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Foundational video and performance artist Joan Jonas presents her first major performance in Boston, “Reanimation,” inspired by the novel “Under the Glacier” by Icelandic author Halldór Laxness. Jonas uses drawings, objects, closed-circuit video projections, choreographed actions, and music to create an icy, otherworldly atmosphere. Award-winning jazz pianist Jason Moran worked with Jonas to compose the score for the piece, which he performs live. Combining ancient and contemporary technologies— from tree branches and chalk as drawing tools, to live projections of her actions—Jonas’s imagery is infused with a tension between the natural world and humankind’s attempts to render it.
The performance is made possible through the generous support of Francis H. Williams.
Performance Art at the MFA is supported by Lorraine Bressler.
Promoted in partnership with New England Conservatory.
Foundational video and performance artist Joan Jonas presents her first major performance in Boston, “Reanimation,” inspired by the novel “Under the Glacier” by Icelandic author Halldór Laxness. Jonas uses drawings, objects, closed-circuit video projections, choreographed actions, and music to create an icy, otherworldly atmosphere. Award-winning jazz pianist Jason Moran worked with Jonas to compose the score for the piece, which he performs live. Combining ancient and contemporary technologies— from tree branches and chalk as drawing tools, to live projections of her actions—Jonas’s imagery is infused with a tension between the natural world and humankind’s attempts to render it.
The performance is made possible through the generous support of Francis H. Williams.
Performance Art at the MFA is supported by Lorraine Bressler.
Promoted in partnership with New England Conservatory.
