| Tere O'Connor |
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mancc research highlights
Work in Development: Baby (2005), Wrought Iron Fog (2009) Collaborators: 2005; Hilary Clark, Erin Gerken and Matthew Rogers [performers] and 2009; Hilary Clark, Daniel Clifton, Erin Gerken, Heather Olson and Matthew Rogers [performers] In recent years, O’Connor’s investigations into the philosophical potential of dance have transformed his work, resulting in a stripped down form where choreography is the protagonist. Wrought Iron Fog will focus on a core drama in dance–the tension between fixed states and constant change. As one image contextualizes the next, ‘change’ becomes a central contributor to the creation of meaning in dance. O’Connor is interested in bringing the experiential qualities of watching dance into this investigation embracing audience perception as an element of change. In imitation of this he will incorporate the performers as “audience” as the work is built. He will embrace their subjective projections, normally embedded in nuanced interpretations, into the making of the dance. Each dancer will alter the material in his/her own way in a back and forth editing dialogue with O'Connor. The final result will be a braiding of all these single investigations.      |
