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“The city
should have a party for the French Institute Alliance Française
for giving it this wonderful interdisciplinary festival.”
—The New York Times, September 2009
“One of the fall’s most exciting
and thought provoking performance events.” —The
New York Times
“One of the most exciting festivals
to hit New York in years.”
—Time Out New York
“There’s no better way to begin
the fall dance crush than with this invigorating interdisciplinary
festival.”
—The New York Times
“…a three-week slate of exciting
new works by artists from New York & France.”
—Flavorpill
"Inspiring artists, engaging
new work, critical ideas. We invite you to dive in, explore,
enjoy, and re-imagine the world around you."
Lili Chopra & Simon Dove
Co-curators, Crossing the Line 2010
Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line is FIAF's fall festival, conceived
as a platform to present vibrant new works by a diverse range
of trans-disciplinary artists transforming and furthering
cultural practices on both sides of the Atlantic. Initiated,
conceived, and produced by FIAF in partnership with leading
New York cultural institutions, the fourth annual edition
will, for seventeen intensive days, continue to deliver the
highest caliber of original work, with a specific focus on
the artist's role as a critically important thinker and catalyst
for social change.
The fourth edition of Crossing the Line is co-curated
by Lili Chopra, Artistic Director at FIAF and Simon Dove,
Director, Herberger Institute School of Dance at Arizona
State University, and runs from September 10-27, 2010. A
number of the programs utilize FIAF's own spaces, including
Florence Gould Hall, the FIAF Gallery, Tinker Auditorium,
and Le Skyroom. Established partners in New York City will
also host and co-present events, including Anthology Film
Archives, Brooklyn Food Coalition, Columbia University, Graduate
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Communal
Table, Dance Theater Workshop, Dancing in the Streets, Danspace
Project, Eyebeam, FarmCity.US, The Food Experiments, Greenpoint
Food Market, The Invisible Dog Center, ISSUE Project Room,
Japan Society, The Joyce Theater, Movement Research, Moviehouse
at 3rd Ward, Old Stone House, Parks/GreenThumb, and Performance
Space 122.
French
Institute Alliance Française
fiaf.org
The mission of the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)
is to create and offer New Yorkers innovative and unique
programs in education and the arts that explore the evolving
diversity and richness of French cultures. FIAF seeks to
generate new ideas and promote cross-cultural dialogue through
partnerships and new platforms of expression. Created in
1898 by American Francophiles, FIAF is one of the largest
and most respected centers of French-American activities
in the United States. It is the home of New York’s foremost
French language school, the leading all-French library in
the country, and New York’s only performing arts center dedicated
to French and Francophone culture.
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Past Editions
Crossing
the Line 2009
Crossing
the Line 2008
Crossing
the Line 2007
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