Location
Thornwood, NY
Project Title
I Understand Everything Better
Fiscal Year Awarded
2015
Grant or Program
National Dance Project Production Grant
Grant Amount
$38,000

I Understand Everything Better is a multidisciplinary performance piece that explores the impulse to report on calamity, the consciousness of traumatic change, and one's proximity to dying. A union of theater and dance-making methodologies, I Understand Everything Better will incorporate innovative technology, weather reports, and personal narratives within a framework composed of elements drawn from classical Japanese dance and theater. Working with collaborators Sibyl Kempson and Tei Blow, Neumann will act as both director and performer. Estimated artist fee: $10,000/performance, $20,000/week.

Tour Coordinator
Meredith Boggia, Creative Producer
www.meredithboggia.com
tel 518.791.0376
Contact the tour coordinator if you are interested in this project.

Presenter Partners
American Dance Institute (Rockville, MD)
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (Becket, MA)
MASS MoCA (North Adams, MA)

Photo: Maria Baranova

 

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