Because
BECAUSE
Photo by Benji Shofstahl
Gymnasiums are emotional spaces of triumph, defeat, intensity, and mundanity. They are both distinctly different, recognizably the same, and always timeless. Created specifically for gymnasiums, Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance’s latest work-in-development, Because, is an expansive, intimate, and existential exhibition of athleticism and humanity. Because, like gyms, we are the same and different at every age; Because memory is just as much an act of imagination and fantasy as recollection of fact; Because all that is certain is the end… there will be a party in a gym. And we believe it’ll be beautiful.
Choreography: Shannon Hummel in collaboration with the dancers
Performers: Nikki Assanti, Ross Honaker, Ammara Shafqat, Keon Washington
Performer not appearing in Feb 20 performance: Katie Dean
Original Score: Hans Bilger
Production Manager: Carter Adcock