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(2005, Duet)

Keely Garfield choreographs poetically subversive dance sagas that illustrate subtle and seismic shifts in emotional and physical states. Her moving tales are rife with wry undercurrents and are acutely articulated in softly-sensed, declarative, and warped ways. For her highly anticipated return to Dance Theater Workshop (January 26 – 29, February 2 – 5, 2005) Garfield premiered two new works about separation anxiety as both a personal and political phenomenon. Scent Of Mental Love features original songs performed live by Rachelle Garniez, and Disturbulance, is set to original music by celebrated guitarist Marc Ribot.

(2005, Duet)

In passages of architectural dancing that are highly organized, and immediately disrupted, two figures meticulously measured movements lay bare the onset of disturbance, and the duration of turbulence. At once transparent and mysterious, Disturbulance is stripped of narrative, instead bringing essential elements into extreme focus. Disturbulance is performed by Keely Garfield and Walter Dundervill to original music composed by Marc Ribot.

Premiere: Dance Theater Workshop (New York, NY), January 26, 2005
Disturbulance was originally commissioned by the Bessie Schönberg/First Light commissioning fund and the Creative Residency program of Dance Theater Workshop. Disturbulance has also been supported with funds from the Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, and by Dancenow/NYC/Silo Project. Marc Ribot’s original score has been made possible by a grant from the American Music Center’s Live Music for Dance Program.

(2005, Duet)

Scent Of Mental Love is a rigorously pre-arranged faux pas-de-deux that succumbs to the seduction of a suggested relationship while simultaneously unveiling it’s choreographic conceits and constructs. Painstakingly wrought, the duet is permeated by Rachelle Garniez’ brutally original songs ranging from bittersweet blue-grass laments to obstreperous waltzes. The work is performed by Paul Hamilton and Omagbitse Omagbemi.

Premiere: Dance Theater Workshop (New York, NY), January 26, 2005
Scent Of Mental Love was originally commissioned by Celebrate Brooklyn. Some of the material for Scent Of Mental Love was created during a residency provided by The Joyce Theater Foundation, New York City, with major support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Additionally, the piece has been supported by the Bessie Schönberg/First Light commis-sioning fund and the Creative Residency program of Dance Theater Workshop. Rachelle Garniez’ Live music and the original score have been made possible by a grant from the American Music Center’s Live Music for Dance Program.