A Performance Research
First commissioned by Alberta Bair Theatre's OPI Outreach in 2016 and performed at the Billings Library Community Room February 14th, 2017 as a performance lecture featuring Krista Leigh Pasini, Olivia Brown, Carolyn Coefield, and Allison Kazmierski.
Breaking Classical, a deconstruction of ballet intersects rhizomatic inquiries relating to and reflecting on tradition, history, cultural politics, feminism, and standing in personal truths.
Of the four solos, each performance and collected reflections were gifted to another artist to respond to - creating an ekphrastic exchange spanning 5 years. Additional artists include: Billie Parrott, Daniel Mont Eton, Erica Giofriddo, and Lisa Oppegard.
Additional Contributors: Tiffany Miller Designs who conceptualized and designed all the garments for this project.
Sound and Music: Michael Wall, Janek Schaefer, Matthew Burtner, Handel, Prokofiev, and Tchaikovsky
This project will soon be archived as an online exhibit at HaltForce Art Collective: haltforceartcollective.com/breaking-classical-a-deconstruction-of-ballet
Breaking Classical, a deconstruction of ballet intersects rhizomatic inquiries relating to and reflecting on tradition, history, cultural politics, feminism, and standing in personal truths.
Of the four solos, each performance and collected reflections were gifted to another artist to respond to - creating an ekphrastic exchange spanning 5 years. Additional artists include: Billie Parrott, Daniel Mont Eton, Erica Giofriddo, and Lisa Oppegard.
Additional Contributors: Tiffany Miller Designs who conceptualized and designed all the garments for this project.
Sound and Music: Michael Wall, Janek Schaefer, Matthew Burtner, Handel, Prokofiev, and Tchaikovsky
This project will soon be archived as an online exhibit at HaltForce Art Collective: haltforceartcollective.com/breaking-classical-a-deconstruction-of-ballet