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(16 minutes/ 5 Dancers) Pignut seizes on the darker side of human nature, creating an intense and passionate Lord of the Flies female survival story. The piece explores human instinctual behavior as it takes the audience on a journey through a day in the life of five women heading unknowingly in the wrong direction. As the dancers realize that the pile of pignuts on the stage have become the only means of existence, they go through stages of oblivion, struggle, greed, compassion and injury. The dancers’ attempt to come together through ritualistic behavior finally turns sour, and one woman is sacrificed while each of the remaining are left to contemplate her own part in the event. Original score is by Johnathan Lee. “A Lord of the Flies scenario influences Pignut, a new work that explores the darker side of human nature. These five women are rawly aggressive in their quest to rule the roost, in this case a pile of nuts. They tremble uncontrollably, trying to grasp a hold of the most nuts. Atavistic, at times nearly orgiastic, beneath Jessica Marchant's shadowy lighting, the women are mesmerizingly fierce, their faces as dramatically active as their bodies are physical. Grimaces, sneers, gasps and silent groans punctuate this seething cauldron of bodies all bent on capturing the most, winning, overcoming their co-competitors. It's a grueling study, approached with breathless abandon.” - Lisa Traiger, danceviewtimes *Photos by Lois Greenfield |
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