Open Call: Leslie Cuyjet

Itohan Edoloyi, Lighting Design Coordinator
DJ Potts, Audio Design Coordinator
Erica Schnitzer, Stage Coordinator
Stefan Carrillo, Head Carpenter - McCourt
Stuart Burgess, Head Electrician - McCourt
Jim Van Bergen, Head Audio - McCourt
Adam Farquharson, Production Video

Gustavo Valdes Munoz, Lighting Programmer
Josh Liebert, Audio Engineer
Matt Deinhart, Assistant Lighting Coordinator
Chris Darbassie, Assistant Audio Coordinator

Blur was supported by residencies at MacDowell, Movement Research, and MoMA PS1 where seeds for this work began at a residency at the VW Dome.

Leslie would like to thank Brandon and Mio for their support and collaboration of this work; Moriah Evans, Yve Laris Cohen, Kennis Hawkins, and Alex Rodabaugh; Angie Pittman and Cynthia Oliver; and Jason Watt and her family. Thank you to Open Call and all of the Shed staff for making this Blur possible.

Thank you for planning a visit to The Shed. We’re looking forward to welcoming you for Open Call. This performance will take place in The Tisch Skylights, which is wheelchair accessible and on Level 8 of The Shed’s building.

Currently, the entrance to The Shed is through The McCourt door on the east side of our building, adjacent to the Hudson Yards Public Square. The McCourt is a large performance space created when The Shed’s shell, or movable roof, rolls out to cover the plaza on the east side of the building. You can access this entrance from 11th Avenue and Hudson Boulevard, just one block north of 30th Street, or from the 34 St–Hudson Yards subway station between 10th and 11th Avenues.

As you arrive at The Shed, you will enter The McCourt through a wide, unobstructed entrance at the southeast corner of the building. It is close to the area where the High Line meets Hudson Yards at 30th Street. You will scan your own ticket on your smartphone, with help if needed from a friendly visitor experience staff member standing nearby wearing a black t-shirt and ID badge on a purple lanyard.

You will need to enter The Shed’s building to reach The Tisch Skylights on Level 8. Starting from the southeast entrance to The McCourt, you will continue to a glass door at the back, southwest corner of The McCourt. A staff member can help direct you to this door if you have any trouble finding it. There are no steps at this entrance to the building. Passing through the door, you will enter a short hallway approximately 8 feet wide. To your left will be an elevator that you can take to Level 8.

The hallway then opens into a longer, wider escalator landing full of natural light. You can also use these escalators to reach The Tisch Skylights on Level 8.

For any additional access needs or requests, please email info@theshed.org or call (646) 455-3494.

Leslie Cuyjet’s performance runs for approximately 30 minutes. Seats will be arranged in three concentric circles with pods of two seats distanced six feet from each other. Cuyjet will perform on a platform at the center of this space and will be wearing a costume printed with close up images of her own skin. Cuyjet will be lit on the platform with focused lighting, and there are no strobes or other dramatic shifts in lighting. The performance will include three sections comprising dance, sound with a prerecorded spoken text, and improvisational movement. A sound score will incorporate recorded text written by the artist in such a way that it is not meant to be understandable at all moments. For any additional access needs or requests, please email info@theshed.org or call (646) 455-3494.