For A Limited Time Only
by Natalie George Productions
Jun. 14 - Jun. 17, 2018
Thursday-Sunday
Gold n’ George present
For a Limited Time Only
A New Performance Created by Heloise Gold
In collaboration with
Katy Taylor, Rosalyn Nasky, Henna Chou, Natalie George
with Jason Phelps, Steve Moore, Rich Armington, and Colin Lowry
Conceived by Gold and designed by George, the duo comes together again for their 4th collaboration; they continue to build on a shared vocabulary of play and performance with some of their favorite artists. Last years There Is No Such Thing As A Single Stripe, which transformed Ironwood Hall into a fabric forest, was recently nominated for multiple Austin Critics Table awards. Their 2015 premier, 1000 Forest Gorillas in Kansas garnered Gold and George a Best Choreography award from Central Texas Excellence in Theater Awards. George was awarded Best Lighting Design for Forest Gorillas in the 2014-2015 season by the Austin Critics Table and Gold was inducted into Austin Arts Hall of Fame.
For a Limited Time Only uses an abstract and whimsical approach to explore how we thrive within a world of constraint, whether political, social, personal, or emotional. Bringing together an artistic team to construct a new performance using words, music, dance, and video to play with this inquiry. Gold spent the last year working with this notion of limitations in three different ways—with video and short dances dictated by the surrounding environment, directing a trio to respond with music and dance to specific prompts, and creating a solo that was molded by outside direction and text. The result is a two-part performance with video installation and live performance about restrictions, bugs, doors, tenderness, outrage, and a melodic tune.
“The gorillas were with us in Austin only for that one long weekend at the Salvage Vanguard. But George and Gold and their invited companions may be expected to be hanging around this forest for quite a while. Watch for them. It'll be worth the wait.” – Michael Meigs, CTX Live Theater
Heloise Gold was inducted into The Austin Arts Hall of Fame in 2015; and is known as one of Austin's premiere dance pioneers, endlessly creating work in Austin since the 1980’s She is the co-founder of Art From The Streets; a highly regarded award winning program for artists who are homeless in Austin. She highlights experimentation and collaboration in her works and infuses her deep sense of humanity, humor and vision into everything she creates. Her performance career traverses numerous paths beginning with childhood appearances with the Bolshoi Ballet (1962) to performing in Robert Wilson’s legendary 12 hour opera The Life And Times Of Joseph Stalin (1973); to participating in many experimental happenings in NYC in the 1970’s. Heloise moved to Austin in 1978 and has created a steady body of work as a performing artist, dancer, choreographer and comedian. Her arrival to Austin began at a high professional level; dancing and touring with the Deborah Hay Dance Company (1980-1986). Additionally she began creating her own works; being a key player in the experimental work developed in the 1980’s-2000’s. A generative artistic relationship in the early ‘90’s with New Music pioneer Pauline Oliveros took Gold around the world performing and teaching (1991 to the present). She continues to work here in Austin and collaborates with many of Austin’s current performance visionaries. She most recently performed/collaborated in Steve Parker’s “Grackle Call” for the Fusebox Festival She has been recognized multiple times by the Austin Critics Table; receives continual support from the City of Austin Cultural Contracts and has received funding from the NEA and TCA. Website: heloisegold.com
Natalie George is an award-winning designer, producer and artist based in Austin, TX. She is the Founder/Executive Director of Natalie George Productions (NGP), a full service event and production company. In its third year of business, NGP was awarded “Best of 2017” Critics’ Pick by The Austin Chronicle. NGP’s clients include Boohoo.com, AMC, Alamo Drafthouse, BMW of Austin, Red Fan Communications, The City of Austin, Blue Genie, GlobalFest, Brown Advisory, Yoga with Adriene, Creative Action, and countless clients for private events. From 2005 to 2014, Natalie served as Producing Director of Fusebox Festival, and helped the festival grow into a worldwide phenomenon, attracting audiences and artists from all over the globe. Her producing credits include the short film, The Runner, which was selected for a screening by Austin Film Festival in 2011, new plays Sad, Sad, Sad and Spacestation 1985, which were produced in New York and Austin, as well as a web-series, Fun Club. As a freelance Lighting Designer, Natalie worked steadily for The O’Neill Theater Center, Mary Moody Northen Theater, Rude Mechanicals, Salvage Vanguard Theater, Zilker Theatre Productions, Line Upon Line, and many corporate clients. Her work garnered multiple lighting design awards and over 20 nominations, including Austin Critics Table and B. Iden Payne Awards. Natalie founded a lighting rental company called Light Bastard Amber in 2001, along with business partner Jennifer Rogers, which serviced dozens of local theaters, schools and private events. Natalie studied technical theater at St. Edward’s University in Austin.
The project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.
