{"id":9384,"date":"2017-06-13T21:30:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T21:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?p=9384"},"modified":"2020-03-21T17:29:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T21:29:17","slug":"gierre-j-godley-christopher-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/gierre-j-godley-christopher-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Gierre J. Godley<\/strong><\/em> | CHRISTOPHER Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dance Mogul:<\/strong> What was the inspiration behind this season’s production?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Gierre Godley:<\/strong> Through the lens of the Brothers Grimm’s Snow White, CHRISTOPHER looks at beauty & obsession and the implications that popular culture has on them in regards to the LGBTQ community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dance Mogul:<\/strong> What do you hope audiences take away from it?<\/span><\/p>\n

Gierre Godley:<\/strong> Our goal is to make the audience aware (or remind them) of the control popular culture seems to have on our ideas of beauty. I believe that many people are aware, but for some reason still, subscribe to those thoughts.<\/p>\n

Dance Mogul:<\/strong> What are you looking to do with your art form in 2017?<\/span><\/p>\n

Gierre Godley:<\/strong> In 2017 and moving forward I want to approach my art as an overall experience. Challenging myself to explore new mediums and in turn hopefully cultivating & broadening my audience, collaborator, and dancer reach.<\/p>\n

Dance Mogul:<\/strong> Is there anyone you would like to thank for helping you with the production?<\/span><\/p>\n

Gierre Godley:<\/strong> CHRISTOPHER was partially created by a residency & support from the NYU Tisch Summer Dance Series and Topaz Arts in Woodside. A special thanks to Pam Pietro, Susan Hamburger, & the entire NYU TIsch Dance Faculty, our major contributors: The Wroth Foundation, Dr. Rick Ellsasser, and Gary & Gladys Godley. Last but not least, I want to definitely thank my dancers (Cesar, Ethan, Alex, Maxwell, Drew, Mat, Gildas, & Ryan) and my collaborators Lara de Bruin (costumes), Rob Ross (Lighting), & Carlton Ward (set design) for all of their artistic contributions to the work.<\/p>\n

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