Efficiency
Dance collaboration with Jane Jerardi
Gala Theatre Tivoli Washington DC USA
22 October 2005
The improvisatory work of D.C.-based performer, choreographer, and
artist Jane Jerardi is characterized by weighted, whole-body action and a distinct
vocabulary built on movement and gesture. She draws inspiration from everything
in the world around her including music, visual arts, the written word, and
such abstract themes as time. As part of Washington Performing Arts Society’s
40th Anniversary Season, Jerardi presented the world premiere of her latest
experimental work at the
GALA-Tivoli Theatre. Jerardi’s choreography used video of fast-paced
D.C. life as a backdrop for her exploration of the tension associated with
society’s ongoing quest for “free time.”
The soundtrack
presented an image of movement and speed within the frame of the piece.