May 10, 2018 by Terri Gold

Terri Gold Photographs 25th Anniversary Season of the Buglisi Dance Theatre

I had a wonderful time attending and photographing the fabulous performances and gala for Buglisi Dance Theatre‘s 25th Anniversary Season. I have been photographing the Buglisi dancers for many years and am always amazed at their talent and grace.

Bare to the Wall Suite performed by So Young An, Ari Mayzick, Blakeley White-McGuire, Abdiel Jacobsen, Anne O’Donnell, and Lloyd Knight

Requiem performed by Marie Zvosec, Jessica Higgins, Jessica Sgambelluri, Laura Careless, and Ashley Merker

Moss #5 Variation and Dialogues on What Makes Us Human performed by Blakeley White-McGuire, Jessica Higgins, Jessica Sgambelluri, Stephanie Van Dooren-Eshkenazi, Lara Careless, and Ashley Merker

Visit my website to see more images from the 25th Anniversary Season, as well as more images from Buglisi Dance Theatre performances over the years.

September 11, 2014 by Terri Gold

Table Of Silence Project 9/11

The Table of Silence Project 9/11 returned today to Lincoln Center at the Josie Robertson Plaza around the fountain. This free public ceremony for peace commenced at 8:15 and concluded at 8:46 AM, the moment when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

This is the fourth presentation of The Table of Silence Project 9/11, a ritual for peace, conceived and choreographed by Jacqulyn Buglisi in collaboration with Italian visual artist, Rossella Vasta. A moving meditation, it is the the human embodiment of Vasta’s “Table of Silence” sculptural installation of 100 ceramic plates representing a symbolic banquet table uniting humanity.

“Moving to the ritualistic beat of the tympani, the minimal chant of the singers, the echoes the conch and the melody of the flute, the dancers ascend onto the Plaza forming patterns of concentric circles to create a peace labyrinth that culminates symbolically at 8:46 am and signifies eternity, purity and the continuous life cycle. This sacred landscape is filled with the transcendent energy of the Mandala, connecting dancers, musicians, and viewers to the healing rituals of the natural world.” said Marina Kennedy.

For all of us who were in NYC on 9/11/2001 and for people everywhere, that day is seared into our memory. I was so glad to begin this day of remembrance, sharing and being part of this wonderful tribute.

Table Of Silence Project 9/11

March 16, 2011 by Terri Gold

Born Forever – A Modern Ballet

Choreographer Jacqulyn Buglisi, with members of the Buglisi Dance Theatre company, created a new ballet entitled Born Forever, an original dance piece with music inspired by Fame The Musical and its sequel Fame Forever. The ballet, which is composed by Fame composer Steve Margoshes, premiered for an invited audience on Tuesday, March 15 at the Baryshnikov Arts Center.

“Our creative spirit never really dies, and as the song says, maybe we really will live forever,” said producer David De Silva, the man known as “Father Fame” who conceived and produced the classic 1980 MGM film Fame and the two stage musicals inspired by it. “It certainly is something to dance about.”

Born Forever- Buglisi Dance Theatre

Buglisi Dance Theatre- Born Forever

November 8, 2009 by Terri Gold

Buglisi Dance Theatre – Caravaggio Meets Hopper

The next dance performed was “Caravaggio Meets Hopper” which juxtaposes the painters; Italian Caravaggio and American Edward Hopper and is set to a ”musical soundscape,” as the program notes, that includes scores by Nino Rota, Jelly Roll Morton and John Corigliano.

As always , Jacqulyn Buglisi and the company, “explore human relationships that reveal the bold visceral strength, humor and exquisite vulnerabilities of the individual. This physical voice speaks of human greatness and possesses the potential to bring all cultures together, addressing current issues that face humanity today by illuminating the global crisis in the environment, war, peace and the growing concern for the innocent.”