Artist Statement:
Long time friends and dance partners, Evita Arce and Michael Jagger search for ways to still connect and dance together despite being on opposite sides of the world. The international Lindy Hop (Swing dance) community heavily feels the pang of separation and loneliness during this time of social distancing. The very art and skill developed by social dancers has been paused and forced into an empty space of isolation. This video shows the keen awareness, patience and joined kinesthetic sense that Michael and Evita share from their seventeen years of working together. The movements are improvised and the dancing was recorded in one shot. The haunting vocals provided by Charles Turner were added separately. Even though we may feel un-synced right now, this project proved to us that we can still connect, albeit using new technology.
Artist Bios:
Evita Arce is a renowned Lindy Hop dancer and teacher based in New York City. Highlights of her career include dancing with Jazz at Lincoln Center, competing on So You Think You Can Dance, touring with the Broadway show SWING!, and making her Broadway debut with Caleb Teicher for Regina Spektor’s run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in 2019. Evita was also featured in the Swing documentary Alive and Kicking which follows her path in the international Lindy Hop community. Since 2005 she has taught and performed all over the world including Europe, Asia and Australia. With her dance partner Michael Jagger, they were invited to bring their company Syncopated City to perform at the Jacob's Pillow Inside/Out Stage in 2012 and 2013. Evita has danced for Caleb Teicher and Company since 2017, performing in "Meet Ella" and "More Forever." Currently, as part of the "Brain Trust" creative team for Swing 2020 (still hoping to premiere at the Joyce Theatre in 2020), Evita has had the pleasure of working along side friends and collaborators Caleb Teicher, LaTasha Barnes and Nathan Bugh. In this strange and difficult time of isolation Evita is extremely grateful to the Guggenheim, Works & Process virtual commissions for providing support, encouragement and hope. Evita can be found at syncopatedcity.com where she and Michael Jagger offer online Lindy Hop education.
Michael Jagger, a full-time dancer based in London, brings an exuberant energy and joy to every project, whether it's teaching classes worldwide or performing in renowned theaters. With his partner, Evita Arce, their combined resumes span the globe from Dubai to the UK, Sweden to Australia! Their credits include the 2008 Japan Broadway tour of SWING!, The Rose Theatre and The Kennedy Center with Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. As a Lindy Hop educator, Michael has been a guest artist for Chet Walker's Musical Theatre Dance program of The School at Jacob's Pillow, as well as consulting on a production Arthur Miller's The American Clock at The Old Vic (2019).
Concept by/Dancers: Evita Arce (@evita_in_sync), Michael Jagger (@themichaeljagger)
Vocals: Charles Turner (@charlestjazz),
"I'll Be Seeing You" by Irving Kahal and Sammy Fain
Editing by: Evita Arce
Support from: Simon Powis and Karolina Windloch
New music for dance made possible by The Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation.
Virtual Video Design supported by Anupam and Rajika Puri.
Works & Process Artist (WPA) Virtual Commissions
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Commissioned Artists
Evita Arce * Ephrat Asherie * Brandon Stirling Baker * LaTasha Barnes * Hope Boykin * Brian Brooks * Rena Butler * Chris Celiz * Anthony Roth Costanzo * Dylan Crossman * Machine Dazzle * Michelle Dorrance * Tom Gold * John Heginbotham * Michael R. Jackson * John Jarboe * Gabrielle Lamb * Pontus Lidberg * Missy Mazzoli * Ryan McNamara * Andrea Miller * Caili Quan * Anthony Rodriguez * Penny Saunders * Claudia Schreier * Gus Solomons Jr. * Conrad Tao
Commissioned Collaborations
Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung * Joshua Bergasse, Sara Mearns, Zoe Sarnak and Margot Siebert * Nora Brown and Caleb Teicher * Nathan Bugh and Gaby Cook * Tony Buck, Jamar Roberts, and David Watson * Alejandro Cerrudo and Ana Lopez * Adrian Danchig-Waring and Joseph Gordon * Jack Ferver and Jeremy Jacob * Larry Keigwin and Nicole Wolcott * Ashley Laracey and Troy Schumacher * Isaac Mizrahi and Pam Tanowitz * Nico Muhly and Adam Tendler * Carson Murphy and Nicholas Van Young * Michael Novak and Josh Prince * Kamala Sankaram and Preeti Vasudevan * Dan Siegler and Dawn Sinkowski * Karma Stylz and Omari Wiles
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