Masquerade
A question of identity
Premiering in early 2019, truly just ahead of its time, Masquerade explores the attempt to wall ourselves off from the pestilence that threatens beyond our walls, only to discover we already carry it within. Unpacking the metaphors in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death", Masquerade questions the boundaries we use to create our identity and define what is "in" and what is "out", and explores what happens when we dissolve those boundaries. Raucous physicality combined with introspective and provocative proposals, Masquerade is a 30-minute romp that leans right into all the badness we work so hard to keep out.
This work was developed alongside Grand Hotel, consisting of many of the choreographic ideas and material left behind as Grand Hotel was moved entirely onto a two-tiered scaffolding.
Andrew Turner, Sarah Rozee and Miriah Brennan in Masquerade. Photo by Scott Munn.
Andrew Turner, Miriah Brennan and Sarah Rozee in Masquerade
Miriah Brennan and Andrew Turner in Masquerade
Sarah Rozee and Miriah Brennan in Masquerade
Miriah Brennan and Andrew Turner in Masquerade
Sarah Rozee, Andrew Turner, and Miriah Brennan rehearse Masquerade