Relatively Real
2005 – 2007
Relatively Real was an 80-minute long interdisciplinary work exploring the relativity of identity and perception – who we think we are, how others perceive us, and how filters of time, place, and security tip the grasp of our-selves. The performers traversed through multiple identities including androgyny, cartoon gender, essential self, and organism in this highly physical, richly textured, and emotionally layered piece.
Collaborators
Adam McCollom composed the score, adding his haunting and ethereal sound
Stephan Gruber contributed whimsical imagery through his animation
Alex Korahais created eight, mobile, monolithic screens for the scene design
Julie Keenan boldly light the world
Alex Martin contributed her outrageous, gender-bending costumes
Original Cast
Bianca Cabrera
Scott Davis
Dustin Haug
Aiko Kinoshita
KT Niehoff
Aaron Swartzman
Janine Tiede
Funding
The National Endowment for the Arts
The National Dance Project
The National Performance Network
4culture
Seattle Office of Arts and Culture
Jack Straw Foundation
Bossak/Heilbron Foundation
Performance History
May 2005 – Premier – On the Boards – Seattle WA
September 2005 – St. Olaf College – Fairfield MN
January 2006 – Joyce SoHo – NYC
April 2006 – UC Riverside – Riverside CA
April 2006 – SUSHI Performance Gallery – San Diego CA
July 2006 – Britt Festival – Medford OR
October 2006 – Kent Performance Series – Kent WA
October 2006 – Orcas Center for the Arts – Orcas Island WA
November 2006 – Kirkland PAC – Kirkland WA
February 2007 – Firehall Arts Centre – Vancouver BC
