Key Collaborations & Advisors

Phong Bui Artist, curator, and founder of the Brooklyn Rail, Phong has advised us on preparing materials for Projection Booth and other project elements

Tal Yarden A renowned video artist and designer, Tal’s contributions have encouraged us to think and act boldly

Luke DuBois Internationally recognized composer, conceptual artist, and Associate Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, co-director Integrated Design & Media program, Co-Chair of the Technology, Culture & Society Department has generously shared his contacts and insights. As his work merges sound, data, and visual media to explore perception, memory and identity – we’re most grateful for his counsel

Ruben Polendo and Mark Wing Davey: Associate Dean & Dept Chair NYU Tisch School of the Arts, both have provided extremely generous guidance on negotiating academic and theatrical landscapes

Joey Stocks: Director, choreographer, playwright and former editor of The Dramatist magazine, Joey has provided essential insights into our writing and production process

Ram Devineni Film producer, Independent Spirit Award Winner, and recipient of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize for The Russian Woodpecker ––he’s not only provided guidance navigating funding, his production company, Rattapallax, served as our fiscal sponsor for Projection Booth, Forms of Fire’s companion video installation exhibit

Bob Holman Legendary poet, PBS host and founder of the Bowery Poetry Club, Bob has been a driving force behind spoken word, endangered language advocacy and NYC’s downtown arts scene. Via their nonprofit, Bowery Arts and Science, Ltd., he and Ram graciously serve as our Forms of Fire fiscal sponsor

David Ross attributes his launch into the curatorial world to his old friend, Andrei. He connected us to Lin Jingjing several years ago; we’re thrilled to work with her again on the performance aspect of this project

JoAnne Akalaitis Legendary founder of Mabou Mines and director of The Public Theater/Delacourt, among so many others, has graciously advised us regarding the placement of this work, and has offered to attend early iterative stagings and provide critical feedback. We are deeply in her debt

Elizabeth (Betsy) Coker, EdD, MA: Dancer, movement scientist, and co-Artistic Director of Seán Curran Company, Coker researches sensory information and balance, integrating sensor technology and machine learning to elucidate neural underpinnings of balance and movement. Believe it or not, any similarity between Betsy and a character in Forms for Fire is strictly coincidental