“Krasner & Pollock/Uncaged,” a dance theater portrait of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock from the New York Theatre Ballet, is coming to East Hampton’s LongHouse Reserve on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Written and directed by Sara Joyce, an Irish theater director, choreographed by Antonia Franceschi, the ballet’s artistic director, with an original score by Claire van Kampen, the piece will be performed live with costumes hand-painted for the production.
“Uncaged,” which is set against their marriage, Pollock’s addiction and infidelity, and the 1956 car crash that claimed his life, follows Krasner through the aftermath. After receiving the news of her husband’s death while in Paris, Krasner returned to Springs and moved into his barn studio. She worked through bouts of insomnia late into the night, producing the “Umber” paintings, including “Uncaged,” which LongHouse calls a “raw, intensely gestural canvas.” The performance ends when the painting begins.
Founded in 1978 by Diana Byer, the company has for over four decades staged works by the choreographers Frederick Ashton, Antony Tudor, and Jerome Robbins, and worked with the estates of Jose Limon and Merce Cunningham to preserve their original works. It has also commissioned works by emerging and established choreographers and performed at Danspace Project, New York Live Arts, Carnegie Hall, New York City Center, and Jacob’s Pillow.
The performance will take place in LongHouse’s sculpture garden. Tickets are $125, $115 for members, and include a post-performance reception.
For Underrepresented Artists
InsiderOutsider: New Voices in the Art World, a series featuring underrepresented artists who challenge convention, will return to LongHouse on Sunday at 3 p.m. with Darlene Deloris, a multidisciplinary artist.
Deloris will discuss her work and guide a workshop on constructing and maintaining an infinity accordion book, a continuously folding paper structure that loops onto itself so it can be flipped endlessly without reaching a final page. If that sounds complicated, Deloris will guide participants to construct the basics of an accordion book and demonstrate different techniques to make the personalized book last a lifetime, according to LongHouse.
Based in Brooklyn, Deloris studied history and African-American studies at the University of Georgia and earned a bachelor’s degree in historical studies from Empire State University. Her many residencies include Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio in Southampton, Governors Island, and the Chateau d’Orquevaux artist residency program in France.
Tickets are $25, $15 for members.
