DANCE / INSTALLATION / EVENT
BITE
Curated and Developed by Austyn Rich
September 28, 2019 at The Vortex
BITE is a new event curated and developed by dancer/choreographer, Austyn Rich. Music, food, and performance are blended together in an interactive evening designed to unwind and elevate.
Featuring Austyn Rich, Sensational Bobbi, Julian, Algorhythm Code, and Mallory Fabian
Food by Vegan Eatz with Ray
Austyn Rich raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Austyn Rich is a recent graduate of USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance’s Inaugural Class of 2019. Austyn’s mission is to challenge the unchallengeable, move the unmovable while wearing the unwearable. His works crafts trauma into triumph using movement as a tool for healing, pleasure and pain. He has performed in works by Dwight Roden, Bill T. Jones, William Forsythe and commercial works of Solange Knowles-Ferguson, Adidas Originals, Serpentwithfeet and many others. The New York Time writes that his solo “Sigh, This is Probably the Longest Title in History and Very Exhausting to Read in One Breath showed influence of both Mr. Forsythe and street dance in his emotive paean to those killed by police brutality.” Austyn will be premiering a new work December 6th and 7th at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica.
Photo Highlights
Photo Credits: Brian Hashimoto
This presentation is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.