Matthew Lutz-Kinoy

The Kitchen is thrilled to present the world premiere of Filling Station, a newly commissioned project by Paris, France-based American multidisciplinary artist Matthew Lutz-Kinoy. The project comprises 3 dance performances across two locations: Horatio Street Gas Station and Dia Beacon, and an exhibition of a new series of paintings, archival materials, audiovisual elements, and ephemera by the artist, at The Kitchen’s satellite loft space at Westbeth.

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For this project, Lutz-Kinoy reinterprets the one-act ballet “Filling Station," originally staged by the short-lived troupe Ballet Caravan—initially co-founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the American Ballet, and touted as the first professional ballet company in the United States—as part of a presentation titled "A Sunday in Town," which debuted in Hartford, Connecticut, on January 6, 1938. ⁠

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Lutz-Kinoy’s restaging views this work through a contemporary lens, creating a dynamic and queered space for a reflection on race, class, and gender. Filling Station features new choreography by Niall Jones and Raymond Pinto; a new musical score made by American artist James Ferraro; a set design by Lutz-Kinoy; and costumes by Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta of fashion label Eckhaus Latta. The seven-member ensemble of dancers includes Bria Bacon, Cemiyon Barber, Ayano Elson, Maxfield Haynes, Nialaa, Mina Nishimura, and Raymond Pinto.