Mano/Damno

Mano/Damno Projects seeks to blur the line between living and performing to create works that spark curiosity. Inspired by any and everything from interpersonal dynamics to survival manuals to biblical stories, director Gabrielle Revlock infuses each project with her characteristic wit and structural ingenuity. Imaginative and sincere, the works invite the viewer in and are intended to evoke emotional reaction and stimulate intellectual exploration. Speckled with humor and surprise, they also entertain.

Mano /Damno has received support from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (2009), the nEW Festival (2008-2009) and the New Edge Mix (2006). Stage work has been shown at various venues including the Joyce SoHo (NYC) and the Korzo Theater (The Hague, Netherlands). In 2009 Mano /Damno was selected to present in The A.W.A.R.D. Show! as part of the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival in partnership with the Joyce Theater Foundation.  Mano / Damno films have been shown at the 2007 & 2008 dance film festival, Motion Pictures programmed by Philadelphia Dance Projects.  Bryn Mawr College, Drexel University and Vassar College have commissioned works by the company.

Challenging the conventional boundaries of genre, many projects incorporate dance but are not limited to dance. Others exist in different mediums altogether, including music, design, and video.

Founded in 2002, Mano /Damno is based in Philadelphia.

Collaborators: Gabrielle Revlock, Bonnie Friel, Jesse Greenberg,
Kerry Kenney, Jennifer Shahade, Jacob Mitas and friends.

Gabrielle Revlock, Director

"Gabrielle Revlock makes me laugh. In a smart, gentle way. Her body's like a lovely giraffe's, stretched out…" Tweet by Lisa Kraus, dancer, choreographer, and contributing writer to Dance Magazine & The Philadelphia Inquirer. (September 2009)

Gabrielle Revlock is a native Philadelphian and graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Art History. She has received three professional development awards from Dance Advance.  As a company member of Jeanne Ruddy Dance, Gabrielle has performed the works of Jane Comfort, Suzanna Linke, and Robert Battle. Other Philadelphia artists Gabrielle has had the pleasure of working with include Lisa Kraus, Myra Bazell, Leah Stein and Matthew Neenan for the Opera Company of Philadelphia. In 2006 she partnered with a violinist in a Pre-Concert Adventure for the Philadelphia Orchestra.  In 2009 she toured the Netherlands with the Dutch duo, Isabelle Chaffaud and Jerome Meyer.  Gabrielle has worked frequently with international artists including UK Choreographer Sean Feldman , Austrian Willi Dorner and Butoh master Katsura Kan from Japan.

As a teacher, Gabrielle has worked with students ages three to sixty. She has conducted residencies at Philadelphia public schools through the Institute for the Arts in Education, taught summer camp, and worked at various schools and studios including Greene Towne School, Angler Arts Center, People for People Charter School, Jeanne Ruddy Dance School, Bryn Mawr College, and Vassar College.

Beyond the performing arts, Gabrielle makes hula hoops, takes photographs (published in both Smithsonian and Bust Magazine) and enjoys using her sewing machine.