Eleanor Alberga: The String Quartet Cycle with support from Solaris
About This Event
Eleanor Alberga’s String Quartet Cycle is presented at National Sawdust with support from Solaris. Solaris is a group working at the intersection of dance and live performance, with New York appearances that include National Sawdust; online listening data places them near progressive and space rock, reflecting an emphasis on rhythmic drive, atmospheric pacing and a preference for structure and tone over spectacle.
About The String Quartet Cycle(chamber)
The String Quartet Cycle is a dance work presented live at National Sawdust, drawing on the rigors and intimacies of chamber music as a structural frame. Featured performers include Eleanor Alberga, placing a contemporary compositional voice in direct conversation with bodies in motion. In New York City, where the string quartet is often treated as concert repertoire, this setting shifts it into a shared, physical space and tests how listening changes when movement carries the argument. The piece’s restraint becomes its point, asking for attention rather than spectacle.
About the Artist
Solaris
Solaris is a group working at the intersection of dance and live performance, with appearances in New York City that include National Sawdust. They have been presented in programs alongside composer Eleanor Alberga, including *Eleanor Alberga: The String Quartet Cycle* with support from Solaris.