Y-Exchange: A Conversation on Art, Dance, and the Creative Process with Stella Zhang and Lizz Roman
Y-Exchange is a by-monthly public talk on Art and Science hosted by Kinetech Arts since 2014.
Join us on July 17th for an exploration of the creative process as visual artist Stella Zhang and choreographer Lizz Roman take the stage for an intimate conversation and behind-the-scenes look at their artistic practices.
Lizz Roman, artistic director of Lizz Roman & Dancers has been a dancer and choreographer in San Francisco since 1984. The work has been described by critics as “eloquent, breathtaking, provocative and captivating”. L&D are best known for expansive dances that spring, roll and fly through buildings, resulting in awards for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography for “SUNSET DANCES” (2017) and “DEEPER” (2012). The company has developed innovative site-specific techniques to work in unique and commonplace locations with a variety of multi-media collaborators and scenic elements. Roman’s latest collaborators are filmmaker/choreographer Peter Litwinowicz and musician/composer Jerome Lindner. Roman teaches modern dance at ODC Dance Commons and is a choreographic mentor for ODC’s PILOT PROGRAM and The Young Choreographers Forum.
Stella Zhang received her BFA at Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1989. She moved to Japan in 1990 and earned her MFA at Tokyo Art University in 1996. She has lived in the United States since 2003. Stella’s work has been exhibited in Chinese, Japanese and American galleries and museums. She has published six monographs. Stella’s work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle. Stella held a solo exhibition at Art Basel, Hong Kong. She was an Artist-in-Residence at Stanford University and guest lecturer as well. She is completing her residency at Lucas Artists Programs, at Montalvo Arts Center.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Sw2Yt__QUnEkE8t5RQD3JUUmbeBwDNb2xhvrvJXex4Y
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Co-Presented by Kinetech Arts, ODC Theater, and Djerassi Resident Artists Program