lighting design & performance
in collaboration with emily beattie
inflatable by mary hale
performed by emily beattie, jennifer roberts, cari ann shim sham*
2019
see | be seen is a dance installation that flips a traditional power dynamic of women in performance in a mysterious dance trio that conjures female empowerment in shadow and brilliant light. witnessing the dance from outside the crystalline inflatable, the audience observes the construction of a utopian performance space that only follows the performer’s curiosity, whimsy, and pleasure. otherworldly performers emily beattie, jennifer roberts and cari ann shim sham* provide incantations of movement and light. they confront injustice and objectification with powerful healing and reclamation. see | be seen creates a luminescent and shadowy world that allows both delicate intimacy and thunderous ferocity free reign. prepare to move about the space to view this piece from as many perspectives as you like. If you do come, thank you. we won’t see you before, during or after. we will be busy helping this mother take off. premiere at the carol deane hall within the calderwood pavilion, boston center for the arts dec 20-21 2019, boston, ma
photo by melissa blackall
photo by melissa blackall
photo by melissa blackall
photo by melissa blackall
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impossible body
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berlin
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photo by melissa blackall
impossible body
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bags
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bags
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bags
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interrogation
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interrogation
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deflation
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