New York-based writer, choreographer, and performer Jack Ferver will lead a movement workshop at Harvard Dance Center as part of a two-day visit to campus on February 15 and 16. In this workshop, Ferver will discuss the meaning of their choreography as "psychological iconography." Ferver will offer ways to explore the relationship of the body to psychology and how choreography can be built from this internal to external feeling state. 

Students will engage in improvisations starting with movement and followed by speech to examine their individual choreographic syntax.

Open to all Harvard students– all bodies and all abilities! No previous dance, movement, or perforamnce experience required! 

REGISTER FOR CHOREOGRAPHIC SYNTAX

Part of a two-day engagement with Jack Ferver co-presented by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and the Office for the Arts at Harvard Dance Program, in partnership with Theater, Dance & Media. 

For information and to register for the film screening and discussion on February 15 visit: https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/nowhere-apparent-film-screening-and-discussion-jack-ferver 
 

ABOUT JACK FERVER

Jack Ferver is a New York-based writer, choreographer, and performer, and Assistant Professor of Theater and Performance at Bard College. Their genre defying performances, which have been called “so extreme that they sometimes look and feel like exorcisms” interrogate and indict an array of psychological and socio-political issues, particularly in the realms of trauma, memory, sexual orientation, and gender.

Their work has been presented in New York City at the New Museum; The Kitchen; New York Live Arts; Crossing the Line; Abrons Arts Center; Gibney Dance; Performance Space 122; Performa 11; Danspace Project; and Dixon Place. Domestically and internationally at Mass MoCA (MA); the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College (NY); Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (OR); the Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA (ME); the Institute of Contemporary Art (MA); Fusebox Festival (TX); Diverse Works / Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston (TX); Temperance Hall (Australia); Temperance Hall (Australia) and Théâtre de Vanves (France). 
 

ACCESSIBILITY

The Harvard Dance Center is accessible for wheelchairs and other mobility devices. If you have questions about the accessibility provided or anticipate needing any accommodation to participate, please email dance@fas.harvard.edu. We welcome a conversation with you!