Because
BECAUSE
Gymnasiums are emotional spaces of triumph, defeat, intensity, and mundanity. They are both distinctly different, recognizably the same, and always timeless. Created specifically for gymnasiums, Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance’s latest work-in-development, Because, is an expansive, intimate, and existential exhibition of athleticism and humanity. Because, like gyms, we are the same and different at every age; Because memory is just as much an act of imagination and fantasy as recollection of fact; Because all that is certain is the end… there will be a party in a gym. And we believe it’ll be beautiful.
Choreography: Shannon Hummel in collaboration with the dancers
Performers: Nikki Assanti, Ross Honaker, Ammara Shafqat, Keon Washington
Performer not appearing in Feb 20 performance: Katie Dean
Original Score: Hans Bilger
Production Manager: Carter Adcock