A New Performance Created by Heloise Gold
In collaboration with
Katy Taylor, Rosalyn Nasky, Henna Chou, Natalie George
with Jason Phelps, Steve Moore, Rich Armington, and Colin Lowry
Conceived by Gold and designed by George, the duo comes together again for their 4th collaboration; they continue to build on a shared vocabulary of play and performance with some of their favorite artists. Last year's There Is No Such Thing As A Single Stripe, which transformed Ironwood Hall into a fabric forest, was recently nominated for multiple Austin Critics Table awards. Their 2015 premier, 1000 Forest Gorillas in Kansas garnered Gold and George a Best Choreography award from Central Texas Excellence in Theater Awards. George was awarded Best Lighting Design for Forest Gorillas in the 2014-2015 season by the Austin Critics Table and Gold was inducted into Austin Arts Hall of Fame.
For a Limited Time Only uses an abstract and whimsical approach to explore how we thrive within a world of constraint, whether political, social, personal, or emotional. Bringing together an artistic team to construct a new performance using words, music, dance, and video to play with this inquiry. Gold spent the last year working with this notion of limitations in three different ways—with video and short dances dictated by the surrounding environment, directing a trio to respond with music and dance to specific prompts, and creating a solo that was molded by outside direction and text. The result is a two-part performance with video installation and live performance about restrictions, bugs, doors, tenderness, outrage, and a melodic tune.
“The gorillas were with us in Austin only for that one long weekend at the Salvage Vanguard. But George and Gold and their invited companions may be expected to be hanging around this forest for quite a while. Watch for them. It'll be worth the wait.” – Michael Meigs, CTX Live Theater
BIOS:
Heloise Gold was inducted into The Austin Arts Hall of Fame in 2015; and is known as one of Austin's premiere dance pioneers, endlessly creating work in Austin since the 1980’s She is the co-founder of Art From The Streets; a highly regarded award winning program for artists who are homeless in Austin. She highlights experimentation and collaboration in her works and infuses her deep sense of humanity, humor and vision into everything she creates. Her performance career traverses numerous paths beginning with childhood appearances with the Bolshoi Ballet (1962) to performing in Robert Wilson’s legendary 12 hour opera The Life And Times Of Joseph Stalin (1973); to participating in many experimental happenings in NYC in the 1970’s. Heloise moved to Austin in 1978 and has created a steady body of work as a performing artist, dancer, choreographer and comedian. Her arrival to Austin began at a high professional level; dancing and touring with the Deborah Hay Dance Company (1980-1986). Additionally she began creating her own works; being a key player in the experimental work developed in the 1980’s-2000’s. A generative artistic relationship in the early ‘90’s with New Music pioneer Pauline Oliveros took Gold around the world performing and teaching (1991 to the present). She continues to work here in Austin and collaborates with many of Austin’s current performance visionaries. She most recently performed/collaborated in Steve Parker’s “Grackle Call” for the Fusebox Festival She has been recognized multiple times by the Austin Critics Table; receives continual support from the City of Austin Cultural Contracts and has received funding from the NEA and TCA. Website: heloisegold.com
Natalie George is an award-winning designer, producer and artist based in Austin, TX. She is the Founder/Executive Director of Natalie George Productions (NGP), a full service event and production company. In its third year of business, NGP was awarded “Best of 2017” Critics’ Pick by The Austin Chronicle. NGP’s clients include Boohoo.com, AMC, Alamo Drafthouse, BMW of Austin, Red Fan Communications, The City of Austin, Blue Genie, GlobalFest, Brown Advisory, Yoga with Adriene, Creative Action, and countless clients for private events. From 2005 to 2014, Natalie served as Producing Director of Fusebox Festival, and helped the festival grow into a worldwide phenomenon, attracting audiences and artists from all over the globe. Her producing credits include the short film, The Runner, which was selected for a screening by Austin Film Festival in 2011, new plays Sad, Sad, Sad and Spacestation 1985, which were produced in New York and Austin, as well as a web-series, Fun Club. As a freelance Lighting Designer, Natalie worked steadily for The O’Neill Theater Center, Mary Moody Northen Theater, Rude Mechanicals, Salvage Vanguard Theater, Zilker Theatre Productions, Line Upon Line, and many corporate clients. Her work garnered multiple lighting design awards and over 20 nominations, including Austin Critics Table and B. Iden Payne Awards. Natalie founded a lighting rental company called Light Bastard Amber in 2001, along with business partner Jennifer Rogers, which serviced dozens of local theaters, schools and private events. Natalie studied technical theater at St. Edward’s University in Austin.
The project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.
For A Limited Time Only
by Heloise Gold
Natalie George Productions
June 14 - June 17, 2018
979 Springdale Rd
Austin, TX, 78702
For a Limited Time Only – Finding freedom in limitation through dance, music, conversation, and videos
June 14th – 17th, 2018
Thursday-Saturday @ 8:00 pm, Sunday @ 3 pm – 60 minute
Ground Floor Theatre. 979 Springdale Rd Suite 122 Austin 78702
Tickets $18 – 45, sliding scale. Purchase online: nataliegeorgeproductions.com/tickets
