Under the Skin: Dances by Marcus Schulkind and The Bang Group is the second in a series of legacy programs presented by The Bang Group highlighting the influence of artists like Schulkind, whom Parker considers among his artistic forebears, on contemporary dance. Both Schulkind and Parker have set work on each other’s dancers showing the deep underlying connections they’ve cultivated through mutual inspiration. The program features an historic overview of Schulkind’s best-loved solo works along with a premiere by Parker for himself and Jeffrey Kazin and his notorious pointe solo, Hind Legs. The program also features guest artists from Boston’s dance community including Lorraine Chapman, Emily Jerant-Hendrickson and Margaret Falcone, all of whom also work with The Bang Group, along with guest artist Clarence Brooks.
About The Bang Group:
The Bang Group is a New York City-based, rhythm-driven, contemporary dance company whose artistic directors, choreographer David Parker and dancer Jeffrey Kazin, have Boston roots. TBG tours and performs widely throughout the USA and Europe and is best known for Parker’s comic-subversive, vaudevillian Nutcracker called Nut/Cracked, now in its 23rd season. Parker and Kazin launched DANCE NOW Boston 10 years ago to create dynamic dance programs combining Boston and New York artists to build and sustain the community.
About Marcus Schulkind:
Marcus Schulkind has been dancing and choreographing for over 54 years. Marcus graduated from Goddard College, including two years of study in New York City at Juilliard School. He has performed in the companies of Lar Lubovitch, Kathy Posin, Martha Graham, Norman Walker, Pearl Lang, and Batsheva Dance Company of Israel. Prior to relocating to Boston, Marcus had his own dance company in New York City and was featured at Clark Center, American Theater Laboratory/Dance Theatre Workshop, and Dance Umbrella. Marcus was also a co-founder of Green Street Studios in Cambridge, MA.
As a choreographer, Marcus has made pieces for First Night, Inc., Princeton Ballet, Dennis Wayne’s Dancers, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Elise Monte, National Ballet of Egypt, 5×2 Plus, and Dance Partout. In addition to dance, he is an acupuncturist of over 20 years and maintains a private practice based out of Brookline, MA.
