Via Sacra: Part 1-The Way it Was (Lost Things). Part II-The Way it Is. Part III-The Way it Should Be (Light Lies) - T982143258A heart warming and honest work that reflects on loss and recovery. It's creation began in early 2001 and swiftly evolved into a far more ambitious project in 3 parts, only to be completed earlier this year. Excessively stylistic, sensual and with razor sharp technical precision. The opening work that was originally created just prior to 9/11/01 causes Elisa to still ask herself whether the inspiration for the piece was a premonition or purely a coincidence: "This piece reflected a moment. Art, in its expression of society, manifests the currents that push and pull at us, defining its emotional status." It is sadly ironic that Lost Things, which deals with loss on many levels, had its first rehearsal on September 10, 2001 with its premiere scheduled for October 2001 at the World Financial Center. Because of the damage and the devastation at Ground Zero, the work was delayed. However, the piece was later included in a showing at the World Financial Center in 2002 and finally had its World Premiere to thunderous applause on Opening Night of the New York Season at The Joyce Theater on February 11, 2003. The second section was created this past year as part of a three week New York State Council on the Arts residency at The Egg Theater (NYC), as well as at the New York University Summer Dance Festival. Its focus is on working through life, with its ups and downs and daily expectations, no matter what may be thrown at you unexpectedly. The final part of Via Sacra addresses the realisation of the multiplicity of life - that we, as humans create our own reality and can work though any tragedy, as the world as we see it is for us to create in our own minds. This is demonstrated through the colour theories of Josef Albers and the rationale that the juxtaposition of certain elements, like light, can create a whole new reality - things simply don't exist on their own. This same theory parallels the overriding theme of the work that any tragedy can be turned into a positive and any positive can be turned into a negative depending on one's own personal perception of the situation. Commissioned by the Josef Albers Foundation, Light Lies had its critically acclaimed World Premiere as part of the celebration for the opening of a Josef Albers Exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, June 2002.Choreographer Elisa Monte. Music Bang on a Can (Michael Gordon). Music Peter Zager (Music for Video). Music David Lang (Lost Objects). Lighting Clifton Taylor (The Way it Was). Costume Karen Young (The Way it Was). Music Michael Gordon (The Way it Is). Music David Lang (The Way it Is). Music Julia Wolfe (The Way it Is). Lighting Clifton Taylor (The Way it Is). Costume Karen Young (The Way it Is). Music Michael Gordon (The Way it Should Be). Music David Lang (The Way it Should Be). Performer Lulia Wolfe (The Way it Should Be). Lighting Clifton Taylor (The Way it Should Be). Costume Karen Young (The Way it Should Be). Performer Nicole Dalia. Performer Kyla Ernst-Alper. Performer Kevin Ferguson. Performer Jennifer Hardy. Performer Fabrice Lamego. Performer Bafana Solomon Matea. Performer Marden Ramos. Performer Tiffany Rea. | |
| 16 Nov 04 to 17 Nov 04 | The Place Theatre, Inner London :: V240 listing details L01128010499 |
