OUR INFERNO
Dance Concert Fall 2019
My vision was to create a piece that portrayed the weight of blame that is continually passed onto the following generation. Despite the negativity that surrounds us younger generations, we continue to live – go to school, work, and of course, dance. Through lighting, music, and choreography, "Our Inferno" shows the balance between feeling a constant weight above us and the need to continue living our lives.
COSTUMES
Judy Hansen
The idea for the costumes was to make the dancers look like people, particularly millennials. The color palette was bright to parallel the lighting and energy of the piece.
CONTRIBUTORS
DESIGNERS
Brad Minardi (lighting), Judy Hansen (costumes), Charlotte Davidson (sound)
DANCERS
Cate Alvaro, Katie Auerswald, Marney O’Connor, Victoria Endow, Arianne Gandy, Maddie Sell, Emma Wasserman, Paige Valego
PRODUCTION
Maida Withers (Artistic Director), Quinn Gagos (Stage Manager), John Traub (Technical Director)
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Our Inferno
Choreographer: Monique Martinez
Sound Designer: Monique Martinez
Assistant Stage Manager: Cate Alvaro
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Score: oh baby by LCD Soundsystem, We Didn’t Start the Fire (strings) performed by Liam McCormack, Millennials and Baby Boomers Seek To Understand Each Other (Youtube) by Jubilee, People really need to stop blaming millennials (Youtube) by Russell Howard, We Didn’t Start the Fire (instrumental) performed by Phoebe Workman, lyrics by choreographer and cast
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Dancers: Cate Alvaro, Katie Auerswald, Marney O’Connor, Victoria Endow, Arianne Gandy, Maddie Sell, Emma Wasserman, Paige Valego
Millennial: A person reaching young adulthood in the early 21st century (Oxford).
LIGHT
PLOT
Brad Minardi
The first half of the piece was lit with blue light to give the ambiance of a comfortable, more relaxed setting. As the first half came to an end, the lighting faded into a peach, which gradually became a heavily saturated red until only the dancers' silhouettes were visible. The gradual development towards anger and exhaustion paralleled the emotions of the dancers and the text in the music.