Lost My Mind, But I Think You Have It (WIP Showing) with BAC Artist-in-Residence Matthew Flatley

Lost My Mind, But I Think You Have It (WIP Showing)
with BAC Artist-in-Residence Matthew Flatley
Date & Time: Thursday, October 3, 2024 2-3:30PM

Please join us for a studio showing and discussion of Matthew Flatley’s current work-in-progress ‘Lost My Mind, But I Think You Have It’. Inspired by the common saying ‘one step forward, two steps back’, the piece examines the habit of repeating old patterns that prevent us from moving forward in life, and physically explores the various ways a single impulse can move the body through space. Utilizing micro-movements and hyper-segmentation of conventional pathways, the choreography aims to simultaneously appear both formal and fractured. After the showing, there will be an open discussion between the choreographer and audience members. 

About Matthew
Matthew Flatley is a Brooklyn based choreographer and visual artist. In 2012, he received his BFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and performed with Brian Brooks Moving Company from 2013-2019. He was a cast member in Third Rail Project’s immersive shows ‘Then She Fell’ and ‘The Grand Paradise’, as well as Christopher Williams’ dance-opera ‘A Wolf in Skins’. He has also performed works by Kate Weare, Wally Cardona, Seán Curran, Sonya Tayeh, Tyce Diorio, and Deborah Jowitt. As a choreographer, his work has been presented at The Museum of Art and Design, TEMP Art Space, Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, Ailey Citigroup Theatre, and the Salvatore Capezio Theatre. He also choreographed the music video ‘Renaissance Girls’ for recording artist, Oh Land. Far from subtle, he prefers to tackle societal norms and expectations with an in-your-face aggressiveness that blurs the line between obscene and refined.

This event is a Fall Multidisciplinary Residency Community Program. As part of a residency at BAC, we ask each artist to build and facilitate a Community Program. Community Programs are a unique opportunity for both artists-in-residence and our local community to gather, engage, and be in conversation with one another through art. Community Programs are free engagements open to the public and/or in collaboration with a local community partner