All We Can See from Here
Steppenwolf Theatre
8:00pm Thursday, November 10th, Friday November 11th, and Saturday, November 12th
box office: 312-335-1650
All We Can See from Here proposes a ritual of interdependence. Four dancers build a succession of symmetrical, interlocking “shelters” with their bodies. A geometric diagram on the ground designates the performance’s zone of operations, where resources are equally distributed, and everyone has committed to stay and “work it out”. When symmetry is broken, the team ceremonially re-calibrates to restore equilibrium. The performance features collaborating dancers Kennedy Alexandria, Andy Slavin and Lauren Kunath, an original sound score by Joseph Kramer, and costumes by Sky Cubacub.
Listen to an interview with Sharon Hoyer and Ginger Krebs discussing the project on the Means of Production podcast. (begins at 27:15)
Pictured here, from an excerpt presented in June as part of Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks, are Kennedy Alexandria, Andy Slavin, Anna Goetz and Selena Lasley. Viewers chose to look directly at what was happening in front of them, or on their phones, at an aerial view of the action shot by a drone. By separating the perception of visual pattern (most apparent in the aerial view) from the perception of shared weight (most apparent in the ground-level view), viewers were encouraged to have distinct visual and visceral experiences of the dance. Drone videography by Justin Lynk
supported by The City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the Illinois Arts Council, a Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship, Ginger Farley and Robert Shapiro, and High Concept Labs in Joint Residency with the Monira Foundation at Mana Contemporary.