an evening length, original performance by tbd. dance collective as part of KANEKO’S “Passion & Obsession: From the Collection” exhibition
Premiere Date: April 15, 2017
Run Time: 45 minutes
Dancers: Kyan Doubet, Kat Fackler, Maggie Fleita, Stephanie Huettner, Kara Gillmore, Emily Jordan, Alyssa Rivera, Kim Sernett, Annie Schenzel, Lauren Wichert
Musicians: Lori Reckling and Closeness
Lighting Design: Nik Fackler
Lighting Provided by FadeUp Design Group
Photographs by: Ben Semisch, courtesy of Kaneko
Why do we collect and consume art?
Where does obsession originate in the mind?
Can something intangible be collected?
tbd. created an original performance exploring the idea of movement as an intangible collection, able to be viewed, but only truly stored in the mind. Through movement, lighting, and sound, tbd. transformed the performance space into the mind of the artist. Within this new space, the audience observed the artist firsthand as they obsessively consume and recall movement in an attempt to build an intangible collection.
Sound + Music Collaborators
During the entrance section of the performance, tbd. descended a large staircase, toward to audience, to live gong accompaniment by Lori Reckling, who is a local Omaha musician and performer. In the second part of the performance, Closeness played lived from their EP Personality Therapy, while tbd. dance in the large Box Truss gallery at the KANEKO.
