http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/arts/dance/honoring-dance-innovators-lost-to-aids.html 2016-09-15 22:57:46 Honoring Dance Innovators Lost to AIDS The Platform series at Danspace Project addresses the impact of AIDS on future generations of dance artists and the legacy of choreographers lost to that epidemic. === Over the past few decades, the veteran choreographer and improviser [ More dance this fall: Platform, a multiweek series initiated by Danspace’s executive director and chief curator, Judy Hussie-Taylor, addresses a theme or an artist in performances, talks and whatever other events a curator dreams up. This edition, the 11th, will focus on the impact of AIDS on generations of dance artists. What traces remain of these vanished artists? The ambitious and serious “Lost and Found,” running Oct. 13-Nov. 19, features more than 28 events, including a zine project, film screenings, readings and, fittingly, a vigil. Mr. Houston-Jones conceived of “Lost and Found” after reading a pamphlet of collected writings by the choreographer In their platform, Mr. Rawls and Mr. Houston-Jones look to revive the legacies of Mr. Bernd and other dance artists — lost mentors — as well as to connect with a new generation. How, Mr. Houston-Jones asked in a statement, can one can relate “the pain, confusion, rage and fear” of H.I.V. and AIDS? Are current artists under the influence, knowingly or not, of choreographers like Mr. Bernd? The platform opens with programs on Bill T. Jones, Neil Greenberg and Archie Burnett. Mr. Burnett will teach a workshop in the forms of vogueing and In November, it circles back to Mr. Bernd in “Variations on Themes From ‘Lost and Found’: Scenes From a Life and Other Works by John Bernd,” a choreographic collage of pieces that he produced in his final years. For it, Mr. Houston-Jones is assisted by the choreographer Jennifer Monson, who collaborated with Mr. Bernd in “Two on the Loose.” Their duet was Mr. Bernd’s last performance. After a lazy summer, it’s time for reflection.