Silver Haunches (a band with dance) was formed to serve as bridge between the parallel cultures of DIY “contemporary” dance and “independent” music. Being from both these worlds Steven Reker is trying to see how they might take cues from one another to inform work and sustainability. In this project Tei Blow, Marilyn Maywald and he are experimenting with music as a circumstantial element in the environment of unrelated dancing through prepared guitars. The guitars and sounds they produce will act as a kind barometer for the atmosphere established by the dancers. There will also be a set of songs that were generated through the lens of music as gesture/movement.
Steven Reker has worked with the likes of Yoshiko Chuma, Miguel Gutierrez, John Jesurun, Jeff McMahon, and has been making his own music and dance since his arrival to New York in 2006. You can also find him at Sound Fix Records in Brooklyn where he hosts a monthly mix tape party and sells records. stevereker@gmail.com
Marilyn Maywald is a dance artist in NYC. Recently she has been engaged in research-in-movement experiments with dance group Cheap Cake, co founded with Steven Reker, Megan Byrne, Maggie Bennett and Jacob Kovner. She is also in an ongoing solo process of how to embody. This is linked to her study of biomechanics, somatics and functional anatomy as a Pilates certification candidate at the Kane School of Core Integration. Marilyn has been creating collaborative dance duets with Steven Reker since 2004, starting at Arizona State University (BFA 05) where they both went to dance school. She has also been a member of Yin Mei Dance since 2004. marilyn.maywald@gmail.com
Tei Blow’s recent projects include creating video sets for the band Steve Burns and the Struggle, a book of music reviews conducted by plants, and an all-gold musical entitled *everything one in the disc of the sun*. He also plays under the monikers Frustrator! and Perfect Shapes. He can be found at the Science Company.
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