TOUCH CODE: (Re) Claiming Space (2021)
“Touch Code is a gorgeous blend of visceral movement, dynamic music, and carefully considered theatricality. It allowed me an opportunity to both mourn the connection I’ve missed, and celebrate the resilience of the human spirit. The sound score and architecture of the space add richness to the work, and I loved witnessing the deep intimacy the performers share with one another. What a gift to experience live performance again! Don’t miss it.”
About the Work
The full evening, all female sextet, explores the central themes of boundaries and reclamation as flutist, Julie Johnson, performs original scores of her experimental and contemplative music. The dancers traverse the soundscape and mysterious, sculptural environment on a relentless journey of agency, investigating the stories that reside between—us. The choreography amplifies the energy and responsiveness to the interruption of personal space by exhibiting a raw and exposed view to the desire, resistance, uncertainty, power, or lack of power, in proximity.
LENGTH: APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES
Premiered at the Southern Theater
The Southern Theater, 1420 S. Washington Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454
Collaborating Artists
Sculpture and Set Design: Jess Kiel-Wornson
Sound Direction and Design: Dan Dukich
Lighting Design: Mike Grogan
Technical and Stage Management: Sarah Salisbury
Performers: Emma Marlar, Gemma Isaacson, Genevieve Waterbury, Julie Johnson, Margaret Ogas, Marisol Herling, and Sharon Picasso
Promotional Photography: Jennifer Glaws
Photography Documentation & Archive: Bill Cameron (a collection of his photos featured above)
Videography: Cully Gallagher with Tamara Ober and TJ Tronson
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TOUCH CODE: (Re) Claiming Space
Recorded November 2021
TOUCH CODE: (Re) Claiming Space was made possible by the producing support of The Southern Theater and the Performance Partnership Program. In addition support was provided by: Jennifer Glaws, a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
