Choreographer and filmmaker Robin Bisio; teacher, scholar, choreographer, and performer Carol M. Press; and movement scholar and theater artist Katya Bloom have more than a passion for movement and dance in common — each is an author with a recently published book. And all three of these artist-scholars will gather on Wednesday, September 30, at 7 p.m. at Chaucer’s Books for a book-signing and moderated discussion of their work.
Your Flesh Shall Be a Poem: The Art of Plein Air Dance by Robin Bisio:
Bisio’s book is a photographic journey through several of her outdoor dance works. Her site-specific pieces are direct collaborations with locations of stunning beauty: beach cliffs, low-tide waves, sand dunes, dusty high-desert roads, mountain caves, Lotusland pools, and creeks fed by snowmelt. The photographs capture Bisio’s exquisite dancers submerged, windblown, splashing in the surf, and otherwise shaping and being shaped by the natural world. Clearly, nature is Bisio’s most important muse, followed closely by the dancers she chooses for her work and followed just as closely by the power of the written word — Your Flesh Shall Be a Poem incorporates poetry complementary to the colorful images. Currently, Bisio is working on multiple dance film projects. Visit robinbisiodance.com to learn more about her work and to view some of her films.