Tephra ICA is excited to present Noli Timere (Be Not Afraid), an interdisciplinary dance program created by artist Janet Echelman and dancer and choreographer, Rebecca Lazier with Capital One Hall. The performance is held in conjunction with Tephra ICA's exhibition, Janet Echelman: Radical Softness. Debuting this performance in the DMV area, Noli Timere, will take place at Capital One Hall on September 19, 2026.
About Janet Echelman
Janet Echelman - a renowned American sculptor, reshapes urban airspace with vast, moving net sculptures that react to the environmental forces around them. Echelman combines ancient craft with state-of-the-art technology to create artworks that have become focal points for urban life on five continents including North America. Echelman’s TED talk, “Taking Imagination Seriously”, has been translated into 35 languages and received more than two million views.
About Rebecca Lazier
Rebecca Lazier, a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow, is an award-winning director, choreographer, and educator based in New York and Nova Scotia. Recognized as an audacious experimenter, Lazier has choreographed more than eighty works inspired by the thinking and innovation that is possible through collaboration. Her There Might Be Others, was commissioned by New York Live Arts and won a New York Performance “Bessie” Award. Lazier is a Professor of the Practice at Princeton University.
About Jorane
French Canadian composer Jorane combines cello and haunting vocals to craft unique, alternative music that draws on rock, folk, classical, and ambient styles. Her career has included 8 studio albums, film soundtracks, dance collaborations, and performances with symphony orchestras. Her collaborators have included the Orchestre Métropolitain, the I Musici ensemble, Margie Gillis, Michael Brook, and Sarah McLachlan. Her most recent album, Hemenetset, earned her nods at the Junos, Adisq, and GAMIQ.