The clouds hung over us like lead as we laid the set: tarp up against the sandy walls, benches on the sandbank for the audience, sound system in the ravine. Light rain flitted about. As I piled on layers and tried to warm up I wondered if I could even dance in these conditions. The arroyo where we'd been building this dance for six weeks had turned hostile.
This is one of the hazards of site-specific performance -- but one of its thrills, too. Because 10 minutes before our figurative curtain went up, the clouds broke and the high mountain sun tipped the mercury this side of bearable. A crowd bigger and more varied than we expected turned out, and as we began our show I noticed how the rough weather had only immersed me in the site more deeply.
This is ORE, a site-specific dance and theater piece I collaborated on with the wonderful Sarah, Miles, Áine, Eric, Adam. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did making it. Special thanks to Eric and Monique for the documentation.
For a little more background, check out Sarah's write-up of the piece.
ORE Part I from Sarah Ashkin on Vimeo.
ORE Part II from Sarah Ashkin on Vimeo.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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