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‘Invisiball’ coming to Brooklyn this week

June 23, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
“Invisiball” is coming to Brooklyn from June 24-26. Photo by Itzhak Eitan
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“Invisiball,” an inventive, comedic performance about the world’s most popular sport, is coming to Brooklyn from June 24 to 26.

Gowanus Art + Production (GAP Presents!) is welcoming Nadine Bommer Theater Dance’s production, which features 10 delicate female dancers who transform themselves into virile, ultra-macho soccer players. A soundtrack of roaring crowds and rhythmic soccer hymns is paired with Bommer’s unique theater-dance language, turning the open space of 501 Union (at 501 Union St.) into a surprising, hilarious, multicultural soccer field right from the kickoff.

The performances begin at 8 p.m. each of the three nights, and tickets are $35 in advance or $40 at the door (see http://bit.ly/INVISITIX for tickets).

Having just completed a successful worldwide tour of “Invisiball,” including performances in Berlin, Prague, Copenhagen, Pittsburgh and Macau and collecting numerous awards along the way, these shows in New York will mark the first performances with Bommer’s new U.S.-based company members. The U.S. cast has studied performing arts, theater and dance at prestigious schools and academies including LaGuardia High School for Performing Arts, Alvin Ailey School, the Juilliard School and the Joffrey Ballet School, among others.

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Nadine Bommer Theater Dance Company was established in 2009 by award-winning choreographer Nadine Bommer in Israel and has just opened its NYC studio with a local cast earlier this year.

The show uses Animato, a unique theatrical dance method developed by Bommer. Its technique and movement are inspired by the sea and kinetic energy, evoking watery and shapeless movements that penetrate every motion of the performers. This weightless technique allows the performers to seamlessly embody and portray their characters. The distinctive nature of the Animato dance produces an extraordinary energy on stage, authenticity and exciting totality to characters and situations – something that distinguishes Bommer’s Animato dancers and characterizes her choreography.

 


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