About DOUBLE VISION

"...exhilarating, funny, challenging, complex, beautiful.  Unconventional and experimental,
just the way modern dance should be." Yelp

Intermedia performance group, DOUBLE VISION, creates contemporary performances for dance, music, video and interactive technology. At the heart of our work is a need to experiment and seek meaning in the ever-changing landscape of contemporary culture. The result, is a body of work that is complex, humorous, quirky and continuously evolving.

Under the direction of Sean Clute and Pauline Jennings, the San Francisco-based company has distinguished itself both regionally and nationally. In 2008, DOUBLE VISION celebrated its fifth year by embarking upon an ambitious U.S. tour. In a 5-week period, the company gave 17 performances in San Diego (BASICʼs Graffiti series), LA (Electric Lodge and Microscores), Phoenix (Trunk Space, Arizona State Universityʼs Dance Matters series), Tucson (University of Arizona), Albuquerque (ARTS Lab), Santa Fe (Center for Contemporary Art), Boulder (University of Colorado at Boulder), Columbus (BoMA), Chicago (The Orphanage), and Brooklyn (The B A R N and MonkeyTown). Also during the five week tour, DOUBLE VISION conducted four dance technique and composition master classes and numerous lectures at UNM, ASU, UA and the College of Santa Fe. Perhaps just as important, the company engaged in collaborations, debates and interviews with local community members, artists and teachers.

In addition to the U.S. tour, DOUBLE VISION gave five performances in the Women on the Way Festival, and was tasked with curating a full evening of intermedia works for WOW. The company also completed its first residency as part of the Garageʼs Resident Artists Workshop series, held three Meet the Composer Workshops culminating in an experimental new media performance, and participated in several festivals at the Climate Theater. Additionally, directors Sean Clute and Pauline Jennings were invited to present their work at An Interdisciplinary Conversation: Mobility of the Line conference (University of Brighton, UK), the Empire Conference Migrations, Diasporas, Networks (California State University), and DUC X (Dance Under Construction) (University of California, Berkeley). Finally, DOUBLE VISION was invited to set Three Canons and Mise En Scenes on the Mills College Repertory Dance Company from March 2008 - November 2008.

The year 2009 has already held numerous achievements for DOUBLE VISION, beginning with Sean Cluteʼs Fulbright award, a residency at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Austria (January and February 2009) and a three-week tour in Europe. While abroad, DOUBLE VISION performed and lectured at the University of Applied Arts (Vienna), the MuseumsQuartier Wien (Vienna), Pécsi Tudományegyetem Művészeti Kar (Péc), Institut Intermédií (Prague), and CST Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology + Tanz Akademie Zürich (Zurich). The performance, Six Donuts, at the MuseumsQuartier boasted five dance and audiovisual world premieres that were developed during the two-month residency.

Most recently, DOUBLE VISION was invited to be the first honoree in AXISʼ Engaging Momentum series, where choreographers are invited to conduct a choreographic workshop with the company. DOUBLE VISION has additional workshops and performances already slated for 2009. These include our second RAW residency, workshop and performance series at the Garage. This residency will culminate in a performance this fall that will further push the boundaries of live stage performance. Director Sean Clute will be conducting audio-visual research at Djerassi during a fall residency and his work Canale della Misericordia [Venezia, Italy] will be performed live in May by the Illuminated Corridor series. DOUBLE VISION will also be participating in a festival at the Climate Theater this spring and is currently working on two premieres - an epic animation and dance work - exploring research and experiences gained from the MuseumsQuartier residency. These two premieres, along with a third, will be performed both in San Francisco and New York City in spring/summer 2010.

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