Dance on Canvas


SYREN Modern Dance and The Art Students League of New York warm up the winter with a series of gallery-based rehearsals where painters will portray the company’s dynamic motion on canvas. This artistic and audience outreach Partnership program is intended to expand public appreciation for fine and performing arts as well as give both organizations exposure to new audiences. The Partnership will be done in conjunction with SYREN’s 2011 New York performance season.

The Partnership with The Art Students League invites fine arts students into two SYREN rehearsals a month that will be held in the Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery at The Art Students League. The visual artists will observe the dancers in motion and convey that inspiration in their own mediums.

Dance on Canvas Rehearsals
January 10 – Frebrauary 22, 2011

Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery
Art Students League
215 West 57th Street
New York, NY

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Header Photography: Christopher Duggan
Header Lighting Design: Kate Ashton
Featured pastel by Andrea Pascual
Featured ink drawing by Xena Lee