Amid a din of ambient guitars, nine dancers confined to two-by-two-foot pedestals belie their workplace-appropriate skirts and slacks in this full-bodied indictment of the daily grind from Canadian dance troupe the Holy Body Tattoo. With live accompaniment by the powerful Montreal-based post-rock ensemble Godspeed You! Black Emperor, this seething choreography telegraphs self-preservation against bureaucracy, groupthink, and drudgery. Behind the convulsive scene, projected texts by Conceptual artist Jenny Holzer offer wry commentary on the ambiguous ethics of going about one’s business, as these beleaguered bodies keep on keepin’ on.
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An Evening of Opera
QED (2/23 - 2/23) | ||
The Moth StorySLAM
The Bell House (2/3 - 3/26) | ||
Hear Me Out: Hosted by Nick Smith
Union Hall (2/19 - 2/19) | ||
Henry IV
Theatre for a New Audience (1/26 - 3/2) | ||
An Evening of Opera
QED (3/23 - 3/23) | ||
Modesto Flako Jimenez: ¡Harken!
JACK (2/6 - 2/8) | ||
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