Event

Once Removed: Peripeteia

Once Removed: Peripeteia is part of Germond's current research into ways that we make sense of loss and disaster. Among it's strategies, Once Removed: Peripeteia collides the principles of classic tragic drama as set out by Aristotle with the formal, emotionally-detached aesthetics of postmodern dance. Once Removed:Peripeteia is arranged as a collection of fragments: Dressed in formalwear and sculptural costumes by Pate Conaway, the dancers move through a series of tableaux that evolve into thoughtfully choreographed sequences. A Musical Score by Michael Zerang incorporates fragments of popular songs and classical music. This dance debuted as a work in progress as Tragic Dance at Links Hall in June 2006 and has been developed over the past year and a half. Once Removed: Peripeteia, the new title, refers to the turning point in a drama after which the plot moves steadily to its denouement. It is discussed by Aristotle in the Poetics as the shift of the tragic protagonist's fortune from good to bad, which is essential to the plot of a tragedy.

collaborators:
Michael Zerang (music)
Pate Conaway (costumes/set)
Mason Dixon (video)

Post Performance Discussion & Reception to follow Friday and Saturday night performances on the 12th & 13th and 19th & 20th of October. Guest discussion moderators TBA.