Boundary Layer
Boundary Layer is an experiential dance performance that delves into the thin yet significant boundary layer where our skin interacts with the environment. Through innovative choreography and sensory engagement, the show explores how tactile sensations shape our perception of the world, inviting audiences to experience the subtle and profound ways textures influence our understanding of our surroundings.
September 20-22
September 27-28
Using dance and scenic design, “Boundary Layer" uncovers the thin boundary where skin interacts with the environment, revealing how tactile sensations shape our perception of our surroundings.
Concept + Design: Kristin Damrow
Collaborators: Macio Payomo, Giovana Sales, Giulia Sales, Johnny Huy Nguyen
Rehearsal Director: Anna Greenberg Gold
Composer: Aaron M Gold
Calous Lofts
730 29th Street
Oakland, CA
Collaborators
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Macio Payomo was born and raised in Oakland, CA, and is a graduate of the Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA Program. After graduating from the BFA program Macio had the opportunity to perform the works of Kara Davis, Maurya Kerr, Fernando Melo, Robert Moses, K.T Nelson, Brenda Way, Kate Weare, and Johannes Wieland. Aside from dance, Macio is also a music producer and has created music for Bay Area choreographers Tanya Bello, Gregory Dawson, Arturo Fernandez, and Maurya Kerr.
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Giovana is originally from São Vicente, Brazil. She is a Bay Area-based artist. In addition to training in her home country, she has created important projects with her sister as a collaborator. In the US, she participated in the Peridance Summer Intensive and the Alonzo King Lines Ballet Training Program, from which she recently graduated. During her career, she has worked with Zack Tang, Micaela G. Taylor, Rena Butler, Laura O'Malley, Brett Conway, Chuck Wilt, Kayla Farrish, David Harvey, Moscelyne ParkeHarrison, Mike Tyus, Luca Renzi, Victor Talledos, Daiane Silva, Robert Moses and others.
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Giulia Sales Nascimento da Silva (she/her), originally from São Vicente-Brazil, is a Bay Area-based artist. In addition to training in her country of origin, she created important projects with her sister (Giovana) as a collaborator. In the USA, she took part in the Peridance Summer Intensive and the Alonzo King Lines Ballet Training Program, where she recently graduated. During her career she has worked with Zack Tang, Micaela G. Taylor, Rena Butler, Laura O'Malley, Brett Conway, Chuck Wilt, Kayla Farrish, David Harvey, Keelan Whitmore, Moscelyne ParkeHarrison, Mike Tyus, Luca Renzi, Victor Talledos, Daiane Silva, Robert Moses and others.
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Johnny Huy Nguyễn is a Vietnamese multidisciplinary dance artist based in unceded Ramaytush - Ohlone territory (SF). His physical and often autobiographical works incorporate movement, theater, text, ritual, installation, and humor to interrogate the social, political, and cultural forces that shape us. Nguyễn is a 2023 United States of Asian America Festival Featured Artist, 2022 Isadora Duncan Dance Award recipient, and 2021 APAture Festival Featured Artist. His work has been presented by API Cultural Center, 500 Capp St, and Asian Art Museum. His dance films have shown nationally - CAAMfest, Sans Souci Festival and internationally - Contact Dance International Film Festival (Canada), Dance Camera Istanbul (Turkey). Instagram: johnny.huy.nguyen
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Artistic Director and Choreographer
Kristin Damrow is a San Francisco-based contemporary choreographer, dance educator, and producer. With a B.A. in Dance from Columbia College Chicago, she founded Kristin Damrow & Company (KDC) in 2013 and has since received multiple award nominations for her choreography and visual design. Damrow has served as a panelist at FOG Design + Art, SFMOMA, and Oakland Museum of California, engaging in discussions on art in public practice and fostering community conversations through live performances. Her work has a profound influence of design concepts and theory, deftly incorporating every detail of the experience, from scenic design to physical movement and sound score, resulting in experiential and immersive performances. Commissions include Airbnb Design, OMCA, Lindenwood University, and Iowa State University as well as features in Dance Magazine, Fast Company, Backstage Magazine, KQED Arts, SF/Arts Monthly, and Museum of Dance Podcast. In addition to her creative endeavors, Damrow also teaches nation-wide and is a faculty member at ODC Dance Commons. -
Rehearsal Director
Anna Greenberg Gold received her formative dance training at Pasadena Dance Theater under the direction of Cyntia Young. She graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and has been privileged to study at the Ailey School, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and the SF Conservatory of Dance. Ms. Greenberg received her B.A. in Dance and Children's Book Illustration from Hampshire College. Anna has the joy of collaborating with Risa Jaroslow and Dancers, Lenora Lee Dance, Paufve Dance, Liss Fain Dance, and Deborah Slater Dance Theater. Anna is a founding member of KDC and is grateful to be dancing with the inspiring artists involved in this work. -
Composer
Aaron M Gold (he/him) makes visceral music that moves. Resident composer for Kristin Damrow & Company since 2014, he's also been commissioned by punkkiCo, Dance Brigade with Sara Shelton Mann, Sonoma State University with Jennifer Meek, Deborah Slater Dance Theater, Nol SImonse and Christy Funsch, Human Creature Dance Theater, Fall Fast Dance, Twisted Oak Dance Theater and Coventry and Kaluza. Aaron lives in Oakland with his wife and two cats, casting sonic spells for a happy, healthy, safe and strong world. aaronmgold.com // IG @aaronmgold