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The multidisciplinary performance duo slowdanger<\/a> \u00ad\u2014 which was selected for the inaugural New Work Development Artist Residency<\/a> in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts<\/a> \u2014 will debut a dance performance titled \u201cStory Ballet\u201d on Friday at 7 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. Admission is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, artists developed their new work during their residency, which began Sept. 2 and closes on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 2013, slowdanger features performance artists taylor knight and anna thompson. The artists \u2014 who prefer the lowercase version of their names \u2014 describe \u201cStory Ballet\u201d as a contemporary recontextualization of \u201cSymphonie Fantastique,\u201d composed by Hector Berlioz in 1830.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The duo transposed the score to electronic instrumentation and will perform alongside three visiting artists: Theo Bliss of Pittsburgh, Christian Warner of New York City and Maree Remalia of Tulsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone has these different histories within their bodies, which is part of what we are trying to reference within the work,\u201d thompson said. \u201cAnd how those histories kind of haunt us as we continue to evolve as performance artists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The performance features a musical motif established by Berlioz called \u201cid\u00e9e fixe\u201d (\u201cfixed idea\u201d), a sequence of notes that rise and fall in different parts of the symphony, knight said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo Hector, the \u2018id\u00e9e fixe\u2019 represents the haunting presence of this obsession about this woman he falls in love with,\u201d knight said. \u201cBut we are reinterpreting that story and making the protagonist be comprised of all five of us. We each represent a different layer or different characteristic of that character, and it is more about our own sense of perception.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The symphony plays out like scenes in a movie, knight said, where the protagonist goes through a long journey of spiraling to delusion, eventually witnessing his death and funeral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHector Berlioz has crafted this as a narrative where it feels like a film,\u201d knight said. \u201cHe uses different instruments to show a change to kind of build the different emotional context in each scene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The symphony was symbolic of surrealism, depicting life in a dream-like setting, thompson said. The artists hope to use surrealism as a way to \u201cdestigmatize mental illness or negative psychological effects of trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residency Reflections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The artists were among 160 applicants for the New Work Development Residency, selected by the college\u2019s Artists and Scholars in Residence Committee<\/a>, according to Dr. James R. Ball III<\/a>, associate dean for industry and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the residency, slowdanger collaborated with students and faculty across the college and gave interdisciplinary presentations. The duo performed at the Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival<\/a> in September, and will perform on the closing day of Lorefest<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Performance duo slowdanger performed at the Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival in September. Photo by Glen Vigus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ball said he is eager to see how the residency impacted slowdanger\u2019s work, and noted that the residency exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery week I learned of new ways in which they were engaging with our students and faculty,\u201d Ball said. \u201cI am excited to see the life that \u2018Story Ballet\u2019 will have, and for all of the other ideas, projects and collaborations that may bloom in its wake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ball said he enjoyed viewing slowdanger\u2019s workshops and rehearsals to see how the artists engaged in their process in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe great joy of the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts is the many opportunities we provide our community to immerse themselves in a shared creative and intellectual atmosphere,\u201d he said. \u201cI think slowdanger truly capitalized on that promise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to thompson, this residency allowed the time and space to develop a performance that was precise and allowed room for contributions from their collaborators. It also felt special to be offered a residency that wasn\u2019t solely about teaching, knight said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerforming is a huge part of seeing how the work is being interpreted for us,\u201d knight said. \u201cBut just having the time to be able to come in and focus on one thing each rehearsal, and be able to take the time with it was incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artists said they had insightful collaborations with faculty in the college. They were excited to share their artistic background with students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have been able to be this infiltrator in a way that also offers an entry point for students to see there are other possible ways of existing as an artist,\u201d thompson said. \u201cThey were able to see professional artists who work solely in that space right now, which was exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The residency has left an impact on how they hope to engage interpretations of their work, knight said. Once they return home, knight said they will have already built a sense of history through the connections made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing able to spend two months down here in the community, we feel like we have been able to build connections with people and talk about the work,\u201d knight said. \u201cAnd we can keep collaborators we hope to work with again in the future \u2014 which offers a different level of performance you can\u2019t just experience anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top photo courtesy of slowdanger.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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