FRIEZE PROJECTS 2014 Presents
1NVERS1ONS
A BALLET BY NICK MAUSS
Performed continuously throughout the entire duration of the Frieze Art Fair, London, 2014 By members of the
THE NORTHERN BALLET, LEEDS &
NATIONAL YOUTH BALLET, LONDON
Live text and music by
KIM GORDON
JULIANA HUXTABLE with MARCO GOMEZ
Choreographed with KENNETH TINDALL
Dramaturgy by LORENA RANDI
Within the fair, Nick Mauss has constructed a 'living stage', on which a new ballet is performed each day. These durational performances take place in a space that has both a visible stage and backstage, responding to the fair environment as a place of constant movement and social dance. The ballet is accompanied and interrupted by newly commissioned texts and music, performed live by Kim Gordon and Juliana Huxtable. Mauss has worked closely with choreographer and Northern Ballet premier dancer Kenneth Tindall and five dancers from the company to develop this piece, with acclaimed choreographer Lorena Randi acting as mentor and dramaturge. Dancers from the National Youth Ballet of Great Britain are also featured. This is the first major performance work by Nick Mauss, who is known mainly for his paintings and sculptures.