The Lovelies are a 4th-generation compositional improvisation company, which had its beginnings with Judith Dunn, dancer, and Bill Dixon, (predominantly) trumpet player, in the 1960s.
The Lovelies was co-founded by 5 women and celebrated their 5th anniversary Fall of 2018 at Slice & Dice, their regular split bill performance series.
The work is ensemblic, with live musicians, to create dances in the moment - no structure or otherwise previously agreed-upon content is determined in advance except usually the duration of the work.
Compositional improvisation works to heighten awareness and use all aspects of space & time to recognize form as it emerges and make a piece. No dances are ever recreated twice, as the nature of the form allows for constant reinvestigation and discovery.
The Lovelies rehearse, teach, perform, produce, and practice the work by dreaming of future collaborations within and outside New York City.
Photo Credit: Tony Falcone
Learn More: http://www.thelovelies.org