Obstacle Allusions (2011) | skinner/kirk DANCE ENSEMBLE

Production Details

Running Time: 30 minutes
Choreography: Eric Skinner
Music: Joseph Hayden and Arvo Part performed by Bill Crane and Enno Morricone
Costumes: Eric Skinner and Earlene Munnerlyn
Lighting: James Mapes
Dancers: Heather Jackson, Margo Yohner, Holly Shaw, Zachary Carroll, Eric Skinner, Daniel Kirk
Premiere: BodyVox Dance Center, Portland, Oregon

Press

"Movement often flows from group patterns into pairings of dancers -- often man/man, man/woman and woman/woman -- whose duets serve as subtle references to romance and some of the gender-related variances thereupon."
~ Oregonian

Obstacle Allusions (2011)

An understated suite of romantic duets and group interactions made tricky by a series of low hanging lights. Obstacle Allusions is a fluid and captivating exploration of human relationships as friends, intimates, and communities. The stage is populated by bare light bulbs that create and define space, producing the namesake obstacles for the dancers to move within.