With support from the California Arts Council, Jess Curtis/Gravity will collaborate with LightHouse for the Blind on the creation and presentation of (in)Visible, a new performance piece that addresses sight in our culture and explores diverse modes of perceiving. (in)Visible will premiere at CounterPulse in fall 2018 and will attract audiences interested in sensory diversity and disability, and artists seeking to make their work more accessible to people of a wide range of sensory modalities.
Jess Curtis/Gravity: creates, produces, and tours original works of body-based performance that physically explore and address issues and ideas of substance and relevance to anyone with a body; educates professionals, students, and members of the public with physically accessible workshops presented in cities throughout the US and Europe; nurtures emerging artists through our BEYOND GRAVITY incubation program that provides artistic mentorship, professional guidance, and fiscal sponsorship; fosters international exchange through co-productions that mobilize our international network to bring international artists to San Francisco and help San Francisco artists present work abroad; supports the presentation of free performances in public spaces through our POP UP PERFORMANCES PROJECT program, which commissions Bay Area artists to present site-specific work on city streets; and provides access services and consultations to make performing arts more inclusive of people with disabilities through the GRAVITY ACCESS SERVICES program.