Sep 26, 2012 their last big project, a crack in everything, premiered at the jacobs pillow festival before appearing in seattle, portland, houston, new york and beyond. Apr 07, 2012 a crack in everything, by the choreographer zoe scofield and the video artist juniper shuey, is at new york live arts. Cocreated and directed by zoe scofield and juniper shuey choreography and visual design. The doris duke theatre at jacobs pillow, 358 george carter road, becket, mass. Seattlebased choreographervisual designer duo makes its chicago debut. Scofield and shuey think of the project as a multimedia umbrella for a series of related activities. Zoejuniper, a crack in everything, saturday night, lincoln hall. A crack in everything, by the choreographer zoe scofield and the video artist juniper shuey, is at new york live arts. Attending the audition was great just to see a bit of the innerworkings of a zoe juniper show. Our company is driven by the idea of mythologizing the experience of our senses. A crack in everything collaboration is at the very heart of this companys mission, led by the husbandandwife team of choreographer zoe scofield and visual artist juniper shuey. Choreographer zoe scofield and visual artist juniper shuey offer a surreal, visually arresting. The striking images conjure a dream world without obvious mention of place. A crack in everything is the latest production of zoe juniper as scofield and her husband call their troupe and has been seen in bits and pieces in seattle over the past couple of years.
Dec 28, 2011 juniper shuey was a photographer and video artist. Collaboration is at the very heart of this companys mission, led by the husband andwife team of choreographer zoe scofield and visual artist juniper shuey. Her work is characterized by multimedia, crossgenre works utilizing stage performance, video installation, photography and complex technical elements. Video and performance installation with photography coconcept, creation and video. May 31, 2010 zoe juniper repertoryperformancedance theory and practice workshop will serve as an audition for the companys new project, a crack in everything, currently in development through 2011 and touring 20112012. This is a series of clips from a crack in everything installed at diverseworks in houston, texas. Choreographer zoe scofield and visual artist juniper shuey offer a surreal, visually. A crack in everything is the second eveninglength work by the multimedia performance ensemble led by scofield in collaboration with her visual artist husband, juniper shuey. Mar 30, 2011 zoe i juniper performed at jacobs pillow dance festival in 2011. Choreographer zoe scofield and visual artist juniper shuey offer a surreal, visually arresting examination. Aug 01, 2011 zoe scofield and juniper shuey discussed their upcoming performance, a crack in everything, while showing photos and video of various components of the piece. Zoe juniper dance explores a crack in everything at jacobs pillow. Zoe junipers a crack in everything visits the point of no.
For an early version of a crack in everything in 2011 by choreographer zoe scofield and visual artist juniper shuey, certain moments looked like portraits, said seattle met arts editor laura dannen. A crack in everything, the latest collaboration between dancerchoreographer zoe scofield and visual artist juniper shuey, played to packed. A crack in everything jacobs pillow dance interactive. The eveninglength work explores the enduring questions of justice posed in the greek tragedy the oresteia through dramatic video and costumes.
Collaboration is at the very heart of this companys mission, led by the husbandandwife team of choreographer zoe scofield and visual artist juniper shuey. Zoe junipers a crack in everything at the tba festival. The first, the devil you know is better than the devil you dont, was presented here at the bates dance festival in 2008 and marked zoe juniper as a company on the rise. A crack in everything explores the enduring questions of justice posed in the greek tragedy the oresteia through dramatic video and costumes, atmospheric installations and. I decided not to go to the mike daisy 24hour performance marathon, knowing that opb would be wellrepresented dave miller. At tba 2011s a crack in everything, the audience was invited to walk through the installation prior to the performance. A crack in everything acie is a national performance network npn creation fund project cocommissioned by the bates dance festival in partnership with.
