SOFT&STARK

JULY 28-29 2018 | GOVERNORS ISLAND/NYC POETRY FESTIVAL

Soft & Stark (caitlinadams/heidco) is an ethereal atmosphere following the strength, interconnectivity, and poise held within a space shared by 3 female-identified bodies.  Performed by Kristyn Arch, Kelsey Greenway, and Lir Katz, the dancers live amidst oppositional qualitative natures subsequently landing them in static images reminiscent of classical portraiture. The tension of this vacillation from familiarity and stillness to discomfort and disorientation is reenforced by the bucolic setting of Governors Island, which, like all stylized colonial utopias, encourages amnesia about its violent past.

commissioned by NYC Poetry Society & Milk Press.

Project team

director | choreographer. Caitlin Adams
dancers | collaborators. Kristyn Arch, Kelsey Greenway, Lir Katz
sound design. Caitlin Adams | Zach Crumrine
costumes. Caitlin Adams
Special thanks to Joey Cannizzaro