A STUDY ON EFFORT
Conceived by BOBBI JENE SMITH
in collaboration with KEIR GOGWILT
BOBBI JENE SMITH, dancer
KEIR GOGWILT, violinist
MARTA MILLER, rehearsal director
A Study on Effort explores connections between sound, body, and duration. An hour-long dialogue between dancer Bobbi Jene Smith and violinist Keir GoGwilt, this piece gives form to different physical and emotional tasks through music and movement. Efforts are supported and transformed in the exchange between gesture and sound, finding pleasure at the boundaries of the two artistic disciplines.
Premiered at 2016, Luminato Festival, Toronto, Canada
Performed with AMOC *, December 15-17, 2017, American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA
Photos by Alex Apt and Michael J. Lutch
“...chilling, thrilling rawness.”
“A hauntingly intimate piece that packs an emotional punch, A Study on Effort showcases an incredible collaboration between choreographer and musician.”
“...an intimate meditation of feminine strength and sexuality.”
