NYU Skirball to Present North American Premiere of Meg Stuart|Damaged Goods' VIOLET

NYU Skirball will present the North American premiere of Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods' VIOLET, choreographed by Meg Stuart, with live music by Brendan Dougherty, on Friday, September 23 & Saturday, September 24 at 7:30 pm at NYU Skirball.

Last seen at NYU Skirball with Until Our Hearts Stop (2018), Meg Stuart|Damaged Goods returns with VIOLET (2011), perhaps her most abstract work so far, turning to movement as its primary motor. The five dancers reveal simultaneously and singularly a landscape of energetic patterns and kinetic sculptures, a charged terrain of options.

Recipient of the 2018 Venice Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Dance and 2008 Bessie Award (and Tisch alum), Meg Stuart, born in New Orleans, is a choreographer, director and dancer who lives and works in Berlin and Brussels. With her company Damaged Goods, founded in 1994, she has created over thirty productions, moving freely between the genres of dance, theater, and visual arts. Her work is driven by a sense of experiment and artistic cross-pollination, challenging the limits of the body and expanding our perception of reality. She uses fiction and shifting narrative layers to expose the scripts that are written not only on our bodies but also on the spaces and landscapes that we move in. Stuart's work questions how we can rewrite these histories of ourselves and others not by looking back, but by harnessing the potential of the moment. Through her practice, she explores dance as a way to transform the social fabric and gather communities.

ABOUT NYU SKIRBALL

NYU Skirball, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, is one of New York City's major presenters of international work, and has been the premier venue for cultural and performing arts events in lower Manhattan since 2003. The 800-seat theater, led by Director Jay Wegman, provides a home for internationally renowned artists, innovators, and thinkers and presents ground-breaking events ranging from re-inventions of the classics to cutting-edge premieres, in genres ranging from dance, theater and performance arts to comedy, music and film.

NYU Skirball's unique position within New York University enables it to draw on the University's intellectual riches and resources to enhance its programming with dialogues, public forums and conversations with artists, philosophers, scientists, Nobel Laureates, and journalists. nyuskirball.org.

TICKETS

VIOLET will run Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online at Skirball/Meg Stuart; by visiting the box office in person, Wednesday - Friday from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm; or by calling 212.998.4941. NYU Skirball is located at 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square, New York, New York 10012.

NYU Skirball mandates proof of vaccination for all audience members, performers, crew, and venue staff. Face masks will be required at all times.