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Realm of Shades - Veļu Valsts (2014) Chr: Joséphine A. Garibaldi w/Hannah Matsen
In loving memory of Jean Arlene McCormick Zmolek We are to die, we are to rot, Our name is to stay here, Our name is to stay here, In the corner of this room. - Latvian Daina (Traditional folksong) |
Performers: Bridget Close, Danielle Essma,
Scott Lindenberg, Julie Leir-Vansickle |
Set to a score compiled from classic Warner Brothers cartoons, the impetus for "Masquerade" was the choreographic exploration of facial movements in the Laban A & B spatial scales. The score for "Masquerade" was compiled from the classic cartoons "What's Opera Doc", "The Rabbit of Seville" and "A Corny Concerto" and the music of Carl W. Stalling and Hilt Franklin (based upon the works of Donizetti, Rossini, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Von Suppe, and Wagner). Following the lead of the Warner Brothers cartoons, what developed from these initial explorations was a whimsical parody of the canon of classical music and ballet. In fluffy evening gowns of purples, pinks, satins, taffeta, sequins and bows, Garibaldi designed and constructed the costumes to evoke the balletomanes at the ballet. Additionally, the performers of Masquerade were in full face and body white makeup, allowing the facial expressions and gestures to be the centerpiece of the work.
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Suits (2012) Chr: Joséphine A. Garibaldi
Suits explores our human capitulation to fuel the unrelenting and fiercely competitive global economy. With a sound mix driven by Tokyo artists, the "punk-style choir" Adachi Tomomi Royal Chorus and the a capella trio Zubi Zuva, Suits rapidly scans through witty physical metaphors of gendered power suits that scurry with precisioned intensity, run on the razor's edge between chaos and collision, and sprint in perpetuity.
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Forbidden Fruit (2011) Chr: Joséphine A. Garibaldi
Evoking the atmosphere of film noir and inspired by the femme fatale chanteuses of the 50’s such as Eartha Kitt, a nuanced strength of woman through glamour and high heel shoes emerged.
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Performed by Bridget Close
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Push (2010) Choreographer, Costumer, Sound Mix: Joséphine A. Garibaldi
(2nd Alternate, NW Region, 2010 ACDFA National Gala, Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.)
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Humbled by the beauty of light falling through an open door as the sun was setting, this work inquires into ruminations about shadow, light and metaphors of door. The performers were asked to write; from their writings movement was created. These movement phrases became the choreography; their spoken text illuminated the sound score.- JG
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Something's Fishy (2006) Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, SiteWorks festival. Choreography Garibaldi/Zmolek, costume: Garibaldi
Choreography was inspired by the site overlooking the Thea Foss Waterway. Performers brainstormed words associated with water which were then paired with Elements of Movement terms to create source movement material then manipulated by choreographic craft. Processional in background going down handicapped ramp are local artists who responded to our call to create Fish on a Stick sculptures to be included within the work and later displayed in an exhibition at Barefoot Studios. |
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Anticipatory Illumination (2004) Choreography, Costumes: Joséphine A. Garibaldi
Anticipatory Illumination was structured choreographically to emulate the perambulatory journey a pilgrim makes as s/he walks the 5 levels of the Javanese Buddhist temple Borobodur. The hand gestures, postures and movements of the dancers were inspired by the bas relief carvings one contemplates as they walk the 5 levels of Borobodur. The music of Anticipatory Illumination, composed by Robert Fruehwald, following the pentatonic scale of the Javanese and Balinese gamelan orchestra where five pitches are roughly equally spaced within an octave.
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