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<p>The resulting performance will be presented to the public on Friday and Saturday. All artists will be encouraged to borrow, highlight, or react to the material being generated around them, and in addition, reflect what’s happening in the “real” world that week. Turning the insular process of dance-making on its head, this process will exist under the constraints of time and space, and will challenge the notions of authorship, originality, order, and chaos. </p>
<p>In her own work, Flora Wiegmann seeks new means and spaces for dance to exist. Usurping the tactics of visual artists, she attempts to broaden the platform for dance by making works on film, site-specific dances, endurance pieces, and collaborating with artists such as Alix Lambert, Margo Victor, Fritz Haeg and Andrea Zittel. Recently, she has performed in The Whitney Biennial, Alan Kaprow’s 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, and An Evening With Cinema Zero at The Kitchen, and has shown work at ArtBasel, Elizabeth Dee Gallery, LA><ART, and Sandroni Rey Gallery. </p>
<p>Rae Shao-Lan Blum’s recent choreography/performance work has been seen at Anatomy Riot, Beyond Baroque and at LACE in Kaprow's "18 Happenings in 6 Parts.” Recent collaborations have included visual artist Elizabeth Leister, and movement artists Simone Forti and Meg Wolfe. </p>
<p>Ally Voye, a UCLA World Arts and Cultures graduate, is currently making work with IN/EX Dance Project. Her choreography has been presented at the Freud Playhouse, ACDF, Jacob's Pillow, The Fowler Museum, the Victoria Reel Dance Film Festival and Dance Camera West's "No Dancing at the Mandrake."</p>
<p>Sarah White’s choreography and videos have been shown in New York City, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. She is excited to be working with robbinschilds on their next project slated for ’09 and is pleased along with Angel Ayón and Gerald Marks to be chosen as one of the 2008 iLAB residencies from iLAND. </p>
Highways Performance Space
Highways Performance Space is Southern California's boldest center for new performance. Founded in 1989, Highways continues to be an important alternative cultural center in Los Angeles that encourages fierce new artists from diverse communities to develop and present innovative works.
Highways promotes the development of contemporary socially involved artists and art forms. Our mission is implemented through four programs (the performance space, workshop/university program and two galleries). Annually, Highways co-presents approximately 250 performances by solo dramatic artists, small theater groups, dance companies and spoken word artists; curates and exhibits approximately 12 contemporary visual art exhibits per year with work that explores the boundaries between performing and visual art forms; commissions and premieres new work by outstanding performing artists; organize special events, curate festival, offer residency and educational programs that engage community members in the arts while providing access to professionally-directed instruction.
