“Bloom & Decline” was originally made possible by The Greene Family in 2023.
Evening-Length Works
“Bloom & Decline” explores the unique, complex, and ever-changing concept of time. In the first half, the piece takes a youthful perspective, using time as a record and acumulation of experiences in life. How do we interact with time when we aren’t overly aware of it?What do we do with our time, when it seems like there is so much of it? After intermission, that perspective changes. At a certain point, we become more aware of how fleeting life really is and have to make decisions about what to do with the time that is left.
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Choreography - Jared Baker
Lighting Design - Stuart Jacobs
Length - Approximately 78 Minutes with Intermission
Dancers - 9-13
Music - Alva Noto, Yann Tiersen, Michael Stein,
Machinefabriek, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto, Anna
Yarbrough, Son Lux, Arcade Fire & Owen Pallet, Floating
Points, Murcof, Dan Romer, Nina Simone, Erik Satie, Dakota
Suite & Emanuele Errante, Matthew Simmons, Sergey
Cheremisinov, Kronos Quartet & Philip Glass, Hans Zimmer
“The Great Pause” was originally made possible by Accent On Dance in 2022.
“The Great Pause” reflects on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Inspired by an essay by Julio Gambuto, Baker offers perspectives from different individuals and their own stories, experiences, and feelings regarding “The Great Pause”. In the first act, we are transported back to the early days of the pandemic, along with the feelings of fear, isolation, lonelines, and the extreme need for normalcy. Following intermission, the piece examines whether or not the “old normal was really in the best interest of us all. This piece can serve as a reminder that as our lives continue to go back to “normal”, that we don’t forget the clarity that the pause brought to all of us.
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