Company
The mission of Bebe Miller Company is to support the artistic vision of
choreographer Bebe Miller in creative, cross-disciplinary explorations
and in creating and performing new works. Miller's vision of
dance and performance resides in her faith in the moving body as a
record of thought, experience and sheer beauty. Her aesthetic
relies on the interplay of a work's idea, its physicality, and the
contributions of company members to fashion its singular voice.
Seeking to expand the language of dance, Miller's work encompasses
choreography, writing, film, video and digital media. Committed
to keeping dance available to a wide spectrum of people, the Company is
also dedicated to providing access to the creative process and
expression to diverse people in a community.
The Company celebrated its 20th year in 2005 and, after two decades of
operating as a traditional touring dance company, BMC is now structured
as a "virtual company," with members living in various locations around
the U.S. New work is developed over a period of years in
long-term residencies that bring BMC dancers and project collaborators
together for creative exploration, rehearsals, and community-based
activities. BMC is pioneering the use of digital media--DVDs,
CD-Roms, website--as "process bulletins" for dancers and collaborators
to effectively communicate in an ongoing "virtual residency." The
public availability of this media is a means to share company process
and technological explorations with the dance field, artists in other
disciplines, and the public.
Bebe Miller Company has toured extensively throughout the United States
and in eight countries. The Company has been commissioned by the
Brooklyn Academy of Music NEXT WAVE Festival, City Center Theater, The
Joyce Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, Walker Art Center, Northrop
Auditorium, On The Boards, Hancher Auditorium, Krannert Center for the
Performing Arts, Theater Artaud, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, New
England Presenters, Bates Dance Festival, Dance Place, Painted Bride
Art Center, Creative Time, Dance Theater Workshop, Dancing in the
Streets and The Danspace Project. All of this would not have been
possible without the contributions of all of the dancers, collaborators
and board members who have been a part of the work for over twenty
years.
