David Hallberg, danseur supreme and very much in the news of late, is another of Matt’s subjects in this series.
I asked Matt to tell us a bit about this project:
“Over the past few years I’ve been looking for a way to merge my two passions: dance and photography. As a former ballet dancer, this specialized art has always been something I loved to capture on camera, but I’ve never done a long-term project combining my two worlds…until now.
Displaced was born out of the idea that I wanted to do a portrait series of dancers that didn’t focus on athleticism and virtuosity, which has been showcased by so many photographers in the past; I wanted to photograph dancers without the dancing and look at their existence removed from performance. This series gives me a chance to highlight some of the greatest artists in New York City.
I’ve been fortunate to collaborate on this project with dancers like David Hallberg, Michelle Dorrance, Keith Roberts, Ashley Bouder, Michael Trusnovec, Wendy Whelan, Gary Chryst and many others. Over the next month I’ll be working with even more dancers to complete the project, which will be shown at Dance New Amsterdam from November 5th through December 10th.”
Matt is presently raising money via Kickstarter to fund the Dance New Amsterdam exhibit. You can make a donation to the project here.
Update: Although Matt has already reached his Kickstarter goal, you can continute to donate. And I hope you will!
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