UNTITLED HOMAGE to MY TWENTIES IN NEW YORK CITY
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University of Maryland - School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
Second Season The Weeping Philosophers - January 2017 Dance Theatre at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Written, Directed, and Choreographed by Kelly Colburn Costume Design by Claudia Brownlee Projections and Media Design by Nitsan Scharf Photos by Paul Deziel and Jonathan Hsu |
A memoir of a young dreamer in New York City. The lighting begins in the idealized world that is captured in tourist photos and first memories: the coziness of exposed lightbulbs and ravishing skyline sunsets. Being then let down with hopeless love, regret, and fear, the gritty world of New York is unveiled through dark alleys and glaring fluorescents. The hanging bulbs do not glow no more, rather shine hollow, reminiscent of the young dreamer's past dreams. Unable to bear the the grunginess of New York pawing at her every footstep, she decides to leave the once greatest city in the world.
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