Leah Reynolds - Bee Life | download press release
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May 12th - June 2, 2010Leah Reynolds

Elaine Erne

PAST EXHIBITIONS

Kathryn TeBordo: Not Fragile
April 14 - May 6
Opening Reception, 6pm-9pm Thursday April 14
http://potentiallymoving.org

“Now the relation of human nature to the human mind is this.” – Gertrude Stein

NOT FRAGILE is a three hour performance sculpture where dancers explode on a scale of centimeters. Two bodies, entwined on the floor, move through imagery of wrestling grapples to invoke the battles and reconciliations that happen within each of us as we navigate through life- building trust with loved ones, taking care of one another and ourselves. Playing underneath the surface of this antagonistic imagery is a gentle, rhythmic, continuous push and pull between the two dancers. At times calm and comforting like a heart beat or like breathing, and at other times ridiculously monotonous, their simple actions bubble and burst into tiny moments of dancing and laughing.

Choreographed by Kathryn TeBordo with the performers Performed by Sarah Gladwin Camp and Gregory Holt Music by Mikronesia Special Thanks to Brandon Beston, James Johnson, Laura Neuman, and Wes TeBordo. Developed in residence at the Live Arts Brewery Fellowship Program (2010). For Christian

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Kathryn TeBordo is a choreographer, performer, and the founder of Workshop for Potential Movement, a Philadelphia-based performance company creating original works that challenge the potential of dance and theater. Kathryn TeBordo collaborates with artists across disciplines for every project, and is currently working with poet/performer Laura Neuman and dancers to make ferocious and heartbreaking dances out of centimeters. Other recent projects include dancing with devynn emory/ beast productions, and performing in the dancefilm Wanna Kiss Myself by J. Makary, and in The Show Must Go On by Jerome Bel. She currently lives with her husband Christian, a novelist, and their son in South Philadelphia.

Kathryn received a DanceWEB Europe Scholarship to attend the 2009 ImPulsTanz Festival in Vienna. Together with Debra Disbrow and Betsy Herbert, Kathryn co-wrote and performed in the comedies SPEAK! MASCOT (2006) and MEET YOUR REPLACEMENT (2005). In 2002, Kathryn took part in Deborah Hay’s Solo Performance Commissioning Project, where she learned and adapted Beauty. She holds a BA from Bard College and an MA in Dance Education from SUNY Brockport.

ABOUT THE COMPANY
Formed in 2003, Workshop for Potential Movement has produced nine new works, received funding from The Leeway Foundation and Philadelphia Cultural Fund, enjoyed a New Edge Mix Residency at the CEC, and toured to New York. It has received press from Dance Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, City Paper, and was named “Up-and-Comer” by Philadelphia Weekly in 2006. Select performances include Tapestry Theater’s Female Funny Fest, Williamsburg Art neXus (NYC), nEW Festival, Painted Bride’s Destination: PHL, and Philadelphia Live Arts Festival (2004, 2006, 2008 & 2009). Major works include AFTER FANTASTIC (2008), SPEAK! MASCOT (2006), and MEET YOUR REPLACEMENT (2005).

New Members Exhibition
March 10th - April 8, 2011
Opening Reception / Thurs. March 10, 6 - 9pm

Jino Parks / Lauren Rosenthal / James Engelbart / Sophy DiPinto
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Truth or Dare
February 10th — March 4th, 2011
Opening Reception February 10th

Juror: Gabriel Martinez, a Cuban-American native of Miami, Florida, works largely with photography, performance and installation. Martinez was a Pew Fellowship in the Arts recipient in 2001 and was a Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship recipient in 2003. He has received two Individual Artists Grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

December 9, 2010 to February 4, 2011
Opening Reception: Thursday, December 9 from 6-9pm
Closing Reception: Friday, February 4, 6-9pm

Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art is celebrating 35 years as a co-operative of Philadelphia-based multi-disciplinary artists with an Alumni Invitational showcasing the diversity of those who have made and formed NEXUS over the last 35 years.  Founded in 1975 as space for challenging, innovative and compelling art exhibitions, it has a rich tradition of stimulating creative thought and dialog among the artists and the public regarding the meanings and methods behind today’s art.  NEXUS members have a history of challenging artistic tradition, investigating new mediums and re-exploring old concepts.   The opportunities NEXUS provides have attracted many of Philadelphia’s most significant experimental artists. Since the inception of NEXUS, member artists have received nine Pew Fellowships in the arts, ten Independence Foundation Fellowships, and seven Leeway Foundation Emerging Artist awards.  The Alumni Invitational articulates the diversity of NEXUS and will include painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, performance, installation and video work by 26 of its past members.

November 11th – December 3rd, 2010
Opening Reception November 11th / 6 - 9 pm

JENNIE THWING / PLASTIC LANDSCAPE (above)
ANASTASIA OWELL / LET’S PLAY(below)

November 11th – December 3rd, 2010
Opening Reception November 11th / 6 - 9 pm

PINHOLE DREAMS
Oct. 14 - Nov. 5
Opening October 14th, 6:00pm
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Pinhole Dreams is a collection of works by artists who use pinhole photography to challenge preconceptions of "ordinary life" and to help us us to see the world in a new light.

If you like photography Pinhole Dreams is a show that you will enjoy.

July & August 2010
NEXUS Summer Community Arts Series is a program of exhibitions taking place annually during the months of July and August. This special programming provides professional gallery space to community art programs, which in turn brings focus to their mission, adds value to their programs and enriches the experience of their participants.

June 2010
NEXUSselectsis a juried competition for seniors graduating from the many art colleges and universities in Philadelphia and the surrounding region. The juried exhibition seeks out the best and most compelling young artists and at the same time illuminates the trends and styles emanating from our region’s art schools.

May 2010
Rebecca Gilbert & Maureen Ciaccio

April 2010
NEXUS New Member's Show
April 8 – May 8, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday April 8, 2010, 6-9 pm

Bifurcation, Hysteresis, Catastrophe
Todd Parsons/ K.R. Wood/Jebney Lewis

Where It Shall be
Michael Reiley McDermott (Mikronesia) / Megan Cauley / Derek Moench

March 2010

The Extra-Dimensional Printmaking Invitational
Curated by Nexus Artist Member Rebecca Gilbert, The Extra-Dimensional Printmaking Invitational features artists and artworks that embrace the history, tradition, and process of printmaking while rejecting the confines of the 2-D picture plane. Invited artists will exhibit works that are Extra-dimensional in spatial physicality and conceptual scope.

December 2009 & January 2010
SUPERGIRL! (more info soon)

November 2009
New Members: Damon Reaves, Janell Olah, Kathryn TeBordo, Anasatasia M. Wong

October 2009
Matt Pruden & Mira Gohel

September 2009
My Face in Your Space