Mathematical intricacy, superhuman physicality, punchy color, and cheeky wit infuse the Brian Brooks Moving Company’s signature, minimalist works with an unexpected but delightful sense of whimsy. The company presents live performances incorporating dance, video, animation, visual art, music, and sound design.

Brian Brooks Moving Company will create a multidisciplinary work entitled BIG CITY during their 4 week residency at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara. Affected by the physical and emotional destruction that takes over nations, communities and individuals, BIG CITY looks at the inevitable rebuilding that follows – of people putting things back together. This brand new piece will feature an architectural set design that is built by the performers as the dance unfolds – boldly spilling off the stage and playfully shifting the audience’s experience. BIG CITY will have its world premiere March 30 & 31, 2012 at the Lobero Theatre.

Based in New York City and featuring the choreography of Brian Brooks, The Brian Brooks Moving Company had its first performance in 1997 when Brooks self-produced his dances at the Merce Cunningham Studio. The production featured a short film of Brooks dancing at eleven different public locations within eight hours. This event caught the attention of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, who funded a second “Performance Marathon” the following year, sending Brooks and his group dancing across the Brooklyn Bridge, around Grand Central Station, and through the aisles of a deli on 7th Avenue. The Brian Brooks Moving Company will be bringing their special brand of public art to Santa Barbara as part of their residency.

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