Spark Movement Collective Sets Upcoming Fall Performances

Spark Movement Collective proudly presents its fourth full- length evening dance performance titled Finding New York, with choreography by Chelsea Koenig and Matt Dittes accompanied by an eclectic collection of music by various artists.

Finding New York premieres on September 18th and 19th at 8:00 pm at the Actors Fund Arts Center located at 160 Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn for a limited two evening engagement. Tickets to Finding New York may be purchased in advance for $18 on Spark's website and will also be available at the box-office 30 minutes prior to the show for $25.

Finding New York explores how New York shapes the twenty-somethings who call it home. The Big Apple can swallow you up and spit you out, or it can inspire and motivate you with its endless opportunities. The performance follows young New York archetypes as they search, learn, adapt, and settle into themselves and the City. The lives of people and the dynamic ways in which their strands of individuality are woven together into the tapestry of life and its appurtenant grace, joy, disappointment, sorrow, and triumph. Spark delivers this narrative through the medium of dance with its own unique style. The company thrives on the energy of its performers - their ability to convey emotion, the commitment to connecting with the audience, and the synergy with music. The grace, athleticism, and desire manifest in the performers, tempered under the watchful eye of Artistic Director Chelsea Koenig and Assistant Director Matt Dittes, who expertly and deftly incorporates you into a world that reflects and echoes your own journey through New York. This culminates in the ultimate experience for an audience member; namely, being drawn into a world that is familiar yet through the novel eyes and hearts of others.

Koenig pushes herself to embrace this theme and approach in developing Finding New York. The result is a performance that draws upon the strengths Spark has exhibited in past performances and the ever growing arsenal of Koenig as she continues to mature and evolve into a master storyteller capable of connecting and challenging an audience to explore not only the work, but also themselves along the way. In Finding New York, Dittes seamlessly blends gestural movement, intricate phrasings, and surprising movement patterns together to create three unique yet complementary works alongside Koenig's choreography. Finding New York pushes the limits of what Spark has previously presented and concurrently continues to draw upon its bedrock strength to once again provide a provocative performance that resonates with audience members from every walk of life.

Visit SparkMovementCollective.org for more information about Finding New York and Spark Movement Collective.

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