December, 2009
Fight or Flight
December 11 - 13 & 18 - 20, 2009
Mimoda Studio Theater
PRESS RELEASE: "The evening is made up of three distinct pieces approaching the common theme of “fight or flight”- the instincts that drive us to action. Choreographer Scott Hislop utilizes highly stylized gestures and bird-like movements to portray the tight-laced society of pre-revolution France. Eventually shedding their fanciful exoskeleton of broadened hips and padded shoulders, the dancers evolve and transform into their natural forms, breaking from the formalities of this society and coming in contact with their more carnal instincts. For his work, Adam Parson reflects on a recent trip to Kenya where he observed women who were pressured by male figures to remain subservient and committed to their destined role in society, but began to fight back in a lust for something greater. While on a journey to fetch water each day, the women diverge from this task and instead walk miles upon miles to reach a school house where they secretly learn to read, write and think for themselves. Through the attainment of an education, they free their minds and create their own destiny unbridled by the expectations of their community. And for Kate Hutter, her work questions what our potential is as individuals and as a society, and if we have lowered our expectations of people’s greatness. She grapples with this question by portraying a group of teenagers, who seemingly are uninspired, unmotivated and apathetic, yet over the course of the piece, become active and emboldened by the potency of their ideas and begin to react with greater verve to the world around them."
WORK PRESENTED:
I Ran
Choreography by Kate Hutter
Initiator
Choreography by Adam Parson
rEVOLUTION
Choreography by Scott Hislop
LIGHTING: Brian Gale
COSTUMES: Bert Henert, Kate Hutter
