Photo credits: Liam Kean, courtesy of The Click.
Edge of Aquarius, imagined by Alexandria Nunweiler for The Click, is both a “self-defining and self-defying work” as it tracks Nunweiler’s January 17th birthday, dangling on the edge of the Aquarius sign. This evening-length contemporary dance theater work features a multigenerational, multicultural cast that depicts a nonlinear coming of age story through the guise of a birthday party.
Experiencing time as a circle, the work acknowledges the loud and quiet acts of aging. Through collaborative processes with both the cast and identified members of the greater Boston community, the piece tells true true stories of growing up, growing old, and growing into oneself through depictions of traditional American party scenes. These include the awkwardness of a girl learning to use her first tampon, the surprising humor of a patient receiving his first colonoscopy, and more. There are unspoken struggles, too, as a married couple dances their experiences of trying to start a family, the simultaneous comfort and pressure one feels from a parent or a child, and the exploration of celebrating birthdays of loved ones who have passed. While balancing joy and anxiety, universal experiences are presented through specific and personal storytelling ultimately inviting the audience to feel, alongside the performers, the full weight of what it is to be human.
Performances:
Work in progress showing, May 2023 in Click | The Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA
Premiere: January 19-21, 2024 | The Foundry, Cambridge, MA
Edge of Aquarius is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the New England Dance Fund through the New England Foundation for the Arts, The Dance Complex's BLOOM Residency, Boston Moving Arts Productions and The Click.
This project is open for touring opportunities.
Experiencing time as a circle, the work acknowledges the loud and quiet acts of aging. Through collaborative processes with both the cast and identified members of the greater Boston community, the piece tells true true stories of growing up, growing old, and growing into oneself through depictions of traditional American party scenes. These include the awkwardness of a girl learning to use her first tampon, the surprising humor of a patient receiving his first colonoscopy, and more. There are unspoken struggles, too, as a married couple dances their experiences of trying to start a family, the simultaneous comfort and pressure one feels from a parent or a child, and the exploration of celebrating birthdays of loved ones who have passed. While balancing joy and anxiety, universal experiences are presented through specific and personal storytelling ultimately inviting the audience to feel, alongside the performers, the full weight of what it is to be human.
Performances:
Work in progress showing, May 2023 in Click | The Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA
Premiere: January 19-21, 2024 | The Foundry, Cambridge, MA
Edge of Aquarius is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the New England Dance Fund through the New England Foundation for the Arts, The Dance Complex's BLOOM Residency, Boston Moving Arts Productions and The Click.
This project is open for touring opportunities.
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