Photo by Dé Randle

Eternal Bonds .1

Location: Suite 650

Austin, TX

"ETERNAL BONDS .1" OFFERS AN ABSTRACT, THEATRICAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE ENIGMA OF TIME, THE POTENCY OF MEMORIES, AND THE MULTIFACETED NATURE OF GRIEF. WITH SEVEN DANCERS PERSONIFYING SPLINTERS OF A LARGER CONSCIOUSNESS, THE AUDIENCE IS GUIDED THROUGH A SPECTRUM OF BOTH VIVID AND INTANGIBLE RECOLLECTIONS. THIS NARRATIVE ILLUMINATES THE CONCEPT THAT MEMORIES, AND THE ENDURING CONNECTIONS THEY FOSTER, CAN BE A SOURCE OF SOLACE, SUGGESTING THAT THROUGH CHERISHING THESE MEMORIES, GRIEF DIMINISHES WHILE ETERNAL LOVE ENDURES, EVEN HINTING AT BONDS THAT TRANSCEND OUR MORTAL EXISTENCE. THIS FIRST CHAPTER OF A TRILOGY POSES A PROFOUND INQUIRY: HOW CAN PERFORMANCE ACT AS A SACRED SPACE FOR COMMUNAL HEALING AND STEADFAST HOPE?.

November 4th 2023

CREDITS

Artistic Director/Concept: Valeria Y. Gonzalez 

Choreography: Valeria Y. Gonzalez in collab with the dancers

Rehearsal director: Aidan Rodgers 

Dancers: Aidan Rodgers, Aída Hernandez-Reyes, Cellise Brown, Micah Senter, Fay Leonard, and Sheila Jackson.

Co-Producers: Valeria Y. Gonzalez and Cali Ibarra 

Costume design, Hair, Make up Photographer and Videographer: Alba Garcia 

Dancer Advocate: Allison Metts 

Manager: Valeria Y. Gonzalez 

Assistant manager: Nicole Gerkey 

Graphic Designer: Anne Altmann 

Lighting Designer: Dé Randle