Andrew Bartee

Following on from the series of individual performances made at CAG during autumn-winter 2017, Ballet BC dancer, Andrew Bartee will present a performance that draws together this period of research examining gesture and movement with a particular interest in audience in consideration of permeability of the fourth wall as a conversation between art and each other.

### Biography
Andrew Bartee, from Everett, Washington, joined Ballet BC in 2014 and was the Artist in Residence for the 17/18 season. He studied on scholarship at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle, WA and attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He was also the first recipient of the Fleming Halby exchange with the Royal Danish Ballet, a 2007 Princess Grace Award, and was one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2015.

A gallery space with people lined against the wall watching one person perform at the center. The performer is wearing all yellow clothes and is holding a dance pose. 

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A gallery space with people standing around the perimeter of the room watching one person perform at the center. The performer is holding their leg up at a ninety degree angle in yellow loose clothes. 

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A dancer lays in a partial split on the floor of a gallery space with audience members watching at a distance. Their arms are bent behind them with the tips of their fingers touching.

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A performer dressed in yellow lays on the floor of a gallery space with audience members standing around the perimeter. They are laying on their side, propping their head up with their arm. 

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A performer dressed in yellow sits on the floor of a gallery space with audience members standing around the perimeter. They are curled up on their knees, propping their head up with their hands.

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A performer dressed in yellow stands with audience members by the wall of a gallery space. Five audience members are visibly standing on the left side of the performer, and three on the right. 

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A dance for lonely people

We welcome back Andrew Bartee to the Contemporary Art Gallery, who over successive visits in 2017 developed a series of individual performances in response to ideas and themes present within our exhibitions.

Forming part of his year-long residency at Ballet BC, Bartee developed *A dance for lonely people* out of this research period at CAG. This new performance examines gesture and movement with a particular interest in audience in consideration of permeability of the fourth wall.

Please join us as Bartee performs in our B.C. Binning Gallery, first presented as part of CAG’s collaboration with IKG LIVE 2 Festival, Calgary, January 11 to 13, 2018.

### Biography

Andrew Bartee, from Everett, Washington, joined Ballet BC in 2014 and was the Artist in Residence for the 17/18 season. He studied on scholarship at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle, WA and attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He was also the first recipient of the Fleming Halby exchange with the Royal Danish Ballet, a 2007 Princess Grace Award, and was one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2015.

Andrew Bartee, wearing a mustard-coloured outfit is performing for an audience seated on the floor against a gallery wall.

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Andrew Bartee, wearing a mustard-coloured outfit is kneeling down on the gallery floor to talk to some of the audience sitting besides the walls. 

Andrew Bartee wearing a mustard coloured outfit is squatting in the middle of the gallery space. The artist’s eyes are almost closed and casted down to the floor. 

 Andrew Bartee: A dance for lonely people

Performance

From Ballet BC, we are delighted to welcome dancer Andrew Bartee to the Contemporary Art Gallery, who over successive visits will develop a series of individual performances in response to ideas and themes present within the exhibitions.

Andrew Bartee is currently artist-in-residence at Ballet BC. As part of his year-long residency, Bartee is examining gesture and movement with a particular interest in audience in consideration of permeability of the fourth wall. He will be framing his research and performances around a guided exploration of the different ways we converse with art and each other.

#### Performance dates

Tuesday, September 19, 2 – 4pm

Friday, October 27, 4 – 6pm

Tuesday, October 31, 4 – 6pm

Saturday, November 4, 2 – 4pm

Friday, November 10, 2 – 4pm

Tuesday, November 21, 4 – 6pm

Saturday, December 2, 1 – 3pm

### Biography

Andrew Bartee is a member of Ballet BC. From Everett, Washington, he studied on scholarship at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle, WA and attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He was also the first recipient of the Fleming Halby exchange with the Royal Danish Ballet, a 2007 Princess Grace Award recipient and was one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2015. From 2008–2014, Andrew danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet while also performing frequently with Whim W’Him and Kate Wallich + The YC. In 2014, he joined Ballet BC and is currently the Artist in Residence for the 17/18 season. In addition to performing, Andrew has had the opportunity to create his own dances for Pacific Northwest Ballet, PNB School, Grand Rapids Ballet Company, Whim W’Him, Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, Velocity Dance Center, Seattle International Dance Festival, CHOP Shop, Arts Umbrella, and Dances for a Small Stage.

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