Tisch Dance Faculty Andy Teirstein of Translucent Borders. Photo by Cari Ann Shim Sham.
SPOTLIGHT: TRANSLUCENT BORDERS; HEADED BY TISCH DANCE FACULTY ANDY TEIRSTEIN
Translucent Borders, a project of the NYU Global Institute for Advanced Study headed by Tisch Dance music professor Andy Teirstein, explores the ways that "dancers and musicians can engage in creative dialogue across geographic and cultural borders."
Having facilitated interaction between artists in Israel, Palestine, Greece, Cuba and Ghana since its inception in 2016, the project now nears its culmination with a series of summer performances at Lincoln Center, NYU, and the renowned Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
"While a border can be represented by a line, it can also be viewed more expansively, as its own space, fertile with the potential for either confrontation or learning and evolution. Every day our basic questions become more relevant to this moment in world events as we ask ourselves, 'What is the role of music and dance at cultural and geographic borders?' and 'How can we stimulate our own work by encountering the artistry from other cultures?'"