Netta Yerushalmy

Paramodernities explores foundational tenets of modern discourse—such as sovereignty, race, feminism, and nihilism—and includes public discussions as integral parts of each installment. Experience these performances as a condensed short program on February 7, or join us for two immersive weekend presentations on February 8–9.

Short program
February 7 | 8 PM
1 hour 30 mins.

Paramodernities #1: The Work of Dance in the Age of Sacred Lives
A response to Vaslav Nijinsky’s Le sacre du printemps (1913)

Paramodernities #6: The Choreography of Rehabilitation: Disability and Race in Balanchine's "Agon"
A response to George Balanchine's Agon (1957)

Paramodernities #3: Revelations: The Afterlives of Slavery
A response to Alvin Ailey's Revelations (1960)

Encyclopedic series
February 8–9 | 7 PM
4 hours including two intermissions with complimentary snacks

Paramodernities #1: The Work of Dance in the Age of Sacred Lives
A response to Vaslav Nijinsky’s Le sacre du printemps (1913)

Paramodernities #2: Female Trauma, Interdiction, and Agency in “The House of Pelvic Truth”
A response to Martha Graham’s Night Journey (1947)

Paramodernities #3: Revelations: The Afterlives of Slavery
A response to Alvin Ailey’s Revelations (1960)

Paramodernities #4: Inter-Body Event
With material from Merce Cunningham’s RainForest, Sounddance, Points in Space, Beach Birds, and Ocean (1968–91)

Paramodernities #5: All that Spectacle: Dance on Stage and Screens
A response to Bob Fosse’s Sweet Charity (1969 film)

Paramodernities #6: The Choreography of Rehabilitation: Disability and Race in Balanchine’s Agon
A response to George Balanchine's Agon (1957)

The George Balanchine Trust is wholly unaffiliated with, and no choreography from George Balanchine’s "Agon" is included in, these performances.

Please note: the seating for these performances is on Mershon Auditorium Stage. Please contact house management at (614) 688-3890 or houseweb@wexarts.org with accessibility concerns.

Please note: due to an expected high volume of event traffic on campus, parking is suggested in Arps Garage.