Then they met, fell in love and became cocreators of zoe juniper, a company that produces mesmerizing experiences using dance, light and images. Ive been a huge fan of zoe juniper ever since i saw the devil you know is better than the devil you dont at the 2007 tba festival. When zoe scofield was 16, she and her father were in a car accident. The purpose of our collaboration is to immerse the audience in the conjunction of the physical and fantastical realms. Zoe scofield is the coartistic director and choreographer of zoe juniper zj, a seattlebased dance and visual arts team comprised of scofield and visual artist juniper shuey. Born and raised in gainesville ga, zoe began ballet at a young age, instilling in her a deep love and interest in structure, discipline and performances ability to create a transformative experience. This was not actually the first time dance had inspired that. Based in seattle, the collaborators demonstrate a shared respect for classical form and a desire to make works with a heightened sense of reality. When seen without explanation, im sure that audience interpretation varies widely. Seattles zoe juniper presents a crack in everything.
Zoe scofield, raja kelly and christiana axelsen of zoejuniper. The joint project of choreographer zoe scofield and artist juniper shuey blends dance and visuals in a crack in everything, premiering at seattles on the boards on dec. Zoe scofield is a choreographer and dancer best known for her work with juniper shuey as codirectors of zoe juniper, a seattlebased dance and visual art company. A fiendish conversation with zoe scofield seattle met. Zoe scofield received a princess grace foundation choreography fellowship for her work with a crack in everything. Zoe scofield and juniper shuey offer a surreal, visually arresting examination of the gap between cause and effect in a crack in everything. A crack in everything, on the boards seattle wa, december 2011. The doris duke theatre at jacobs pillow, 358 george carter rd.
Eventually a crack in everything will include online streaming video and a gallery. By blending performance and visual art, the duo engages its audience emotionally, intellectually. State universitys lincoln hall where zoe junipers a crack in everything was playing as part of the tba festival, i got to thinking about the idea of eternal recurrence. Sep 29, 2011 nearly two weeks ago now, while sitting in the theater at portland ore. Jul 23, 2011 at jacobs pillow, zoejuniper, the wifeandhusband teams seattlebased company, is now presenting the world premiere of a crack in everything, an abstract, eveninglength work that. In 2007 they formed zoe juniper, creating dance, video installations and photography works. Their collaboration continued with there aint no easy way out, the devil you know is better then the devil you dont, sin, old girl and a crack in everything. The eveninglength work explores the enduring questions of justice posed in the greek tragedy the oresteia through dramatic video and costumes, atmospheric installations and lighting, and scofields ritualistic movement. Sep 16, 2011 prior to the show last night, i caught zoe junipers a crack in everything installed. I caught jonah bokaer, zoe juniper, and big dance theater, all of whom have houston connections in the upcoming season. Zoe scofield, raja kelly and christiana axelsen of zoe juniper. Apr 06, 2012 dropcapadropcap projected wall of leaves ripples in the wind on stage and i can already sense the visual mastery at work in zoe junipers new york premiere of a crack in everything at new york live arts. Cofounded by choreographer zoe scofield and visual artist juniper shuey the company creates stunning dance, video installations and photography works.
The house lights dim and we are welcomed to a peculiar new realm, where dancers in patches of gold perform behind a giant glass wall. Choreographer zoe scofield and visual artist juniper shuey offer a surreal, visually arresting examination of the gap between cause and effect in a crack in everything. Zoe juniper dance explores a crack in everything at jacob. Dec 03, 2011 written by carla maria negrete martinezin the piece a crack in everything, a twosectioned wall made of plasticcovered glass with red tape at the bottom and black fabric on top divides on the boards merrill wright mainstage theater at a quarters depth. Husbandandwife creative team zoe scofield dancerchoreographer and juniper shuey visual video artist. The world premiere of dance piece a crack in everything, created by seattlebased choreographer zoe scofield and visual artist. Nov 05, 2012 its not a stretch to imagine the work of dance company zoe juniper in a gallery or museum. Zoe juniper dance explores a crack in everything at. The collaboration between juniper and zoe is defined by having visual and choreographic designs work in tandem so that aesthetics and form become seamless. If youve seen it its free, youd probably agree, its totally bizarre and unnerving. This clip is 20 minutes into the 70minute stage performance.