To paraphrase Einstein,
"the most beautiful emotion we can experience
is the mysterious." necessary beauty conjures the rhythm of action and
memory -- and that fleeting clarity a second look can provide. Comprised
of intimate, multimedia segments for one to six dancers,
necessary
beauty continues a line of investigation into the convergence of dance,
theater and digital technology that resulted in the Bessie
award-winning work
Landing/Place, and will feature the same creative
team: choreographer/director Bebe Miller, video artist Maya Ciarrocchi,
animator Vita Berezina-Blackburn, dramaturg Talvin Wilks, lighting
designer Michael Mazzola and composer Albert Mathias. Joining the team
with provocative new text is writer Ain Gordon. Performers include
Kathleen Fisher, Angie Hauser, Kathleen Hermesdorf, Kristina Isabelle
and Cynthia Oliver, along with Miller.
Choreographer Bebe Miller is a master of 'story-ness,' an exploration
of intention and focus that feel like history and future at play. Our
key words for the collaborative process --
unseen influence and fleeting
clarity -- have found a metaphor in Dark Matter's invisible effect on
the galaxies it encounters, as well as the passing epiphanies of
overheard conversations and simple domestic intimacies. So: story-ness
and physics, intention and focus, gravity and light reveal themselves
in Dark Matter that dances.
The segments of
necessary beauty are presented as a full evening work;
we can work with presenters to develop modular performance
possibilities as well, such as "selected shorts" singular incidents or
series of events. Video and animated imagery will be projected on
a series of free standing surfaces along with theater walls and floor,
and the sound score will be played live by composer Albert Mathias. The
development of the work will entail intensive two-week
residencies. Open rehearsals in tandem with a Salon Series of
focused discussions are available for community activities. We are
interested in collaborating with our presenters in these opportunities
for audience development to deliver the art-full moment audiences truly
desire in their lives.
Contact us for more information.
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