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Scratch Night
Thursday, February 2nd
Scratch is eclectic, multidisciplinary salon of new work from KC's most exciting generative artists, alongside a unique audience feedback framework.
TONIGHT'S LINEUP |
‘Disintegration of Readiness’ Alexis Borth + Oscar Trujillo Run time: approximately 25 minutes followed by an audience feedback interlude |
Music from Noam ‘Nani’ Vazana Run time: approximately 15 minutes followed by an audience feedback interlude |
Music from Rainbow Girls Run time: approximately 15 minutes followed by an audience feedback interlude |
Feel free to stay after the final feedback session to enjoy another beverage, bite, and post-event mingle |
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Disintegration of Readiness:
What happens within our bodies and relationships when our states of preparedness dissolve? |
About the piece: a movement-based performance that explores what happens when the state of preparedness we live in dissolves into boredom. What arises within the body, the space, the collective? Alexis Borth and Oscar Trujillo are very excited to share their first co-creation as part of Scratch Series.
Choreographers & Performers: Oscar Trujillo & Alexis Borth
Music: Light the Way (Africa Hitech); Take Pills (Panda Bear); Pink Noise for Studying (Pink Noise); Skeletons (Yeah Yeah Yeahs); Traces I (Tigran Hamasyan) Editing: Alexis Borth
Oscar Trujillo is an embodiment practitioner in private practice and with The Embodiment Institute. Oscar has created original performance work with creative collectives Brillo and ADEO, and has collaborated with Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Organic Magnetics and more.
Alexis Borth is a dancer, choreographer, educator, GYROTONIC® / GYROKINESIS / yoga instructor, Charlotte Street Studio Resident and Director of KC Open Pro Class. Her career has been stationed in New York, San Francisco and beyond - highlighted credits include: Complexions Contemporary Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of San Francisco, and various independent projects and music videos. www.alexisborth.com
Choreographers & Performers: Oscar Trujillo & Alexis Borth
Music: Light the Way (Africa Hitech); Take Pills (Panda Bear); Pink Noise for Studying (Pink Noise); Skeletons (Yeah Yeah Yeahs); Traces I (Tigran Hamasyan) Editing: Alexis Borth
Oscar Trujillo is an embodiment practitioner in private practice and with The Embodiment Institute. Oscar has created original performance work with creative collectives Brillo and ADEO, and has collaborated with Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Organic Magnetics and more.
Alexis Borth is a dancer, choreographer, educator, GYROTONIC® / GYROKINESIS / yoga instructor, Charlotte Street Studio Resident and Director of KC Open Pro Class. Her career has been stationed in New York, San Francisco and beyond - highlighted credits include: Complexions Contemporary Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of San Francisco, and various independent projects and music videos. www.alexisborth.com
Oscar and Alexis’ questions for you:
- What do you imagine happened before the 'beginning' of this piece? / What do you imagine happens after the 'end'?
- What's a moment, image, or idea you saw that resonated / stayed with you? Describe it or draw it!
- How would you describe your experience of the piece as related to structure and flow?
- How did the staging, and relationship between performers and audience/seating, make you feel?
- What was your body's visceral reaction to the performance experience?
- What other thoughts or offerings do you have for us?
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Music from Noam ‘Nani’ Vazana |
Noam “Nani” Vazana is one of the few artists in the world that write & compose new songs in the endangered Ladino language (Judero-Español). In her new album ‘Ke Haber’ (What’s New) she captures the spirit of the ancient, matriarchal language and culture and propels it into the 21st century with socially pertinent lyrics, celebrating migration, gender and female empowerment. The soundscape bridges over tradition and modern life, capturing the sounds and smells of the marketplace and fuses them with raw, flamenco like vocals and surprising instrumentations. Soft choral-like trombones embellish mariachi guitars & percussion with glimpses of piano & cello tracks, make this record a magical realistic mosaic. Nani unveils a piece of history we don’t easily find in other mythology & anthropology.
Nani ranked #11 on the RMR chart & #13 on the WMCE chart, represented the Netherlands at the EU Music Festival in Vietnam and performed at the Kennedy Center USA, BBC Radio 3, London Jazz Festival UK & Jodhpur RIFF festival India. Nani is selected to showcase at Folk Alliance 2023 and previously showcased at APAP & NAMM USA, Jazzahead DE and Injazz NL.
