The Brodmann Areas (2012)

An evening length ballet exploring and illuminating the areas of the cerebral cortex.

Concept and Choreography: Julia K. Gleich
Musical Direction: Ryan Francis
Décor and costumes: Tamara Gonzales
Collaborating artists: Paul D’Agostino, Lawrence Swan, Denis Pelli, Audra Wolowiec, Margo Wolowiec and Audra Wolowiec, and others
Dancers: Michelle Buckley, Jace Coronado, Dylan Crossman, Morgan McEwen, Abbey Roesner and Ida Josephsson

Premiere: Apr 12, 2012, Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY
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Commissioned by Norte Maar.
Photos by EJ Hauser.

Program:
Part I:
Prelude
Crowding
Pi
Interlude
Hypnosis
Sub/Conscious
Motivi esteriori e cosi via
Multi-Tasking

Part II:
accelerate. mitigation. toil. blizzard
The Emotion Experiment (the duets)
Grey / White Matter
Interlude
Folium: wrinkles on the surface of the cerebellum
Homunculus / Spatial Neglect
Smell / Orange
Postlude
Finale