This piece explores the flesh, the cord, and the net, as means of connection, a symbol of our relationality for a broader concept of networking - our multiplicity of tethers, connecting back to the very first tether: the umbilical.
Beginning and ending in full dark, this piece follows the performers as they navigate being bound together via a sheer fabric loop. Watson moves between synthesizer stations, pushing and pulling amidst the loop as Bernier bends and stretches, creating a physical dialogue between the two as Bernier both aids and obstructs movement between instruments. Borges pivots between two projectors, a free hand portable projector, and an overhead projector with which she creates live visual collages that are cast across the fabric loop. Together, the three envelop the audience in a visual and sonic narrative of connection and loss, asking: what do we do when the tether breaks?
Sound by Kari Watson
Movement by Kristen Bernier
Visuals by Lua Borges
Video by John Jadkowski
Photos by Alex Halstead