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Movement Ecology

a creative research project created as part of Fabrica Research Center’s A/W 2023-24 Co-Ecologies program





Choreographic Coding Lab

a lab for movement hackers and practitioners to gather, create, and explore in a peer-to-peer setting


Footage ©A+E Lab


Co+Life with Dishman + Co. Choreography

a workshop and performance event addressing the urgent need for new cultures of care in the dance industry

Co+Life performance at Center for Performance Research in Brooklyn, October 2021. Photos by Zena Rigaud.



Time Enough

a creative research project on the perception and experience of time


“Time Enough” created by Allison Costa under the auspices of the Barnard College Movement Lab’s Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship. It was presented as an interactive installation at The Movement Lab from August 30th to September 15th, 2021. Footage by Allison Costa and Guy de Lancey.


Kinection

an experimental motion capture film created with Kinect Azure Depth Camera


KINECTION from Barnard Movement Lab on Vimeo.



A Certain Slant of Light

a multi-media performance created as part of eˉlektron.art “fruitful misunderstandings” global online residency and presented in eˉlektron’s 2021 “Festival of Spooky Action at a Distance”

Image from "A Certain Slant of Light", featuring Allison Costa. Courtesy of the artists. eˉlektron poster for "A Certain Slant of Light" presented at the "Festival of Spooky Action at a Distance" on April 3rd, 2021. Courtesy of eˉlektron.art. Call for participants for "A Certain Slant of Light" Workshop, an integral part of the process based performance creation. Courtesy of eˉlektron.art and the artists. Poster for eˉlektron's "Festival of Spooky Action at a Distance 2021" taking place April 1st-4th. Courtesy of eˉlektron.art. Poster for eˉlektron.art's global online residency program "fruitful misunderstandings" 2021 edition entitled "MANIFESTO". Courtesy of eˉlektron.art. Image from "A Certain Slant of Light", featuring co-creators and workshop participants (from top left: Raquel Guerrero, Feli Navarro, Siya Umlilo Ngcobo, Allison Costa, Chiara Pollini, Lady Gaby). Courtesy of the artists. Image from "A Certain Slant of Light". Courtesy of the artists.
Posters and images from “A Certain Slant of Light” created by Allison Costa, Feli Navarro, and Siya Umlilo Ngcobo for eˉlektron.art’s “fruitful misunderstandings” 2021 residency “MANIFESTO” and performed at the 2021 “Festival for Spooky Action at a Distance”. Images courtesy of eˉlektron and the artists. (Please double click on images for more information.)


Performa 19: Unlimited Bodies

a seven-day interdisciplinary pedagogical experiment 
Unlimited Bodies final day Public Presentation at Performa 19’s Hub, November 2019. Photo by Paula Court. Unlimited Bodies final day Public Presentation at Performa 19’s Hub, November 2019. Photo by Paula Court. Unlimited Bodies final day Public Presentation at Performa 19’s Hub, November 2019. Photo by Allison Costa. Unlimited Bodies final day Public Presentation at Performa 19’s Hub, November 2019. Photo by Paula Court. Unlimited Bodies final day Public Presentation at Performa 19’s Hub, November 2019. Photo by Paula Court.
Unlimited Bodies final day Public Presentation at Performa 19’s Hub, November 2019. Photos by Paula Court.


Dancing with My Data: Dancing with My Self

uncovering my movement biases with motion capture


Dancing with My Data: Dancing with My Self (excerpt), choreographed by Allison Costa and performed at Barnard College’s Senior Creative Thesis Dance Concert, March 2019.


Catalyst Abandoned

exploring systems of potential energy
Catalyst Abandoned, choreographed by Allison Costa, Cobie Kinnish, Gabriel Sinclair, Jazmyn Carter, and Thalia Livingstone and performed at the Victorian College of the Arts Choreographic Process into Performance Presentation, May 2018. Photo by Kyle Ramboyong. Catalyst Abandoned, choreographed by Allison Costa, Cobie Kinnish, Gabriel Sinclair, Jazmyn Carter, and Thalia Livingstone and performed at the Victorian College of the Arts Choreographic Process into Performance Presentation, May 2018. Photo by Kyle Ramboyong. Catalyst Abandoned, choreographed by Allison Costa, Cobie Kinnish, Gabriel Sinclair, Jazmyn Carter, and Thalia Livingstone and performed at the Victorian College of the Arts Choreographic Process into Performance Presentation, May 2018. Photo by Kyle Ramboyong.
Catalyst Abandoned, choreographed by Allison Costa, Cobie Kinnish, Gabriel Sinclair, Jazmyn Carter, and Thalia Livingstone and performed at the Victorian College of the Arts Choreographic Process into Performance Presentation, May 2018. Photos by Kyle Ramboyong.


Barnard/Columbia Dances at Miller Theatre/New York Live Arts 

performances in works by Gabri Christa, Antonia Franceschi, Okwui Okpokwasili, David Dorfman, and Neta Pulvermacher

Say My Name, choreographed by Antonia Franceschi and performed at Barnard/Columbia Dances at Miller Theatre, April 2017. Photo by Julieta Cervantes. Roses, choreographed by Gabri Christa and performed at Barnard/Columbia Dances at Miller Theatre, April 2017. Photo by Julieta Cervantes. Say My Name, choreographed by Antonia Franceschi and performed at Barnard/Columbia Dances at Miller Theatre, April 2017. Photo by Julieta Cervantes. At the Anterior Edge, created in collaboration with Okwui Okpokwasili, Peter Born and the performers, presented by Barnard/Columbia Dances at New York Live Arts, November/December 2017. Photo by Jo Chiang. Roses, choreographed by Gabri Christa and performed at Barnard/Columbia Dances at Miller Theatre, April 2017. Photo by Julieta Cervantes. Fog, choreographed by David Dorfman, Lily Gelfand, Jordan Lloyd and in collaboration with the dancers, presented in Barnard/Columbia Dances at New York Live Arts, November/December 2018. Photo by Jo Chiang. Fog, choreographed by David Dorfman, Lily Gelfand, Jordan Lloyd and in collaboration with the dancers, presented in Barnard/Columbia Dances at New York Live Arts, November/December 2018. Photo by Jo Chiang. At the Anterior Edge, created in collaboration with Okwui Okpokwasili, Peter Born and the performers, presented by Barnard/Columbia Dances at New York Live Arts, November/December 2017. Photo by Jo Chiang. Fog, choreographed by David Dorfman, Lily Gelfand, Jordan Lloyd and in collaboration with the dancers, presented in Barnard/Columbia Dances at New York Live Arts, November/December 2018. Photo by Jo Chiang.
Photos by Julieta Cervantes and Jo Chiang. (Please double click on images for more information.)

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Allison Costa is a transdisciplinary artist primarily based in New York City. Her practice is process-focused and collaborative and she is always interested in exploring new pathways and partnerships for creative experimentation.


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