GAUDANSE EVENTS

GAUDANSE EVENTS

Photo by @ollygollly

January 10, 2024
12:30-2:00pm

nanibu (APAP Showcase)

nanibu is a visual representation of openness, tenacity and integrity. Its goal is to portray a narrative of how we view royalty versus how royalty views themselves. The character nanibu is a visual representation of how said people portray external elegance though they are internally distressed. nanibu was created in an effort to allow the imagination an opportunity to run wild.

Location: Hostos Center for Art and Culture

PRESS

Photo by Sinematic Studios

Imani Gaudin of Gaudanse: Profound stories via art and inclusion

By Emily Sarkissian of Dance Informa

In 2020, Imani Gaudin founded Gaudanse, an organization of interdisciplinary artists ranging in form from dance, to film, to music, to visual arts, and even culinary arts. The collective is based both in New York City and New Orleans, and seeks to tell profound and impactful stories via art and inclusion. Dance Informa spoke with Gaudin to learn about the challenges of starting a small dance-based organization, the ways in which ideas and art come to her, and the desire to work in two cities.

— Emily Sarkissian

Photo by ©davidplakkemedia

IMPRESSIONS: jakob&imani at Hudson Yards

By Miranda Stuck for The Dance Enthusiast

With support from the Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance, Baryshnikov Arts premiered jakob & imani, a performance art piece created by choreographer Imani Gaudin and visual artist Jakob Vitale. Exploring the symbiotic relationship between graffiti and contemporary dance, this site-specific work investigates how movement shapes the perceived meaning of graffiti art, and conversely, how the visual elements of graffiti influence the dancer’s physical expression. Through improvisation and audience interaction, jakob & imani utilized the large open space of Bella Abzug Park as the location for exploration around a central graffiti mural. This performance was a 6-hour durational work that took place throughout the day of October 3, 2024, and was presented free of charge to the public.