RECENT PROJECTS

Transfix, Sedona, Arizona. March 2007.

Site-Specific performance at Bell Rock, Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village, and Sunset Point.

Performed by Rachel Bowditch, John Tzelepis, Caitlyn Conlin, David McCormick, Cathan Bordyn, and Alex Smith. Photographed by Bruce Bowditch. Video by Jake Pinholster.

Second Sight.

New York City Premiere

ONE SHOW ONLY 12/03/2006

Groove Mama in association with Vessel present Second Sight, written and performed by Lea Bender. Directed by Rich Szpigiel.

Some experiences leave us changed forever. In a remote village in Ghana, an American woman finds herself participating in possession rituals with a group of African spirit mediums. Calling up lively, unpredictable and often comical characters, solo performer Lea Bender draws us into a vivid journey of belief, mysticism and the unknown. A true story.

WHEN:   Sunday 12/03 at 4pm only.

WHERE: Gene Frankel Underground Theatre. 24 Bond Street, New York , New York 10012 (Between Lafayette and Bowery) .

Website: www.groovemamaink.com

For more information on Second Sight click here.

 

11/05 Second Sight [more>>]

Second Sight.

Philadelphia Fringe Festival 2005.

Created and Performed by Lea Bender. Directed by Rich Szpigiel

September 8, 15, 16 @ 8pmSeptember 17th @ 2pm

Tickets: $10

Philadelphia Ethical Society
1906 S. Rittenhouse Square

Created and Performed by Lea Bender. Directed by Rich Szpigiel.

  • Monday Night Marsh Series (www.marsh.org)
    • Excerpts of Second Sight; November 2004
  • Crowded Fire Matchbox Series (www.crowdedfire.org)
    • World Premiere; June 2005
  • Philly Fringe Festival (www.livearts-fringe.org)
    • East Coast Premiere; September 2005
  • YPT Presents Second Sight,
    • San Francisco Premiere; November 2005

08/02 Arcana          [more>>]
Directed by Rachel Bowditch.
Downstairs Series, Ontological Theater, NYC

04/01 A Woman’s Place by Susan Riskin.      [more>>]
Directed by Rachel Bowditch.
Here Performance Art Café, NYC

07/00 Mastaba.       [more>>]
Directed by Rachel Bowditch.
American Living Room Festival 2000, NYC

03/00 City of Bells. Adaptation of Allen Ginsberg’s Poetry.       [more>>]
Directed by Rachel Bowditch
Here Performance Art Café, NYC


   
Allen Ginsberg (Matthew Ham) in City of Bells an adaptation of Allen Ginsberg's Poetry at HERE Performing Arts Cafe 2000. Tracey Raven Dawn in Mastaba at the American Living Room Festival 2001.
Photos by Jean Esquivel ©2000-2001.

[more about Transfix >>]
10/05 TRANSFIX. Starving Artists Ball 2005. Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City. Performed by Rachel Bowditch, Lea Bender, Jeff Grow, Jenny Sargent, Sarah Kozinn and Josh Mathhews.

04/05 TRANSFIX. Performance Studies International #11. Brown University. Performed by Rachel Bowditch, Sarah Kozinn, and Josh Matthews.

09/04. TRANSFIX. The Kitchen. [Street Fair 2004]. 19th Street, New York City. Performed by Rachel Bowditch, Tanya Calamoneri, Gillian Chadsey, Serene Zloof, Ximena Garnica, Gregory Frumin and Juan.

09/04. TRANSFIX. The UnConvention. Abingdon Theatre, New York City. Performed by Rachel Bowditch.

08/04. TRANSFIX. The HOWL Festival 2004. Tompkins Square Park, New York City. Performed by Rachel Bowditch.

09/03. TRANSFIX. The Kitchen. [Street Fair 2003]. 19th Street, New York City. Performed by Rachel Bowditch.

09/03. TRANSFIX. The Philadelphia Fringe Festival 2003. Philadelphia. Performed by Rachel Bowditch, Lea Bender, and Jeff Grow. Outdoor Sites Performed at: Independence Mall, Rittenhouse Square, and the Philadelphia Art Museum grand staircase/ fountain. [more images >>]

11/02 TRANSFIX.
Lunatarium, Dumbo.

09/02 TRANSFIX with Cryolumia.
Lunatarium, Dumbo.

08/02 TRANSFIX at the New York International Fringe Festival.
Bethesda Fountain, Central Park
Rush Hour Tour at Grand Central.
Slow motion walk at 5pm with Speed Levitch

07/02 TRANSFIX at Busking Bonanza.
Tompkins Square Park.

04/02 THE VESSEL PROJECT. “ Black Widow” Solo Performance by Rachel Bowditch.
Lunatarium, Dumbo, NYC

12/01 THE VESSEL PROJECT. “Meditation on Time”, Synchronic. Lunatarium, Dumbo, NYC. Collaboration with video artists Square

11/01 THE VESSEL PROJECT. “ Virtual Web II”, Synchronic.
Lunatarium, Dumbo, NYC
Square and John Ivory)
Lunatarium, Dumbo, NYC

10/01 THE VESSELPROJECT. “Virtual Web” , Synchronic;
Experiment in Time. (An experimental cultural collaboration with DJ Spooky. Art Installations, Multi-media Art and Performance.)
Lunatarium, Dumbo, NYC.

07/01 URBAN RENAISSANCE II
Two nights at GenArt Summer Arts Festival 2001
At the Puck Building, NYC

03/01 URBAN RENAISSANCE I
Opening Night of New York International Independent Film Festival 2001
Madison Square Garden, NYC

04/99 LADY IN WHITE. “Une Soiree de l’art et les Hazards”
Museum of Art, Arras, France

10/97 TRANSFIX: Senior Art Show.
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs.

04/96 THEATRE OF MADNESS IN MOTION: BIRTH OF TRANSFIX.
Feast For the Senses Art Festival


Vessel performs TRANSFIX at the GENARTS Summer Arts Festival 2001.

Directed and Edited by Rachel Bowditch

 

07/03 WHITE POWDER. 8 minute digital video short with live performance examining the media and propaganda surrounding the recent war in Iraq.

05/03 PANGAEA. 10 minute digital video short. Master's Thesis in collaboration with Suzi Takahashi from XPGirl Productions.

03/03 MIRANDA LEE REALITY. 5 minute digital video short with poet Lee Ann Brown. Music by DJ Spooky.

02/03 TRANSFIX: urban interactive performance. 10 minute digital video documentary.

 

 

06/02 CLEANING CLOWNS at Busking Bonanza. Tompkins Square Park

 


From left to right: Jeff Grow, Tracey Raven Dawn, Rich Szpigiel, Rachel Bowditch and Lea Bender.
Photo by Liz Pink 2002.

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