Curator | Producer
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Yvonne Rainer

Produced Yvonne Rainer’s Parts of Some Sextets (1965/2019), a reconstruction and reinterpretation of Rainer’s seminal 1965 work, for the Performa Biennial 2019. Collaborated with Rainer and choreographer Emily Coates, and coordinated artistic development, logistics, and institutional alignment to support this major revival.

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Choreography: Yvonne Rainer
Reconstruction: Yvonne Rainer, Emily Coates
Production: Sasha Okshteyn
Performers: Rachel Berman, Emily Coates, Brittany Engel-Adams, Patrick Gallagher, Shayla-Vie Jenkins, Jon Kinzel, Liz Magic Laser, Nick Mauss, Mary Kate Sheehan, David Thomson, Timothy Ward
Lighting design: Les Dickert
Audio and sound engineer: Quentin Chiappetta
Prop wrangler: Sasha Okshteyn
Production fellows: Simon Gérard, Anne Stolten
Stage manager: Anne Stolten
Audio technician: Daniel Shepard
Master electrician: David Levitt
Prop fabricator: CainCain
Mattress fabricator: Charles H. Beckley, Hand-made Custom Bedding