Bodies on the Brink: Encounters with LEIMAY
by Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya with the LEIMAY Ensemble and guest artists
LEIMAY
AT HOME 2026
A work-in-progress iteration of Bodies on the Brink, a sculptural performance in which the LEIMAY Ensemble, Masanori Asahara, Krystel Mazzeo and Akane Little, navigate kinetic wooden sculptures that translate weight and friction into sound. This showing marks the first time composers Jeremy D. Slater and yuniya edi kwon join the process in real time, expanding the sonic field beyond the embedded microphones inside the sculptures.
As the performers recalibrate atop shifting forms, balance becomes audible. Wood, latex, muscle, and vibration enter into relation. The composers introduce layered tonal environments that move between contact resonance, sustained atmospheric fields, voice, and violin.
After Sunday’s performance, we held an Open Conversation with the artistic co-directors, the LEIMAY Ensemble, and the guest artists about the artistic process of Bodies on the Brink.
This event also included a LUDUS Masterclass led by LEIMAY’s co-artistic director, Ximena Garnica on Tuesday, May 26th.
Documentation
At Home Encounters with LEIMAY invites audiences into our studio process. These gatherings open a window into works in development, allowing the public to witness research, experimentation, and collaborative exchange as they unfold.
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Metallic Fish, 2023
$3,000.00
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Dinner Table, 2023
$2,000.00
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Rusty Sea, 2023
$800.00
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Owl Path, 2023
$800.00
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Body in the Prairie, 2023
$800.00
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A Bridge, 2023
$800.00
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Hand, 2023
$800.00
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Loaded, 2023
$800.00
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A mi Guayabito, 2023
$800.00
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Mangrove Silhouette, 2023
$800.00
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Hand, 2023 (riso)
$50.00
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Metallic Fish, 2023 (riso)
$150.00
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Dinner Table, 2023 (riso)
$350.00
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Borders Publication
$80.00 - $100.00
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Frantic Beauty Publication
$100.00
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Becoming Corpus Publication
$100.00
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Floating Point Waves
$30.00
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Postcards - LEIMAY
$15.00
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Postcards - Butoh Masters Collection
$30.00
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Tote Bags - Borders
$20.00
Object Identifier
AMP.XSW.2018.1000.11.5Performance dates
2026-05-30 00:00:00
2026-05-31 00:00:00
Language
EnglishCurated Filters
- Installation Performance
- Kinetic Sculpture
- Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary
Space / Location
- CAVE home of LEIMAY
Premiere Venue
CAVE Home Of LEIMAY58 Grand Street, Brooklyn NY
Premiere Venue specific dates
- 30/05/2026
- 31/05/2026
Bodies on the Brink is a work developed by Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya with the LEIMAY Ensemble: Krystel Mazzeo, Masanori Asahara & Akane Little; and guest composers/musicians: Jeremy Slater and yuniya edi kwon
Shige Moriya
Bodies on the Brink was developed and presented by LEIMAY at CAVE, home of LEIMAY, during At Home: Encounters with LEIMAY in May 2026.
LEIMAY At Home series is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
LEIMAY is supported, in part, with the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The New York Community Trust, and many generous contributions from individual donors.
LEIMAY’s works, community, and coalition programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department Of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre by the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in association with The New York Foundation for the Arts. And by Creative Capital, the National Performance Network (NPN); and the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.
