Punk Yankees, Lucky Plush Productions. Photo by Karen Wade and design by Carol Genetti.
Lucky Plush Productions
October 22, 23, 29, 30 & 31 * 8:00 p.m.October 24 * 7:00 p.m.
10th Anniversary Season
Led by Artistic Director Julia Rhoads, Lucky Plush Productions is a Chicago-based dance-theater company known for distinct blend of contemporary dance with physical theater and visual design. To mark their 10th Anniversary, Lucky Plush Productions will premiere Punk Yankees, a provocative evening-length work dealing with the inherent paradoxes of authenticity and ownership of dance in the digital age. Punk Yankees is composed primarily of samples and re-appropriations, combining live performance, video and the Internet for an intriguing and entertaining exploration of intellectual property and the value of dance. Visit Lucky Plush Productions’ ongoing virtual stage regarding this topic, www.StealThisDance.com.
Special Events
Panel Discussion
A Slippery Slope: Sampling & Piracy in the Digital Age of Dance
Saturday, October 24 * 4:00 p.m.
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, Room 102
Panelists: Julia Rhoads (Choreographer and Artistic Director of Lucky Plush Productions); Richard Woodbury (Sound Composer, Dance Center Faculty); Dawn Larsen (Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law Attorney, AEMM Faculty); Susan Manning (Scholar, Author, Professor of English & Theatre at Northwestern University); Kate Mattingly (Project Coordinator for the Dance Heritage Coalition); Moderated by Raquel Monroe (Dance scholar, artist and activist, Dance Center Faculty)
This roundtable will attempt to unpack some of the complex issues around the practice of sampling, particularly as it relates to dance. What are the legal and intellectual property issues involved in sampling/referencing other choreographers? Are dance artists especially particularly sensitive about having their work sampled or referenced, and why? How does the current phenomenon of the YouTube "response video" act as a culturally-sanctioned platform for appropriation, and what is the difference between that and one choreographer responding to another's work? Is it possible and valid for a choreographer to reference another's ideas in the course of theorizing one's own work? How can dance practitioners learn from the pitfalls and practices of other disciplines in this arena?
More info: julia@luckyplush.com
Get Lucky! Post-Performance Benefit Bash
Saturday, October 24
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
This special event includes hors d'oeuvres and cocktails including Lucky Plush's signature drink, the Plucky Lush. There will also be music spun by DJ Intel, and a silent auction featuring original mash-up clothing designer Jeff Hancock and much more!
Other Events
Post-Performance Discussion
Thursday, October 22 & 29
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, Theater
FamilyDance Matinee
Saturday, October 24
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, Theater
More information about FamilyDance
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Lucky Plush Productions’ performances at The Dance Center are funded, in part, by The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and the Illinois Arts Council.
