Who We Are
The Lovelies are Joanna Futral, Katie Vason & Lena Lauer, a 4th-generation compositional improvisation company celebrating 10 years of making spontaneously. Compositional Improvisation had its beginnings with Judith Dunn, dancer, and Bill Dixon, trumpet player, in the 1960’s. The work takes the form of ensemble collaboration, with live musicians, to create theatrical dance pieces in the moment - no structure or content is pre-determined except sometimes duration.
The Lovelies work to heighten awareness to recognize form as it emerges and make a piece. No dances are ever recreated, as the nature of the form allows for constant reinvestigation and discovery.
The Lovelies perform & produce dynamic works of varying lengths, locales & scopes, engage the community through powerful education offerings, connect the work to relevant worldwide issues, to the mainstream, to high art, & to the world at large, and are invested in a commitment to proliferating the legacy on a broader platform. The Lovelies believe this work is for everyone to witness, and also practice.
...the dancers' sensitivity to one another is tangible..."
FRIENDS OF THE LOVELIES
Big Ups to those that Love to Love The Lovelies
The Architects
Mallory Baxley
Alex Bernhardt Jr
Anne Bernhardt
Anthony Collins Photography
Stacy Cook
Thomas Dickert
Kathryn Dropkin
Kayla Hamilton
Amanda Hamp
Allison Hood
Frank Finsthwait
The Fleet
Jude & Joseph Futral
Joffrey Ballet School
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Greg Katz
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
Bonnie Koester-Morgan
Gail & Paul Kreher
Eric Lane
Bob & Vicky Lane
Diane Lauer
Ellyn Levy
Mark Morris Dance Center
Jose Melgar
Rachel Mckinstry
Michael Sazonov
Dr. Jamie Sinton
Sixpoint Brewery
Jill Stephens
Julie Stephens
Amanda Thompson
Triskelion Arts
Lee Vason
Wayne Vason
David Weaver
Wine-O
Village Wine Cellar, Inc.
Jim & Dawn Wingate
Janet Wolf
Ellen Zerkin
Photos on this site by:
Kate Shot Me
Hannah Long &
AnthonyCollins.nyc
The Lovelies is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization.Contributions for the charitable purposes of The Lovelies must be made payable to Fractured Atlas only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Your tax deductible donation will help us reach our artistic and socially-minded goals. The Lovelies thank you!
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