This project is an intergenerational collaboration between choreographers Andy deGroat and Catherine Galasso. Galasso recreates a selection of deGroat’s dances from different points of his career, for performances in New York City in December 2015. Andy deGroat emerged as an important New York choreographer in the 70s, and he [...]
Join us for a puppet workshop with puppeteer Julian Crouch and musician Saskia Lane. Julian and Saskia's workshop will explore the use of the live animation and puppetry techniques that are the inspiration for their production of Birdheart. Focusing on the use of everyday materials and simple movement qualities, the workshop will demonstrate how [...]
Through this playful, imaginative, and process-driven workshop the students will combine acting, writing and directing as they develop stories using elements from their own life, specifically based on objects they share with the group that have special meaning for them (such as family photographs, diaries and letters, clothes, personal treasures, [...]
In her residency project, Hélène Patarot explores the memory of her father's life in a French military school in Vietnam in 1939. The initiative came from a recording that Patarot created 18 years ago, in which she interviewed her father about his experiences as a child in the French military [...]
On February 28, Mary Ellen Bartley will present her work influenced by and created while in residence at The Center. Bartley will make a set of photographs using books from the Watermill Study Library as subjects. The photographs will be used to create a book of books, whose format and [...]
Over a period of 3 years, Geoffrey Farmer has been developing a self-organizing, generative montage system that combines tagged sounds and images to create a non-looping film. Collecting images from various sources, discarded clipping libraries, as well as creating a sound library from field recordings, sound archives and sound libraries. [...]
Sculptor and performance artist Tamar Ettun will direct an open rehearsal with the #MovingCompany as the second installment of a two-part residency at The Watermill Center. Following a winter residency that focused on research and preparation, this open rehearsal will present the development of “A Mauve Bird with Yellow Teeth [...]
On Saturday, April 25, Natacha Mankowski presents her project The Island in an Open Studio from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. At 5:00pm, Natacha will hold a Q & A accompanied by a reception. Natacha will open her studio again on Monday, April 27 between 3:00 to 5:00 pm for those [...]
Recent resident artist Kristen Foote presents her dance program to the public in an open rehearsal for "The History of Her". This project explores the scope of femininity in modern dance through various solo roles created by different generations of choreographers, each considered "avant-garde" in their time. The program develops [...]
The rich history and culture of the Shinnecock Indian Nation is not a subject that has garnered mention in history books. And it is a rare occurrence to hear first-hand accounts of the tribe’s oral history. However, the current artists-in-residence at The Watermill Center have had the distinct honor of documenting [...]