Retitled and reworked from its original form, this piece invokes irony and sarcasm; plays with conventions of the theater and of postmodern dance; and pokes fun of the fear of not “getting it” with projected text of literal titles and in casual conversations with the audience both spoken and projected. Simple and precise, the episodes unfold in an ever-unpredictable way. It’s funny, but uncomfortably so. The performers judge an empty chair, describe a prom dress with blue plastic plates, admonish the audience for potentially having missed a beautiful part of the dance, explain what happens psychologically “sometimes” when they fall, help “prepare” a colleague with many scarves, and dance with shiny spoons.
This piece includes elements from the 2008 piece in addition to sections developed at the Bates Young Dancers’ Workshop between 2005 and 2007, made in collaboration with Ali Harmer.
This piece includes elements from the 2008 piece in addition to sections developed at the Bates Young Dancers’ Workshop between 2005 and 2007, made in collaboration with Ali Harmer.