She held talks at TEDx Amsterdam & hosted 3 WOMEX panels. NPO network NL released a mini documentary about Nani’s music and she also composed music for BBC4 and NPO documentaries. Nani is a professor at the London Performing Academy of Music & the Jerusalem Music Academy and founded why DIY music.
www.nanimusic.com
Nani ranked #11 on the RMR chart & #13 on the WMCE chart, represented the Netherlands at the EU Music Festival in Vietnam and performed at the Kennedy Center USA, BBC Radio 3, London Jazz Festival UK & Jodhpur RIFF festival India. Nani is selected to showcase at Folk Alliance 2023 and previously showcased at APAP & NAMM USA, Jazzahead DE and Injazz NL.
She held talks at TEDx Amsterdam & hosted 3 WOMEX panels. NPO network NL released a mini documentary about Nani’s music and she also composed music for BBC4 and NPO documentaries. Nani is a professor at the London Performing Academy of Music & the Jerusalem Music Academy and founded why DIY music.
www.nanimusic.com
Nani’s questions for you:
- Describe the first song in one word.
- Describe the second song in one word.
- Describe the third song in one word.
- Were you familiar with Ladino prior to tonight? Yes or no?
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Music from Rainbow Girls |
Rainbow Girl's questions for you:
- Describe Rainbow Girls in one word.
- What is your favorite bookstore and/or record store in KC?
- Describe the third song in one word.
Nani and Rainbow Girls are in Kansas City as Official Showcase Artists at the Folk Alliance International Conference.
Lighting Designer & Event Technician:
Zoe Spangler
PA:
Olivia Emert
Photographer:
Vaughan Harrison
Scratch Night Series Curator/Producer
Jay Gilman, borderlandsKC
Lighting Designer & Event Technician:
Zoe Spangler
PA:
Olivia Emert
Photographer:
Vaughan Harrison
Scratch Night Series Curator/Producer
Jay Gilman, borderlandsKC
About borderlandsKC
A new cutting-edge live + digital arts incubator, borderlandsKC presents adventurous projects that expand Kansas City's spectrum for artistic invention.
Led by Jay Gilman, recently-returned KC native, Jay spent more than a decade as a curator, producer, and civic practice artist in Minneapolis and Philly. Jay served as Artistic Director of Minnesota Fringe, conceiving, funding, and launching four new festivals including the site-specific outdoor festival Beyond The Box and FamilyFringe. As a director, highlights include an actor-instrumented production of 'Spring Awakening'; a production of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time' in collaboration with Autistic designers; and 'Peter & The Starcatcher'. www.jaygilman.com
Led by Jay Gilman, recently-returned KC native, Jay spent more than a decade as a curator, producer, and civic practice artist in Minneapolis and Philly. Jay served as Artistic Director of Minnesota Fringe, conceiving, funding, and launching four new festivals including the site-specific outdoor festival Beyond The Box and FamilyFringe. As a director, highlights include an actor-instrumented production of 'Spring Awakening'; a production of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time' in collaboration with Autistic designers; and 'Peter & The Starcatcher'. www.jaygilman.com
Our Thanks
The staff and board of Charlotte Street Foundation, including Amy Kligman, Patrick Alexander, Hope-Lian Vinson, Laura Blumenberg, and Boi Boy; Will Porter; Kyle Mullins; Hannah Spero; Lynn Murray + Richard Gilman; Ahafia Jurkiewicz-Miles; David Gomez; Adee Dancy; Jennifer Roe + the staff of Folk Alliance International; Stephanie Roberts + UMKC Theatre.
Scratch Night is made possible through a Charlotte Street Foundation Open Call Grant. Learn more about Charlotte Street's Sponsors and Funders.
Scratch Night is made possible through a Charlotte Street Foundation Open Call Grant. Learn more about Charlotte Street's Sponsors and Funders.
Applications are open for future Scratch Nights!
Are you an artist interested in applying for the Scratch Series? Click here to learn more and apply.
