October 6th at 9:00 pm
Lie To Me and shorter stories
Artistic directors Amanda Miller and Tobin Rothlein collaborate with Frankfurt
choreographer Antony Rizzi to create a whirling array of narcoleptics,
pyromaniacs, and paper dolls that weave video art, ballet and modern dance
into a magic-realism performance that explores the lies we tell each other,
the lies we tell ourselves, and the lies we love to be told. Inspired
by Franz Kafka's writings, motifs from classical ballets, and stories
of geographical displacement, this work combines the choreography of Amanda
Miller and experimental media of Tobin Rothlein with Antony Rizzi's unique
blend of theater, video and dance, shaped in part by his twenty years
working in Germany with choreographer William Forsythe.
Miro Dance Theatre
Miro (Amanda Miller and Tobin Rothlein) creates and performs original
work that explores the collaborative intersections of contemporary dance,
video, and visual art.
In 2004 dancer and choreographer Amanda Miller and video and visual artist
Tobin Rothlein founded Miro Dance Theatre in order to realize their unique
creative vision, and explore the intersections of contemporary choreography,
video, and visual art. Miller, with ten years experience as a dancer at
the Pennsylvania Ballet and choreographic studies in Europe under Siobhan
Davies, is at the helm of Miro’s choreographic exploration. Rothlein,
whose work as video artist and visual designer for Rennie Harris Puremovement
and others has garnered accolades nationally and internationally, oversees
the company’s work in combining dance, multi-media and visual arts. Miro
produces the work of Miller and Rothlein alongside special collaborations
with invited friends and guests.
Miro shares its vision with the general and artistic communities through
outreach in the form of residency activities, open studios, workshops,
master classes, and access to visiting artists. Miro believes in the importance
of establishing creative and mutually beneficial partnerships with other
organizations, individuals and artists in the communities where we live,
work, and perform.