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MUTANT GIFTS: I AM HERE JUST BECOMING SOME STRANGE KIND OF LOVE

a virtual event by 

A L I S O N  C L A N C Y

Thursday June 24th, 2021  9pm EST  

Tickets and ZOOM link: https://tinyurl.com/43rrrv2d

MUTANT GIFTS: I AM HERE JUST BECOMING SOME STRANGE KIND OF LOVE premiers original music and video works by artist/musician/dancer Alison Clancy and a stellar roster of collaborators including legendary Brukup (broken form) dancer The Ghost of NY, cellist Brent Arnold, and projection artists Testu Collective.  

Mutations: we change to survive, we change to evolve, we change to destroy, we change to love.  

About the Artists: 

Alison Clancy is an artist in pursuit of beauty and catharsis. Most days start with ballet and end with electric guitar. Clancy directs experimental projects bridging between the worlds of dance, music, film, photography, installation and somatic study. She works with eclectically beautiful collaborators to create otherworldly environments: lost intersections where we search for ourselves in the shadows.  Clancy is a principal dance soloist with The Metropolitan Opera and company member of Zvi Dance. She's been a front woman for several NYC bands and her cinematic solo music underscores film and theater. Her work tours internationally.    

Albert Esquilin Jr aka The Ghost of New York is a pioneer of the freeform Brukup (broken) dance style. As a child Albert was in a tragic accident that crushed his leg. He grew up with a leg brace and was teased as a handicapped child, but it served a greater purpose in his future. He eventually overcame the injury and was blessed with abnormal strength, control and balance. He taught himself the basics of footwork/gliding at “Bruk Up” house parties and progressed at a wild rate, using his feet as if he were speaking. His love for occult movies and supernatural characters fueled the inspiration for his dance character. His signature move called “The Ghostwalk” looks like a traveling spirit and he is known to fellow dancers as “The Ghost of New York”.