ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
“The performers were marvelous, individually and together. I believed because they believed.”
“Honestly, I thought about the show for a week.”
“The star dance was tender and so special, and I cried from laughing at the 40 stitches bit.”
Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS) is an evening length duet that explores the generational passing down of rules and customs of our bodies. What traditions do we choose to pass down? Which rules will we break? Located on a set comprised of a floor and two opposing walls, choreographer Alexandra Bodnarchuk uses text, play, and movement derived from her cultural identities to create a surreal playground of problem solving as the audience watches from opposing sides.
This work has been supported in part by the Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship at Jacob’s Pillow under the direction of Dianne McIntyre and Risa Steinberg and mentorship of Andrea Miller (GALLIM dance) and Abby Zbikowski (Abby Z and the New Utility).
Choreographer : Alexandra Bodnarchuk
Sound Design : Brandon Anderson Musser
Dramaturg : Marcela Michelle
Original Cast : Nieya Amezquita & Sarah McCullough
Understudy : Kaitlyn Hawkins
Lighting Designer : Karin Olson
Set Design : Joe Crook
Carpenter : Clint Simonson, Nails LLC
Movement Generation Think Tank : Nieya Amezquita, Alexandra Bodnarchuk, Lisa ‘MonaLisa’ Berman, Kaitlyn Hawkins, Sarah McCullough, Marcela Michelle, Brandon Anderson Musser
Photo Credit : Bill Cameron & Nic LaFrance
This work premiered as part of The Southern Theater’s Partnership Program ‘22 - ‘23 season.
Run Time : 57 min // Dancers : 2