DANCE ELIXIR
2003-2015
Tawil + Tiberius
The collection of collaborations between Tawil and the musicians of Tiberius - Dominic Cramp (Evangelista, Lord Tang) playing organ and electronics and Mike Guarino (Sir Richard Bishop, Oaxacan) playing drums. VIDEO ARCHIVE works/ Foundry Kool-Aid w. Dominic Cramp DUO w. Mike Guarino TIDAL w. Tiberius Destroy// All Places / San Francisco, Oakland, Phoenix Ma Series, Sacramento-CA Tawil + Tiberius + Kelly Porter |
The Grand Re-Map (2012-13)
Lars J. Brouwer & Leyya Mona Tawil Development Residency/ Nooderparkamer/ Amsterdam Tour/ The Flea/New York City Detroit Contemporary/Detroit Zeitgeist/New Orleans Hi Ho Lounge/New Orleans Arbor Cafe/Oakland TAC/Oakland Kunst-Stoff Arts/San Francisco The Grand Re-Map program is supported, in part, by the public funds from the Netherlands Cultural Services, Zellerbach Family Foundation and City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program. |
THIEVES (2012)
Concept & Choreography: Leyya Tawil Music Design: Lars J. Brouwer Performers: Jeremiah Crank, Roche Janken, Isabelle Sjahsam, Leyya Tawil Photography: Liz Payne Premiere/ SF International Arts Festival 2012 Touring/ Rawabet Theater, Cairo More info and photos. |
Quieting Heart: An Attempt (2010-11)
Be quiet in your heart and the noise of the world will die into nothingness. -Kenneth Patchen Each work in the Quieting Heart series is referred to as “an attempt”, and is ordered using only prime numbers (divisible by 1 and itself.) Each attempt is a container : a space for research into location and situation. It is specific and time relevant. Each attempt takes the form of live performance, film and/or other documentation of research. View Attempts #1-43 |
Map of the World (2010)
& land.mine (2007) Choreographed and Performed by Leyya Tawil Music by Topher Keyes and Mark Gergis Costume by Scott Tallenger and Leigh Anne Martin Photo by Ghneim Zarour Premiere and Additional Temescal Arts Center- Oakland, CA Mahaney Center for the Arts- Middlebury, VT Maqamat Theater Space- Beirut, Lebanon Studio 303- Montreal, Canada Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival 2010, Palestine Syrian National Opera House- Damascus, Syria Overtoom 30- Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Duet for the Angel Apparent (2009) Choreography by Leyya Tawil Original Music by Mark Gergis Costumes by Cristina Lowery Original performed by Alex Springer, Xan Burley, Jordan Risdon, Mira Cook, Isabelle Sjahsam, Ken Scott Photo by Liz Payne Premiere and Additional: Dance Mission Theater- San Francisco, CA Alwan for the Arts- New York, NY Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival 2010, Palestine |
RADAR (2009) Choreography by Leyya Tawil Music by Mike Khoury and Andrew Coltrane Originally performed by Caroline Rucker, Omar Carmical Co-Produced by Middlebury College Dance Company Premiere and Additional: Spektrum Theater/CESTA- Tabor, Czech Republic Mahaney Center for the Arts- Middlebury, Vermont La Sala Rosa- Montreal, Quebec Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival 2010- Palestine |
Grace on a Friday Night (2009) Choreographed and Performed by Leyya Tawil Music by Mark Gergis, Mazen Kerbaj and Franz Hautzinger Premiere and Additional: Spektrum Theater/CESTA- Tabor, Czech Republic Mahaney Center for the Arts- Middlebury, Vermont The Flea at DNA Theater- New York, NY BIPOD- Beirut, Lebanon Overtoom 301- Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Capital Life (2008) Choreography and Concept by Leyya Tawil Music by Mark Gergis Costumes by Leigh Anne Martin Set Design & Photo by Malinda Trimble Originally performed by Isabelle Sjahsam, Jacqueline Lounsbury, Jeremiah Crank, Janet Collard, Erin Mei-Ling Stuart and Ken Scott. Premiere: 24-25 February 2008 Dance New Amsterdam, NYC Additional: Mahaney Center for the Arts, VT SF International Arts Festival 2008, CA |
RAINCOAT REBELLION (2007) Commissioned by the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor School of Music, Dance & Theatre Choreography by Leyya Tawil Music by Stephen Rush Costumes and Scenography by Jeffery Bauer Lighting by Mary Cole Originally Performed by the UM-University Dancers Photo by Forte Productions Premiere Date: 1-4 February 1-4 2007 Power Center for the Arts, Ann Arbor-MI |
MEDIA (2006)
" ...fast-paced, impressively structured explosion of pure movement." Rita Felciano for Dance View Times " energy abounding" Voice of Dance " highly stylish" San Francisco Chronicle Choreography by Leyya Tawil Original music by Topher Keyes Lighting by Matthew Antaky Costumes by Leigh Anne Martin Set design by Malinda Trimble Photo by Liz Payne Premiere: 2-11 June 2006 Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco-CA |
GAME (2004) "Tall, elegant, with limbs designed for the stratosphere, in her intensity she suggested a tornado, yet her demeanor spoke of control and professionalism." Rita Felciano for SF Bay Guardian Choreography/Performance by Leyya Tawil Original music by Topher Keyes Lighting by Matthew Antaky Video by Cristina Waltz Photo by Lydia Daniller Premiere: 11-27 March 2004. Venue 9, San Francisco-CA |
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DANCE ELIXIR
TAC Temescal Art Center 511 48th Street Oakland CA 94609 |