Unbound, we howl
Unbound, we howl investigates the spectacle of femininity in an immersive, and occasionally interactive, dance theatre environment. The enormous cast of dancers interrogate and physicalize the way the female/queer body is policed and made visible in pop culture, arts and politics. This intermedia work asks where the labor lies in navigating (and upending) normative systems and how they can be mobilized. In turn, the audience is invited to question their own subjectivity as the dancers pivot between artists and artifacts for social change.
This work premiered in March 2018 in (and above) the Barnett Theatre. This project has been generously funded by the Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship and a Semester Funding Initiative from the Department of Dance.
Choreography: Lexi Clark-Stilianos in collaboration with dancers
Dramaturg: Laura Rodriguez
Lighting Design: Dave Covey
Music: a soft throbbing of time by Frank Bretschneider and audio excerpts from Sylvia Plath, Jeanann Verlee, Samantha Bee, Hillary Clinton, Franny Choi, and written excerpts provided by the cast, among others.
Performers: Amy Allen, Andi Altchiler, Abbie Armbrecht, Jackie Bordjadze, Amanda Colangelo, Laura Deangelis, Kendall Dodson, Kaylyn Dorion. Emily Gaffga, Anna Hershinow, Margo Hunter, Genevive Johnson, Emily Jones, Rylan Lee, Gabby Malagreca, Ciara McGlynn, Laura Patterson, Jane Schriner, Sophia Smith, Tess Sommerville, Kat Sprudzs, Emma Steele, Lexi Clark-Stilianos, Brooke Tinsley, and Mia Barnett.
Photos by Jess Cavender
