REBECCA ARENDS
SAG-AFTRA
AGMA
RAREdancework is a dance collective and non-profit organization that creates conversations about the world we live in, relying upon physical movement to sustain a dialogue about how we understand human experiences collectively, individually and historically through performances, collaboration and educational programming. Based in New York City, the collective has presented work at Carnegie Hall, The Barnes Foundation, Dixon Place, The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Constellation-Chicago. Working with text, mixed media, live music and abstract narratives, RAREdancework creates a unique, textured performance experience.
UPCOMING
PROHAIRESIS
RAREdancework collaborates with Ossia Musical Forum’s Red Riding Hood Quartet on a film entitled Prohairesis, set to Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet. Inspired by Stoic philosopher Epictetus’ ideas surrounding the faculty of choice, the video will combine footage of four dancers located in the United States, Canada, Germany and Greece, along with the Chicago-based string quartet. The video will capture each country’s unique landscape, evoking notions of freedom, open pasture and unity. The film is slated to be released in the Summer of 2022.
We are honored to be the recipients of grants from both the Musicians Club of Women (MCW) and The Cliff Dwellers Foundation. The finished film will be distributed globally to educational institutions, museums, galleries, and short film festivals, as well as to the MCW and Cliff Dwellers members.
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PAST PROJECTS
"The pure pleasure of the language, the dancing, and the music add up to 65 minutes of the most powerful theater I've ever witnessed." -BROADWAY WORLD
"Passionate, difficult and engrossing, The Unwritten Law is a searing depiction of triumph over adversity." -THEATER SCENE
Peter Yesley ©
Peter Yesley ©
Peter Yesley ©
Daily Constitution of an Invisible (Wo)man (2009)
Performed/Choreographed/Filmed by: Rebecca Arends
Text Written by Brian Kay with Rebecca Arends
Video/Sound Editing by Shane Rutkowski
Colored Girl(s)
Choreographed & Performed by Rebecca Arends
UnderExposed (2015)
Dixon Place
NYC
Quicksand Confessions/Nella (2015)
Performed/Filmed/Created by Rebecca Arends