It began with Kate Hutter's frustration with her seemingly bland heritage, or feeling "blank", and the implied boundaries this set on her artistic ability and creations. From this, the work grew into a rich and winding narrative based on the stories captured during a series of improvisations with the cast. It was clear that no one was "blank". We all have our stories, and carry these onto the stage with us. It is here where we are able to celebrate our uniqueness and connect with the humans sitting on the other side of the curtain.
Credits
Choreographer:
- Kate Hutter
LACDC Artists:
- Core Cast: Genevieve Carson, Jamila Glass, Nicholas Heitzeberg, Tess Hewlett, Marcelo de sa Martens, Andrew Pearson, JM Rodriguez, Drea Sobke
- Ensemble: Kate Andrews, Christian Beasley, Marisa Jimenez, Gakenia Muigai, Sydney Sorenson, Tiffany Sweat, Kim Thompson, Angel Tyson
Collaborators include:
- Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Cinematic Orchestra, daft punk, Max Richter, This Will Destroy You, Zoe Keating
- Voice recordings and improvisations by the dancers
- Lighting Designer: William Sammons
- Costume Designer: The dancers
- Photographer: Taso Papadakis
INFO
"This piece and its depth of personal exploration caught me off guard. The dancers provided an amazing array of stories that I happened to capture one day while filming some improvisations in rehearsal. I never knew they would come to be the absolute heart and soul of the piece. I began the work after feeling frustrated by the idea that I could be limited in my artistic work because I was a white girl from Nevada...and therefore...not very interesting. I felt like my heritage left me blank. But, I soon realized that no one is blank, or boring, or unable to create.
We all have our stories, and carry these with us into the rehearsal room. We can also seek dance as a way to be anyone and anything we desire to be. We can live outside ourselves, as well as celebrate everything that makes us us. This work is an homage to the magic that is present in the rehearsal room when creating with a group I consider family." -Kate Hutter Mason
