Collaborator Thomas Körtvélyessy and I were delighted that our Zoom showing on December 11th drew an audience from so many countries: Germany, Japan, Israel, Slovenia, South Africa, and Ukraine in addition to The Netherlands and the US. Our multi–media research in preparing for the showing further confirmed for us how authoritarianism and the climate crisis are actually two aspects of the same issue, a perspective which some of the attendees readily appreciated and which was a novel concept for others.

The showing included video, stills, and texts from other sources as well as our own choreography–in–development and discussion with attendees. A few days before the showing, Ukrainian choreographer/director Viktor Ruban was able to send a video excerpt from his theatre piece in–progress Putin’s Prozess, and the text of a monologue that is part of the piece. Amazingly, his cell phone service allowed him to join us from Kyiv and contribute his thoughtful, relevant comments to the discussion.
“What a wonderful and creative event! It was so great to see other ways that we movers can share our work and collaborate outside of a theater setting. Also that it is an international collaboration and that the audience is bigger than NYC opens up so many possibilities.” — Janet Aisawa
“What a provocative and beautiful amount of work, thank you for sharing it. Loved your dancing characters. the songs/poems just beautiful. And it was a pleasure to get lost in such important thinking with your friends and collaborators.” — Christine Dakin
“Enjoyed the work and all the research you put into it. I thought your video worked out well and the fact that the videographer (Celeste Hastings) could change level and come in close – and in focus – was great. “ — Penny Ward
credit: left. Laura Shapiro, photo by Kathryn Butler; right, video capture of and design by Thomas Körtvélyessy