Area News from NYS DanceForce:

The New York State DanceForce Member Search Committee has just concluded a four-month long statewide search for new members. One of the five people chosen is from the Capital Region. Ashley Ferro-Murray is a senior curator of theater/dance at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy.  Her curatorial practice focuses on expanding histories of performance and technology artworks while supporting artist-centered approaches to media in contemporary performance.