The Spring 2021 season of premieres commissioned by BAC includes a series of live-streamed talks with the artists about their projects and creative processes.
In conjunction with the premiere of brownout, multidisciplinary performer Mariana Valencia talks with performing arts curator Ali Rosa-Salas.
Valencia and Rosa-Salas first met during Valencia's 2016-17 artist residency at Brooklyn Arts Exchange. They will be creative collaborators on a forthcoming project.
brownout is available to watch free, on demand March 1-15, Monday at 5PM ET until Monday at 5PM ET.
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BAC Artist Commissions made possible with generous leadership support from Anonymous, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Howard Gilman Foundation, Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Jerome Robbins Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Thompson Family Foundation, and Robert and Kathleen Wallace.
Lead support of dance programming at BAC is provided by the Rudolf Nureyev Endowment.
As of January, 2021.
Feb 24, 2021, Live on ZOOM: In conjunction with the premiere of "brownout," multidisciplinary performer Maria Valencia talked with performing arts curator Ali Rosa-Salas.

Mariana Valencia
Mariana Valencia is a New York based choreographer and performer. Her recent commissions have been by The Chocolate Factory Theater, Danspace Project, The Whitney Museum, The Shed, and Performance Space New York.

Ali Rosa-Salas
Ali Rosa-Salas is a curator of live performance, music, and visual art. Her approach is rooted in the belief that curatorial practice must serve the public good. She finds inspiration from cultural ecosystems of Lenapehoking (currently called New York City), where she was born and raised.
Photos: Charlotte Curtis, Naima Green