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M2DT presents: Black is the Color of that Kettle
Black is the Color of that Kettle is a collection of dance works choreographed by M2DT company members & guest artists. This series of dance stories for and about women is dedicated to the work supporting the broken woman.
Below are the eight dance works that will be presented:
Inflammable choreographed by M2DT company member Meghan Cardwell-Wilson
Inflammable features a quintet attached by history and isolated by raw, individual responses to being burned, singed. Flammability is explored through grasping at ankles and cradling heads as the connections binding paper dolls - simple, fragile, without depth, and able to be cut and ripped apart at any moment - are challenged.
Copiah County choreographed by M2DT company member Bethany Nelson
A warm breeze brushes your face and a strong but familiar voice calls your name. As you enter the house, a benevolent hand pats you on the shoulder and a dour voice commands you to wash up for dinner. "Ok, Ma." Inspired by her rural Mississippi roots, choreographer Bethany Therese Nelson presents Copiah County, which she considers her ode to the matriarch. Titled after the quaint, quiet county her family has inhabited for generations, Copiah County celebrates the southern matriarch as the glue that bonds family together yet also acknowledges the hardships endured by southern women: being asked to share the physical workload as well as care for the family. Performed by six women to the music of Theater Fire, Copiah County is stoic and proud, built with grace and delicacy.
SoRoar choreographed by M2DT company member Andrew Coronado
No greater love can be found elsewhere than sisters taunting, tickling, and antagonizing one another while supporting one another through smiles, giggles, and rolling of the eyes. SoRoar, a duet danced in jest, finds these two sisters intertwining in hand held gestures, postural pro-tag games, and affectionately devoting themselves to be linked together for a lifetime.
Leftovers choreographed by Co-Artistic Director Lesley Snelson-Figueroa
"Look down over to her face. Keep it for awhile in that position." Leftovers created by little clumps of foiled barricades emote the feelings of combative relationships. Dancers transition from isolated solos to ensembles by connecting fists to foreheads, folding hands over shoulders, and yearning to be wrapped up and unraveled.
I Loved Me choreographed by guest artist Linda Quinn of Tarrant County College Northeast
A literal story, this is a collection of personal memories from a past abusive relationship that changed the way choices in life are viewed. I Loved Me is about confusion, fear, turmoil, and eventually, evolution. An evolution from weakness and confusion to strength and faith is wrapped in the dancer's eyes, body language, gesture, and intimacy through this dance work. Ironically enough, this true-life relationship began with a dance, a journey that changes any woman's life.
"It's All W's Fault." Goodbye Mr. Soandso choreographed by Co-Artistic Director Amy L. Sleigh
The dance begins between a suit and a woman. A love story of warmth, care, and compassionate touches - the two embrace, twirl, and fold into one another. The glimpse of a red flower presses from lips to palm as the guitar melody sweeps over the room. A pocket note reveals the salesman and the dance transposes to thwarted gestures that rupture a series of tight turns, breathable travel patterns, and packing motifs that lead her to the open road. Walt Whitman's words fill her head as she confirms her worth. "I inhale great draughts of space, the east and the west are mine, the north and south are mine. I am larger, better than I thought; I did not know I held so much goodness." "It's All W's Fault." Goodbye Mr. Soandso is the dancing memoir of the woman who journeys from a counterfeit love to the vast love of her own lavish hand.
Restraint choreographed by guest artist Amy Querin of FresNO Dance Collective
We inevitably pursue things that bind us; human psychology tolerates and often pursues proverbial cages. Our relationship to these restraints is what informs this work. The experience of being held (bound) is one of propulsion, momentum, and heightened athleticism. Restraint is relative. Inspired by the ideas that caged birds sing (Maya Angelou) and that "it is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us" (Marrianne Williamson), the soloist explores the realization that there is freedom in being caged and fear in being free.
Smudge choreographed by guest artist and M2DT collective member Deborah Golden
A trio of women emerges from three paths of abusive walks. The first soloist begins with circular hand gestures that carve the hurt from the inside out. The second joins the familiar territory seeking help with surrendering swipes of the arms. The third soloist affirms her strength by taking the weight of each dancer to heal others as herself. Smudge is the common mark that binds these three women togetherâ¦a visible smear that is shared among these women and invisible to others. This story is about the broken women who seek one another in order to trust, to heal, to persevere, and to grow despite the Smudge.
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LocationLife in Deep Ellum - Event Space
2803 Taylor Street
Dallas, TX 75226
United States
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| Minimum Age: 0 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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