CHRYSALIS Project In Conversation
Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the
future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.
Live Event: Tuesday 16 March 2021, 4.30pm
Watch the event on the CHRYSALIS Instagram page.
Hannah Schneider, Director of the HCP funded project CHRYSALIS, will be speaking to Stefanie Batten Bland about her choreography and approch to the project.
Project Lead / Music Director St John's College
Initiator of the Chrysalis Project, conductor Hannah Schneider is passionate about finding new avenues for classical music to thrive in the 21st century. As such, she founded Oxford Alternative Orchestra, an ensemble dedicated to the intersection of classical music, social outreach, and innovative performance practices. The lockdown caused by COVID-19 prompted her to re-imagine what collaborations across borders and mediums could look like. Chrysalis was the result. In addition to her non-conventional work, Schneider regularly guest conducts in the UK, USA, Russian, and Ukraine, and works as an assistant conductor of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, as well holding upcoming engagements at The Grange Festival and the Royal Opera House. She is also a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where she is finishing her PhD on Soviet opera.
Jerome Robbins awardee Stefanie Batten Bland is an interdisciplinary global artist who interrogates contemporary and historical culture in dance-theatre and film. Based in New York City, she founded Company SBB in France in 2008 and is a 2020 Baryshnikov Arts Center and Duke Performances commissioned artist. During the pandemic, she has worked on the EU Day for the European Union at the United Nations, socially distanced films for Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, and Works & Process at the Guggenheim. Her recent live credits include being a featured artist at the FIAF Crossing The Line Festival, working on the Directorial Team for “Life & Trust” by Emursive Productions, and choreographing for American Ballet Theatre’s inaugural Women's Movement Initiative. Sheis an assistant professor at Montclair State University for Theatre & Dance, received her MFA in interdisciplinary arts from Goddard College and lives in SoHo with her family, where she grew up as the daughter of artists.
This project was initiated by Oxford Alternative Orchestra, which is housed in and supported by St John’s College.
To find out more about the project visit their project page.
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