“Tempest”, an original contemporary dance piece, was inspired by Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. The dance follows the character Miranda as she explores her relationship with the ocean and the mysterious island she calls home. “Tempest” opens with a tableau mirroring the painting “Miranda and the Tempest”, by pre-raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse. The tableau breaks […]
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“Illumination” is a section from a lager work titled “Tempest”.
The dance film begins in a tableau that mirrors the figure of Psyche in the John William Waterhouse pre-raphaelite painting, “Psyche’s Golden Box”. The inspiration behind “Illumination” is a combination of the Greek mythologies Psyche and Cupid, and Pandora’s box. In both stories Psyche and Pandora […]
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“Miranda” is the opening section of a lager work titled “Tempest”.
The inspiration for “Miranda” comes from a Waterhouse painting entitled “Miranda and The Tempest”. As the lights fade up, we find a dancer in a tableau that mirrors Miranda from the painting. As if the painting has come to life, the dancer begins to tell […]
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