InRegister 16 • February 2009
InDemandAnd, others see her differentlythan who she really is. I thought it paralleled thestory of the Picasso painting,” Wilson explains.
Wilson worked withthree choreographers to achieve dance works that could tackle theconcepts of both the painting and the play. The showwill feature new, original choreography from Scott Putman, Ashleigh Leiteand Gina Bashour.
Although “Looking Glass” is abstract innature, dancers will represent specific characters or images. For theinterpretation of “The Glass Menagerie,” Wilson will dance asolo from Amanda’s perspective, Carrie Cliburn portrays Laura and CalvinRow will represent Tom. In two separate dances, Leigh Jenningsand Stephanie Faucette will portray the woman from
Picasso’s painting.Another special feature of the production
will be Saliha Staib,who will be painting live, offering her
own perspective of“Girl Before a Mirror” and
“The Glass Menagerie.”“As always, I hope our audiences will gain alittle insight as to who people are and how wefunction as a society,” Wilson says.
Tickets range in pricefrom $10-$35 and can be purchased online atwww.manshiptheatre.org. For more information, call Of Moving Colorsat 338-0804 or send an e-mail to contact@ofmovingcolors.org.
Dancing ability isn’t required to consider your ownreflection ...
with these unique mirrors and glass objet d’art..Of Moving Colors’ productions are always unique, but the 21stseason kicks off with something especially innovative. “Looking Glass,”a new contemporary dance-theatre work, is inspired by TennesseeWilliams’ “The Glass Menagerie” and Pablo Picasso’s “GirlBefore a Mirror.” The performances, set for Feb. 7 at7:30 p.m. and Feb. 8 at 2 p.m., will provide audiences with an interpretation of two iconicworks through dance, text, music and visual art.
The productionwill also offer something different for the Manship Theatre’s mainstage: “Looking Glass” will be performed on a barestage – no backdrops or curtains. Costume changes will bemade as part of the show.
“It’s quite araw production, but it holds a lot of beauty,” artisticdirector Garland Goodwin Wilson relates.
Wilson had been interested increating work inspired by the literary word and visual artfor years. After seeing “Girl Before a Mirror” intextbooks, she finally saw the work up close in 1991at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Thepainting stayed with her.
“It brings about the conceptof people’s reflections being different from what they really are,”Wilson says.
She had also read “The Glass Menagerie,”and was fascinated by Laura’s story.
“Laura sees herselfdifferent than how others see her.
By JAMIE CRAIG
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OMCDance Photos by David Humphreys & Wes Kroninger
Product Photosby Layne Photography
Styling by Susan Ross
