DiverseWorks Presents Company Clare Dyson's Voyeur
Dance. Intimacy. Privacy. Vulnerability. Revelation.

Date: 8 pm, January 21-23

Location: DiverseWorks Theater
1117 East Freeway
Houston, TX 77002
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Price: To reflect a change in times, DiverseWorks is offering a "PAY WHAT YOU WANT" price to this performance.

Purchase Tickets: www.diverseworks.org or call 713.335.3445.

DiverseWorks is proud to present the U.S. premiere of Voyeur, the latest performance and installation by Company Clare Dyson that explores notions of intimacy, desire, and the act of revealing and what it means to watch another person.  Audiences are not passive viewers, they must choose from where and how they view the performance. When they enter the theater, the audience must choose a vantage point to experience the work; a seat  on the side or front of the stage; a chair with headphones or binoculars or without either.  No one viewing point will provide the same information, every seat reveals different aspects of the performers and their thoughts.   Each viewer will determine what is most important to them when watching and/ or experiencing the Voyeur, and if they want to move around.  Performances are Thursday-Saturday, January 21-23, 2010 at 8pm in the DiverseWorks Theater.

The Voyeur is a new contemporary dance work that challenges 1) how audiences watch performance and 2) what information is important to get the most out of the experience. What is central to this work are the expectations of the audience prior to coming into the space: they expect to see a contemporary dance work, but what does that mean? It usually means they will be watching the dances on stage while they are seated in a fixed position in the auditorium. These expectations are heightened further when going to a theatre - the stage is another world, the idea of choice is not entertained, the proscenium is an impenetrable wall between audience and performer. The Voyeur inverts these expectations with the aim of creating an experiential event for the audience: it asks the audience on stage with the performers, gives them agency throughout the work, allows them to vary their proximity to the dancers and creates limited spaces that unsettle and energize.

ABOUT COMPANY CLARE DYSON

 Clare Dyson / Artistic Director

Choreographer Clare Dyson has been working with brother and lighting designer Mark Dyson for over 10 years. They develop innovative performance works that cross art form boundaries, art theory and focus on the experience of audience. Dyson works independently and has been commissioned by a range of companies and organizations to create innovative independent performance works throughout Australia.

For Clare Dyson, art is about creating meaning: art as situated in the world, not removed or separate. Her work occupies spaces other than theatres and involves the audience or incorporate installation. In 2006, Dyson received a fellowship to attend the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in the USA. In 2007, she was artist-in-residence at Tanzfabrik in Berlin where she created the new work Being There. In 2008, she had a Cité Internationale des Arts Residency in Paris as and will tour her new work, Voyeur, in the USA in 2009. Company information: http://www.dysonindustries.com.au

ABOUT DIVERSEWORKS ARTSPACE
Known for its groundbreaking artistic and education programs, DiverseWorks is one of the premiere contemporary arts centers in the United States. DiverseWorks has been a hub for the presentation of daring and innovative work, a commissioner of major artistic projects in all disciplines, and an advocate for artists worldwide. Founded by artists for artists, DiverseWorks continues its commitment to bold artistic exploration, creative risk-taking, and building audiences for contemporary art.

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for Voyeur can be purchased online at www.diverseworks.org, at DiverseWorks Art Space, (1117 East Freeway), or by calling 713.335.3445. To reflect a change in times, DiverseWorks is offering a "PAY WHAT YOU WANT" price to this performance.

DiverseWorks is located at 1117 East Freeway (off N. Main at Naylor), Houston, TX 77002
Tel. 713.223.8346  Fax 713.223.4608  www.diverseworks.org
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