Kimberly Bartosik
bLUr
January 9, 9pm
January 12, 7pm
Work is suitable for an audience 16 years of age and above
“Inside of the centrifuge, the dancers repeatedly place themselves in each other’s space with a sense of gentleness and care. But also, the universality of an emergency (in the past, present, or feared future) renders bLUr’s urgency resonant and personal, beyond the action happening onstage” — Jen C. George, The Brooklyn Rail
Back after its stunning, sold-out world premiere as part of the 2025 Crossing The Line Festival, co-presented at New York Live Arts, choreographer Kimberly Bartosik’s bLUr comes to L’Alliance New York as part of New York Live Arts’ Live Artery performance festival.
Built in cycles of desire and fierce compassion, bLUr exists within a landscape of physical and emotional crisis. Five performers of exquisite humanity navigate urgent interventions as time warps and haunts, reminding us of our fragility, power, and need to care for and rescue one another.
L’ALLIANCE NEW YORK
L’Alliance New York is an independent, not-for-profit organization committed to providing its audience and students with engaging French language classes and audacious multi-disciplinary programming that celebrates the diversity of francophone cultures and creativity around the world. A welcoming and inclusive community for all ages and all backgrounds, L’Alliance New York is a place where people can meet, learn, and explore the richness of our heritages and share discoveries. L’Alliance New York strives to amplify voices and build bridges from the entire francophone world to New York and beyond.
Choreography/Direction: Kimberly Bartosik
Performers:
Burr Johnson
Joanna Kotze
Ashley Merker
Jacoby Pruitt
Donovan Reed
Design: Roderick Murray
Lighting Design Assistants: River Bartosik-Murray and Ari Barash
Original Composition: Sivan Jacobovitz
Costume Design: Harriet Jung
International Liaison/Touring: Nicole Birmann Bloom
Production Manager: Emily Vizina
Touring Coordinator: Joshua Bristow
Administrative Associate: Kierra Nguyen
Contract Manager: Joshua Bristow
For U.S. inquiries, contact: Joshua Bristow, NDP Tour Coordinator: jeebristow@gmail.com, 1-803-391-1222. For International inquiries, contact: Nicole Birmann Bloom, International Liaison/Touring, nicibbloom@gmail.com, 917-685-1436.
bLUr is co-commissioned by L’Alliance New York’s Crossing the Line Festival and by ADF/American Dance Festival with support from the Doris Duke/SHS Foundations Award for New Works. These performances of bLUr are co-presented by L’Alliance New York and Live Artery | New York Live Arts. The work is also made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and The Mellon Foundation. General Operating Support was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with funding from the Doris Duke Foundation. bLUr is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and with Project Support from The Harkness Foundation for Dance. The creation of the bLUr Community Engagement Workshop, made possible through NDP, was also developed with support from the 92Y Harkness Dance Center and in collaboration with Recanti-Caplan teen scholars. bLUr was developed in residency at Marble House Project, the Ragdale Foundation, and as an Artist in Residency at Bates Dance Festival. bLUr is also supported through the generosity of individual donors, with major support by John Robinson.
