Ali Kenner Brodsky: to be near you.
US
Directors: Ali Kenner Brodsky & Jarret Blinkhorn
Director of Photography: Rich Ferri
Musician: MorganEve Swain
Performers: Ali Kenner Brodsky & Jenna Pollack
About to be near you.
to be near you. pushes at the boundaries of time to create a feeling of reconnecting with something, or someone, who is gone. Based on a live duet between Ali Kenner Brodsky and Jenna Pollack, to be near you. honors the memory of those that we have lost, collapses distance by energizing the spaces between, and demonstrates how people can find connection through physical separation.
About Ali Kenner Brodsky
Ali Kenner Brodsky makes gesturally rich and emotionally driven dance-theater works and dance films. Her work makes space for you to become absorbed in a world of reflection, remembering, and connection. AKB received a 2022 Massachusetts Cultural Council Choreography Fellowship and is honored to be a part of NEFA'S NE Regional Dance Development Initiative 2021/22. With David Henry, Lila Hurwitz and Andy Russ, Ali co-founded Motion State Arts, which presents innovative dance-films and live performances from local, national and international artists. A Rhode Island native, AKB makes home in Dartmouth, MA with her husband, two children and five chickens.