Twelve audience members enter an elaborate constructed structure that holds their seating as well as the performance “stage” – a five foot by eight foot pit with six foot walls. Inside, an hour-long contemporary dance performance ensues, with four dancers in the minute space surrounded by the sounds of two live musicians. The work is an excavation of new movement language forced and facilitated by the unusual confines, and an exploration of the related themes of confinement.
More information about the event at khecari.org.
Oubliette is partially supported by an Individual Artist Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, as well as a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, and by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation, the Ginger Farley Charitable Fund, and many generous donors. Khecari is an Arts Partner with the Chicago Park District, in residence at Indian Boundary and Revere Parks, and participates in HelpDesk, a Pentacle program providing infrastructure mentoring and support. Photography is by Ryan Bourque.
