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.