Ligia Lewis
Ligia Lewis DO/US/DE
Ligia Lewis
deader than dead
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1 September
- Tanzmesse Digital Space
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deader than dead
Choreography: Ligia Lewis
Originally planned as a live performance, deader than dead became a film due to pandemic. Choreographer Legia Lewis began the creation of the performance with an investigation into the irony and emotional distance induced by the deadpan, a comically deployed impassive attitude. For this filmed version, the dancers are inspired by the final monologue of Macbeth and deploy a modular form in which each chapter illustrates death, stasis or emptiness. The performance is also a reflection on familiarity with tragedy in black communities, on time and its loops, on touch as both an act of care and violence – all with a good dose of humour.
Artistic Crew / Team:
Concept, art direction, choreography, set design: Ligia Lewis
in creation with performers: Ligia Lewis, Jasper Marsalis, Jasmine Orpilla, and Austyn Rich
Sound dramaturgy, design, and film score: Slauson Malone, with excerpts by S McKenna
Co-Producers:
Made in L.A. 2020 / Hammer Museum. Made in L.A. 2020: a version is organized by the Hammer Museum in partnership with The Huntington Library, Art Museum,
and Botanical Gardens.
Funders and Supporters:
Human Resources, Los Angeles.
