For a trio of photographers from the School of Visual Arts community, carving out a space at the intersection of photography and dance offers a range of possibilities. However, despite distinct differences, the works of Brooke Trisolini (BFA 2018 Photography), Nir Arieli (BFA 2012 Photography) and Elizabeth Bick (faculty, BFA Photography and Video, MPS Fashion Photography) share a common origin: a photographic response to the human body informed by personal histories rooted in dance.

Whether it’s the perfection of classical ballet, improvisation of contemporary dance or conceptual space of postmodern dance, the language of movement in relation to photographic practice is informed by a framework of embodiment. For Trisolini, it is the beauty and grace of ballet; for Arieli, the “physical intelligence” of contemporary dance; and for Bick, the mapping of stagecraft onto an image. In each case, a range of interrelationships among chance, collaboration, improvisation, control and preparation are in play.

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Photography focusing on the people and practices of ballet and modern dance