ORIGINS (2018/2019)
"Origins," a humbling exposition of the human condition, reveals the blatant similarities between us all. The work is a study of the genesis of our most familiar habits. Four characters question the battling personas of their most defining neuroses, and what it means to move forward having confronted a greater truth. The dancers sometimes exist as four parts of a single entity, and at other times they interact as four people forging parallel journeys. While the piece began as a neuroses-riddled spoken word score reflected through a quirky movement language, the feedback we have received indicates that a deeper sense of intellectual belonging and identity emerges from the humorous tone.
The aim of the work is to cultivate intimacy and shared experience in a safe, lighthearted space, amidst a society that often airs on the side of fear and isolation. The comedic accessibility of the narrative ultimately generates a clearer perception of a common identity despite varying backgrounds: no matter the circumstances or viewpoint, we are all cut from the same cloth, we have all visited these places, and we must all walk each other home.
Collaborators: Isaac Martin Lerner, Nick Alselmo, Nikki King, Rosie DeAngelo
Videos by Jake Kruty
Photography by Effy Grey
