dance
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Will You Be My Liver *Upcoming*
Solo performance by Catherine at Dance New Amsterdam, New York, NY, and CounterPULSE in San Francisco, CA. Nov-Dec 2008. Watch Video Preview.
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The Passion of a Hillbilly Greaser
Inspired by the metaphor of Elvis Presley, this piece is an exploration of the relationship between the fictional Hillbilly Greaser and his Karaoke-singing Japanese sidekick/spiritual guide. Video Excerpt
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Elvis in C-Major Bourrée
Dance/Theater Work loosely inspired by the movements of Elvis Presley. Work-in-Progress showings in San Francisco, CA(March 2008) and Brooklyn, NY (April 2008). Watch Video Excerpts.
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Gnome Trouble
Dance/Theater/Video collaboration with Bryan Boyce (video), based on a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Premiered at West Wave Dance Festival 2007, San Francisco.
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Hysterics Anonymous
Duet based on the lives of two turn-of-the-century hysterical women, performed at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA.
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Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice
A dance/theater/video piece based on the true story of the man with the Guinness record for being struck by lightning seven times. Won prize at Kosovo Festival for Most Original Theater Piece. Video Slideshow
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Frames of Mind
Four dancers and four televisions. Inspired by TV soap drama, this piece was created in a one-week workshop with Cornell students. Also performed at Counterpulse StreamFEST 2007. Video Excerpt
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Underwriting Companionship
A duet between two female dancers combining spoken word and dance, "Underwriting Companionship" is an investigation of the feminist sensibility through a history of female correspondence. Video Excerpt
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Remote Commotion
A video/dance piece, originally created at the American Dance Festival 2006, in Durham, North Carolina.
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Pill Popping Blues
Playful tragic/comic exploration of various physical and psychological afflictions for six dancers and an office chair.
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Hold Me While I'm Naked
An early piece, choreographed for Kate Shearman and Satya Stainton, that covers three stages of their intimate and comic relationship.
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Very Truly Yours
A collaborative dance/theater project based on excerpts from a collection of letters found in the book, Letters of the Century.