Kathy Westwater
Dance
"Revelatory"
The New York Times
"An unconventional choreographer experiencing a surge of recognition"
"Westwater reminds us we are irrevocably connected to that original ooze and the blunt impulses contained in it."
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photo description:
Foregrounded and in profile,
the long hair of a dancer
whose eyes are closed is
suspended above her head.
Other dancers behind her are doing
individuated movement,
seemingly striking or
grasping the air.
photo Ian Douglas
Moundscapes
Premiered December 2022
Gibney Center
webpage in progress
Choreographed by Kathy Westwater with the performers
Performed by Marisa Clementi, Alex Romania, Rakia Seaborn, Stacy Lynn Smith, Nattie Trogden & Kathy Westwater
Music by Toshimaru Nakamura, Sean Meehan
Costumes by Claire Fleury
Lighting design by Roderick Murray
Dramaturgy by Clarinda Mac Low
Photography by Ian Douglas
& Elyse Mertz