Push Dance Company

	ABOUT THIS PROJECT Distinguished choreographer Raissa Simpson’s Push Dance Company will commission British video artist Ben Wood and his collaborator technologist David Mark to present a seldom seen 3D dance installation called, Bitter Melon on May 25-28, 2012 in Union Square downtown San Francisco. Steeped in the cultural histories of African American and Filipino San Francisco, the pair will capture creative conversations in live performance and three-dimensional film projection. Two large-scale 3D Projectors will be placed on the concession buildings adjacent to Dewey Monument projecting a vibrant illuminated 3D image onto both sides of the monument. Co-presented by Union Square Live a program of MJM Management, SF Recreations and Parks, San Francisco Arts Commission, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Terra Gallery and Event Venue. More Project Information www.benwoodstudio.com/dewey.html www.coitlive.com For project inquiries email benwood@alum.mit.edu or info@pushdance.org		Formed in 2005 by Raissa Simpson, Push Dance Company is a mixed-media San Francisco dance company.The mission of Push Dance Company is to meld music and media, deftly weaving intergenerational and inter-community voices to create a potent force that advances the idiom of dance. Ben Wood is a British-born visual artist based in San Francisco. He is a recipient of the California Governors Award for Historic Preservation for his work to preserve the Mission Dolores mural in 2004. www.benwood.net David Mark is a San Francisco based artist and autostereo 3D expert. David Mark’s own specialties are derived from his 25 years of experience as a stereographer, 3D stereoscopic optical designer and autostereoscopic 3D displays. www.davemark.org Donate to Bitter Melon