The NiNe Lives

2019
Base: Arts + Experimental Space
Independent Production

2019
Behnke Center for Contemporary Performance
Independent Production
On the Boards

Dancers
Hannah Cavallaro, Jane Cracovaner, Maia Durfee, Corbin Hall, Maeve Haselton, Elizabeth Houlton, Anna Joswiak, Melissa Krienke, Ivana Lin, Thomas Phalen, Alicia Pugh, Ana Puzycki, Marissa Quimby, Sean Tomerlin, + Bri Wilson

Music
Graham Reynolds

Lighting
Amber Parker

Photography
Stefano Altamura

Videography
Warren Woo

The NiNe Lives is based on Pacific Northwest’s very own award-winning Science Fiction author Ursula K Le Guin’s short story, Nine Lives. The piece is an exploration into the potential collaborative synergy that lies between Science Fiction and dance, with each having the ability to portray deep humanitarian themes with nuance and curiosity. It’s not always about strongly defining what is right or wrong, but about planting seeds of wonder that lead to the opening of the mind. Le Guin’s work is able to do this impeccably and The NiNe Lives is the start of an exploration for The Gray into how to utilize these abilities with dance.