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producing & curation
MERDE: performance & party series
2018-2019 - Queens, NY
MERDE was conceived as a backyard performance arts party in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn by artistic founder Robin A. Ediger-Seto.
Co-producers: Robin A. Ediger-Seto and Leigh Lotocki
I joined MERDE in Fall 2018 to "winterize" the show and make it available in a public venue complete with ticketing, DJs, and alcohol! My experience producing performance events and parties in Columbus, Ohio — plus our overlapping dance communities as grads of Ohio State's dance department — made us a great match.
We found our home at the The Footlight in Ridgewood, Queens thanks to Laura Regan (now head of programming at The Windjammer), who gave us the early slot in the performance space, with permission to have as much dancing and drinking in the bar area for the rest of the night.
When our crew of fabulous and festive dancers and artists completely blasted out the bar tab (you can see our excitement somewhere in the slideshow above), we were awarded the prime-time slot over the usual lineup of punk rock shows and continued to get down until the pandemic.
Photos by Joanne Jones
Performance Studio Open House
May 2019 - Brooklyn, NY
I was invited to curate an edition of the monthly Open Studio event at CPR - Center for Performance Research, which presents emerging and established artists to receive feedback on in-process works.
Featuring works by Remi Harris/dbr projects, Mei Yamanaka Works and Madeline Wilcox.
Photos by Steve Pisano
SUNROOM: performance, party & video room
2015 - Columbus, Ohio
In 2014 I receieved the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award for Dance & Choreography. I used the award funding to produce this event.
Developed alongside Michal Micheson (video) and Phil Lidell (lighting & sound) for N8 Art Glass Supply in Clintonville, this full-scale performance party included contemporary and aerial dance pieces, video installations, plus DJ and VJ sets but several local artists.
Director and producer: Leigh Lotocki
Co-producers: Mitch Mitcheson and Phil Liddell
Video design, engineering and animation: Mitch Mitcheson
Lighting and special effects: Phil Liddell
Dancers and dance collaborators: Kerry Farrell, Aly Massof, Jovita Purqueras, and Meredith Hurst
Aerial dancer: Mariah Smallwood
Video artists: Jessica Ann, Jenn Deafenbaugh, Matt Swift, Nicolette Swift, and Sarah Weinstock
Documentation: Bo Maupin and Stephen Gregory
Equipment, labor and support: Feverhead dance space, Jenn Deafenbaugh, Andrew Graham, Bruce Hanners, Jesse Harmon, Jerry Hunt, Jason Link, Jackie Little, Itty Bitty Studio, Turtle Island, Carl Sommer, Jordan Smith, Heather Wise, Joe Wolfle, Jr.
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