Encased: Presented

what surrounds us?

October 2018 | LAFAYETTE PLAZA PARK

encased: presented

This themed work is the culmination of our 2018 Art Moves Project.

Encased: Presented is brought to life through the collaboration of Yukie Fujimoto, No Strings Attached Dance Company, Lara Dutto and Marquisse Moore. This work asks: “What Surrounds Us?” “What Surrounds You?”

Encased: Presented studies and explores our sense of place and displacement both as individuals and as a community through a combination of movement, sound and material objects. Encased also includes an audience writing element to capture our voices, leaving behind a physical, literary footprint of the performance installation.

about the artists

Yukie Fujimoto, Choreographer

Yukie was a former dancer with ODC/Dance, former Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Mills College and currently, an American Ballet Theater certified ballet instructor. She is a dance educator, arts advocate and choreographer who is deeply invested in social justice issues. She founded ALL THE RIGHT MOVES, a dance program that offers free dance classes at the Boys & Girls Club of Oakland.

Lara Dutto, Artist and Architect

Lara is principal of Laraarchiteture, a creative practice based in Orinda. Lara focuses on community place making projects, residential and commercial architecture and an art practice that explores materials, space and meaning. Lara’s work has been published in San Francisco Chronicle, Sunset Magazine, Diablo Magazine, and Atomic Ranch. Her artistic architectural installations have been shown at the Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, the Richmond Art Center and at various East Bay Public Spaces and Events.

NO STRINGS ATTACHED DANCE COMPANY

Directed by Lissa Resnick, a Harkness award-winning choreographer, the company was founded in Los Angeles and expanded to the SF Bay Area in 2013. Lissa links ballet technique with contemporary dance and theater. The company’s work has been featured throughout California including at ODC PUSHfest, where they received the 2018 Audience Choice Award, Djerassi’s Women Ballet Residency Program, Z Space, sjDANCEco, North Hollywood’s El Portal Theater, and named LA Weekly’s “Top Five Dance Shows This Week.”

Marquisse Moore, Musician and Sound Artist

Oakland native Marquisse is the son of Michael “Clip” Payne, member of Parliament-Funkadelic, and grandson of George Clinton, whose Parliament-Funkadelic collective contributed to the creation and development of funk music. He received his education in music theory from Grady Harris Music Academy. As a musician and producer, Marquisse has worked with Grammy nominated Producer G Koop and also worked with Regina Bell, Boney James and numerous rap and hip hop artists. He currently serves as the Music and Media Director for the Boys & Girls Club of Oakland.