"Contact Improvisation"
Alice Clements
Sandy de Lissovoy
Lauralee Pope
Inspired by a genre of dance called Contact Improvisation in which individuals improvise in physical contact with each other, this show is about awkward dynamics that come into play when two or more individuals join together without any previous agreement about what they are trying to create, what the boundaries are of the physical contact, and often without enough rehearsal time to get to know each other and figure out how to blend their styles or trust each other.
The three artists in this show are dancing in a sort of contact improvisation with their materials. They have chosen to work with materials and methods that are recalcitrant and prone to failure. The element of contingency is highlighted not only in the making of these artists’ work, but also in their installation.