A Body (Un)Becoming

Friday & Saturday, May 22 & 23 at 7:30pm with Q&A

A Body (Un)Becoming is a dance duet with live musicians that explores the tension

between decay and transformation. In this performance, the body meets disintegrating

materials through acts of touch, labor, and experimentation. The piece investigates

what new forms can emerge through pressure, heat, and attention which are also

echoed in the kinetic sculptures made from eggshells. By animating overlooked

materials—including an aging female-identified body— the work challenges fixed ideas

of being and utility: fragile, reforming, and ongoing.

Directed by Beth Graczyk

Performed by Leah Wilks & Beth Graczyk, Laura Sewell & Thomasina Petrus

Music by Aaron Gabriel

Lighting Design Mike Grogan

Costumes by Asa Thornton

Biomaterial Sculptures by Beth Graczyk