanced technical capabilities as well as space for the development and presentation of their work.

The schedule for the 2015 Fall Movement Festival is as follows:

Thursday November 12:

Vivisectic, Mirenka Chechova
Pity Party, Doug LeCours
Ocean Train, In Kyung Lee
Pillow Talk, Johnnie Cruise Mercer

Friday November 13:

Eternal, Paul Singh
Point Blank, Suzan D. Polat
Pity Party, Doug LeCours
Pillow Talk, Johnnie Cruise Mercer

Saturday November 14:

Eternal, Paul Singh
Point Blank, Suzan D. Polat Ocean Train, In Kyung Lee Vivisectic, Mirenka Chechova

All performances will take place at CPR's Brooklyn venue at 361 Manhattan Avenue. Tickets are $10 in advance and at the door. More information is available at www.cprnyc.org/events/fall-movement-2015.

CPR is an artist-driven initiative, co-founded by Jonah Bokaer & Chez Bushwick and John Jasperse & Thin Man Dance, Inc. CPR's mission is to support the development of new works in contemporary dance, performance and related forms, and to promote awareness of and appreciation for contemporary performing arts. CPR is particularly interested in supporting artistic processes that integrate visual design, installation, and technology. Located in a 4,000-square-foot mixed-use arts facility in Brooklyn's first L.E.E.D. certified green building of its kind, CPR provides affordable space for rehearsal and performance, innovative arts programming, education, and pedagogical engagement with the communities of New York City and abroad. CPR addresses the critical need for space in New York City's creative landscape and is committed to building arts infrastructure that nurtures contemporary performance. At the same time, CPR provides a sustainable model for livability in New York City with a focus on community involvement and environmental responsibility.