Bindings

This powerfully expressive nonverbal poem builds on the title, with the dancers’ actions and movements in front of a video produced by Jhave. The first meaning of bindings is clear as the dancers come on stage boung by strips of fabric or are bound by other dancers. This act is portrayed in different ways— forcefully, gently, voluntarily, but never cruelly— yet the soft materials seem very effective in handicapping the dancers, who continue to dance oddly, as if exploring their new bodily conditions. As the piece progresses they are all freed, yet this seems to bring no solace to their bodies, which continue moving awkwardly.

Choreography: Brianna Jahn
Poetry: Jhave
Dancers: Kate Kenyon, Ashley Peters, Holli Simme, Samantha Will

(Source: Leonardo Flores, I ♥ E-Poetry)