ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
“The performers were marvelous, individually and together. I believed because they believed.”
“Honestly, I thought about the show for a week.”
“The star dance was tender and so special, and I cried from laughing at the 40 stitches bit.”
Alexandra Bodnarchuk presents Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS), an evening length contemporary dance duet. RPS explores the generational passing down of rules and customs of our bodies. What traditions do we choose to pass down? Which rules will we break?
Situated on a set comprised of a floor and two opposing walls, Bodnarchuk uses text, play, and contemporary phrase work to draw inspiration from her heritage and create a surreal playground of problem solving.
This work has been supported in part by the Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship at Jacob’s Pillow under the direction of Dianne McIntyre and Risa Steinberg, and mentorship of Andrea Miller and Abby Zbikowski.
Choreographer : Alexandra Bodnarchuk
Sound Design : Brandon Anderson Musser
Dramaturg : Marcela Michelle
Original Cast : Nieya Amezquita & Sarah McCullough
Understudy : Kaitlyn Hawkins
Lighting Designer : Karin Olson
Set Design : Joe Crook
Carpenter : Clint Simonson, Nails LLC
Movement Generation Think Tank : Nieya Amezquita, Alexandra Bodnarchuk, Lisa ‘MonaLisa’ Berman, Kaitlyn Hawkins, Sarah McCullough, Marcela Michelle, Brandon Anderson Musser
Photo Credit : Bill Cameron & Nic LaFrance
This work premiered as part of The Southern Theater’s Partnership Program ‘22 - ‘23 season.
Run Time : 57 min // Dancers : 2