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or can we fly from here
“As the director of
Gamelan Pacifica, composer Jarrad Powell has long been familiar
with the warm yet strangely unsettling sounds of Javanese
traditional music. In his most recent presentation, a collaboration
with choreographer Mary Sheldon Scott, the surreal, dreamlike
nature of Javanese folklore is translated into an astonishing
work of visual, musical, and physical art. In or can we fly
from here, which premiered last month at the Northwest New
Works Festival, captivating narration and the ethereal Indonesian-trained
singing of Jessica Kenney was illustrated by Scott's psychologically
and emotionally charged choreography and Powell's colorful
and sophisticated atmospheric music.” - Trey Hatch,
The Stranger
Premiere: Northwest New Works Festival, On the Boards, Seattle, April 2-4, 1998
Performed by: Ronly Blau, Jessika Kenney, Juliet Waller, Ben Warren
Lighting Design: Ben Geffen
Costume Design: Lisa DeFrance
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