Philadelphia Weekly

Double Bill

The company Miller Rothlein (MIRO) re-introduces audiences to two of their touring pieces that illustrate the troupe’s interest in reconsidering the intersection of art and performance. Featuring dance and movement from performer Amanda Miller; video, animation and visual-animation by Tobin Rothlein; and lighting and technical design from James Clotfelter, Double Bill features two performance pieces: Self Portrait and Generate. Degenerate. Each piece features three performers, with Miller on stage and Rothlein and Clotfelter creating all the lighting and visual effects in front of the audience as an integral part of the action. Miller describes Generate. Degenerate. as a “stark and ghostly” off-the-grid multimedia piece that is created relying entirely on the kinetic power generated by three performers, two bicycles and a hand-cranked phonograph. In contrast, the tech-savvy Self-Portrait employs live animation, video, still imagery and physical movement to create what Miller calls a “living sculpture.” Erasing the divide
between the performing and still arts, the set and the performer exist as a single entity. As color, light and text are projected and hand-drawn on the dancer, MIRO creates a “performance tapestry” from a solitary dancing figure. -J. Cooper Robb

7:30pm. $20. The Crane Arts Old School, 1417 N. Second St. 267.888.6476. millerothlein.org

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WHEN
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Recurring: ONCE

TIME & PRICE
7:30pm. $20.

WHERE
The Crane Arts old School , 1417 N. Second St., Philadelphia, PA
One time only on 11/01/2012. .

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