TRIP Dance Theatre - "Beneath the Water"

Artistic Director/Choreographer Monica Favand Campagna created "Beneath the Water" in 2003 for TRIP Dance Theatre's evening length concert, "Breath & Bone". This is the companian piece to "Above Water" - the first of the two sections. The work is inspired by the plight of whales who are currently being subjected to extraordinarily loud underwater sonar signals by the US Navy - high frequency sonar which causes whales to have brain hemorraghes and confuses their sense of direction to the point where they sometimes beach themselves. "Beneath the Water" is at the same time about the feeling of being in the moment, of being in our bodies and being torn away from this sense of embodiment by distraction. The work was originally co-created with Janet Collard and Quilet Rarang. Here, Shannon Harris, Monica Favand Campagna and Andriana Mitchell perform at Unknown Theater in Los Angeles. The original score is by TRIP music director Charlie Campagna. Costumes by Monica Favand Campagna. Video Artist: Carol Gehring.

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[TheFaithArtist]

Wow. That's very disturbing. I'm aware of the plight of whales... to see this pain portrayed as dance with graceful movements and beautiful costumes is a bittersweet and moving experience... Thanks for posting this video.