The Line
Program, P.2441
- Identifier
- P.2441
- Category
- New Music
- Location
- Open Space, 510 Fort St. 2nd Floor
- Date
- October 28, 2017
- Description
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Presented by Open Space for one-night only, The Line is a contemporary dance work where the physical movement, live music, and visuals are completely integrated. It will be performed on Saturday, October 28 at 8:00 p.m.
The Line by choreographer Lori Hamar uses a clothesline to physically depict commonality among people and the individual struggle toward developing a sense of others. Dancers Francesca Frewer and Stacey Horton move from confronting the line to being suspended in clothing hanging on the line.
Linda Bouchard is the composer of the score and the creator of the video component of the performance. Bouchard has designed a visual environment, where clotheslines become flags and eventually prayer flags in an imperceptible progression of light. The ensemble Continuum Consort will perform live. Their presence is integral to the choreography through engagement with dancers, live video, and manipulation of the clothesline.
The Line is a narrative of perceptions that depicts the space between our collective quest for human rights and personal struggles for self-transformation. The musical score explores the writings of three Nobel Peace Prize winners; excerpts from Martin Luther King, the Dalai Lama, and Aung San Suu Kyi are whispered, spoken, and sung.Choreographed by Lori Hamar to music by Linda Bouchard as performed by Continuum Consort. Co-produced with Lori Hamar.