Moderator: André Lepecki
Panelists:
Ralph Lemon, Julia Mandle, and Arthur Nauzyciel
Americans, and the world, will remember 2008 for its historic presidential election. As
the campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain move into full gear, little is said about the
candidates’ positions on the arts, or their views on the role of artists in contemporary society.
This panel brings together independent artists from France and New York whose work engages
with social and political issues. They will examine what role artists already play in relation
to building a healthier society, and what value and function Americans place on a vibrant artistic
community.
Join FIAF for this pertinent and timely round-table discussion
on the role of the artist in society including an opportunity
for audience members’ questions and
observations.
Ralph Lemon,
Independent Artist (New York)
Lemon formed Cross Performance/ Ralph Lemon Company
in 1985, which performed worldwide as a touring dance ensemble, receiving
numerous residencies, commissions, and grants. Other projects
include The Walter Project, a series of works in various art form
developed in collaboration with Walter Carter and The Geography Trilogy,
a decade-long international research and performance project that included
three evening-length dance/theater performances. In 2006, Lemon received
an inaugural United States Artists Fellowship.
André Lepecki, Associate
Professor of Performance Studies (NYU)
A curator, dramaturg, writer, and co-creator, based
in New York, Lepecki is an Associate Professor in Performance Studies at
New York University. He has worked with Eleonora Fabião,
João Fiadeiro, Vera Mantero, Bruce Mau, Meg Stuart, and Rachael
Swain. Since 2008, he has held a position as a Permanent Fellow at
the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin. His current research focuses
on the relationships between dance, philosophy, and sculpture.
Julia Mandle,
Independent Artist (New York)
After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Williams College,
Mandle went on to receive numerous awards for her performance art, including
a NYFA Fellowship in Performance Art. Her earliest grant came from
the Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art, while other awards have
included The Foundation for Contemporary Performance Art, New York State
Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She will spend February
2009 at the Interdisciplinary Residency in Art and Ecology at the Guapamacataro
Hacienda in central Mexico.
Arthur Nauzyciel, Artistic
Director of National Dramatic Center of Orléans (France)
Born in Paris in 1967, Mr. Nauzyciel studied painting,
sculpture, and film at the Théâtre National de Chaillot, under
Antoine Vitez. An associate artist at the CDDB-Théâtre
de Lorient from 1996 to 2006, he founded his own company, Compagnie 41751,
in 1999. Recent honors include appointment as Stéphane Braunschweig
and Olivier Py’s successor at the Centre Dramatique National/Orléans-Loiret-Centre. |
