John J Zullo Dance/Raw Movement presents the 2013 Season

John J Zullo Dance/Raw Movement presents the 2013 Season

September 19-21, 2013

John J Zullo Dance/Raw Movement presents the 2013 Season at Danspace Project, September 19-21, 2013 at 8pm at the St. Mark’s Church, 131 East 10th Street, NYC. Tickets are $20 ($15 for students and seniors) and can be purchased at www.danspaceproject.org. The evening is part of DANCE: Access, a self-production series administered by Danspace Project that serves independent choreographers and dance companies.

The evening will include works from John J Zullo Dance/Raw Movement’s repertory including ALL what THIS do HAS you HAPPENED see? BEFORE, as well as the World Premieres of this Exquisite diversion/mysterious Skin and project Xiii, which includes guest performers Barry Blumenfeld of TAPFusion, and choreographer Jeff Rebudal, among others. Mark Simpson is the lighting designer for the 2013 Season.

John J Zullo is originally from the Bronx, New York and currently resides in NYC. He graduated from American University in 1996 with a B.A. in Anthropology and 1999 with an M.A. in Dance. John danced with many artists while at American University, and was privileged to perform in the work of Ohad Naharin, as well as having his work presented at Dance Place in Washington,DC and being awarded the Arts Club of Washington’s Award for Outstanding Choreographer 1999. John has danced with Regina Nejman Company, performing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and in NYC and worked with Jeff Rebudal for over 10 years as a performer, Rehearsal Director & Associate Director. He currently teaches for the Modern Guest Artist Series at Dance New Amsterdam in NYC and has also taught at Adelphi University, Long Island NY, Hunter College NYC, Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and the YMCA/Evolve Dance in Tarrytown, New York.

Influenced as much by the work of choreographers Bill T. Jones, Trisha Brown & Pina Bausch as he is from film directors such as Derek Jarman & Gregg Araki, novelists Jean Genet and Scott Heim as well as his days witnessing the evolution of the House & Ball scene from the 90s until today all inform his current interests in movement architecture and creating performance events.

John J Zullo Dance/Raw Movement is exploring ideas from our cultural landscape that are transformed into works that are expressive, imaginative and kinetic. The company strives to create and share these dances in the hope of eliciting an emotional response to a movement-based experience.

John J Zullo Dance/Raw Movement just finished a sold out run at the LaMaMa Moves! Festival June 2013 and was also presented at Theater for the New City’s LES Festival May 2011, 2012 & 2013. Raw Movement was presented at Dances for DNA Day May 2013 for Dance New Amsterdam and The New Museum’s Ideas City Festival. Zullo was presented at the LaMama Spoleto Open in Spoleto, Italy September 2012. Dixon Place presented an evening of Zullo’s work in November 2012 as well as a Split Bill in June 2012 and the July 2012 Moving Men Series as part of the HOT! Festival.

Raw Movement performed at the Blooms Festival at Green Space in LIC, NY 2010 & 2012 as well as a full evening in 2011. DanceNOWNYC presented Raw Movement for the RAW Festival in April 2011. John J Zullo Dance/Raw Movement was presented at the Evolve Festival in Tarrytown, New York as well as the IndepenDance Festival at City Center Studio 5, 2010.

John J Zullo Dance/Raw Movement had its first New York Season at Theater for the New City in April of 2011. For more information visit http://johnjzullodance.com.