On December 9th, 2020 (7 – 8:00 Pm EST) video documentation from Zoom performance Heel on Earth by Leah Aron.
Recorded on Zoom, edited by Yoon Cho, 2020 Fall Intern.
On December 9th, 2020, Leah Aron let viewers into the dance practice she has adopted during Covid. Aron, who worked as a stripper in a bygone pre-Giuliani New York City, hadn’t danced in years when the pandemic hit. But in the privacy of isolation, she eschewed pandemic sourdough baking in favor of reclaiming her own body, hiring female dance teachers, and learning routines in her Brooklyn apartment. At once a long durational performance for one, a refutation of an objectifying gaze, and a study in discipline and muscle memory, Heel on Earth invites its audience to witness the rebirth of a dancer, an anti-cam girl for the lockdown age. In collaboration with Mark Shaw. Choreography by Sophia Marrapodi and SassClass.
Featuring:
Leah Aron
Leah Aron is a New York-based performance artist interested in methods and aesthetics that are not traditionally associated with standards of perfection. The calamity of being female saturates her work. Aron’s body is her medium, often working with duration, repetition, movement, and stillness. Finding inspiration in her self-described surreal perception of moving through the world, she stages acts of desire and repulsion that unmask the power and trauma of identity. She holds a BFA from Tisch School of the Arts, Experimental Theater Wing.
Mark Shaw
A visual thrill-seeker and creative enabler, driven by a passion for experimentation, Mark Shaw, http://www.markshawstudio.com makes photos and videos that embrace intimacy, humor, and movement as emotional metaphor. Shaw works with filmmakers, musicians, and performing artists to document and burnish the fantastic into practical expressions.
Sophia Marrapodi
Hailing from Miami, Florida, Sophia has worked with Flo Rida, Red Rat, Guop Boys, and Pitbull and was featured in Kat Deluna’s video for Drop It Low. Sophia is a backup dancer for Kiesza and for Soave, 80s freestyle singer who has performed many times at Radio City Music Hall. Sophia teaches in New York City as well as internationally in Italy. She absolutely loves to dance – anytime she gets the chance to do it, she lights up! Her love for dance and performance is as strong as her love for people. She considers herself a perpetual student and trains in all style of dance.
@sassclassnyc @sofire_dancer
