“The Harkness Mainstage Series presents 10 performances over 10 months by some of the most exciting, boundary-breaking artists and choreographers in dance right now. The series opens with FLOCK, the dynamic, almost otherworldly choreographic duo Florian Lochner and Alice Klock, in the premiere of their new work, Familiar. FLOCK began work on Familiar, which explores the joys, struggles and wonders of connection between two beings, early in the pandemic. Situated thousands of miles apart, Alice from her home base in Seattle and Florian from his in Germany, they started with ideas – most essentially, that “we are stronger together than apart.” The work began taking physical shape in rehearsals together in both locations and others around the world. “FLOCK is an extraordinary duo,” says Kaschock Russell. “Watching them move together, you find yourself in awe of what their bodies can physically do, then you suddenly realize what they are making you feel emotionally. That doesn’t always happen – their work is joyful, deep, and thrilling.”
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