Chair Dance: Expressionism, Post Modernism, and Popular Culture

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One of the most memorable and unique holiday chair dance performances in the history of the art.

A true symbiosis between dancer and chair- en pointe!

The artist dresses in pantsuit to match the chair (almost), and remains firmly riveted to the goldleaf bamboo-sateen seat, which she strokes, rubs, and touches in a manner that conveys true love of the chair, and the act of sitting.

Interesting use of seated snakedance, exopthalmic synchronized eye movements, jazz-hand-and-toe-combo (!) and some unique head/shoulder action that initially “reads” as some sort of tic or spasticity but is then revealed to be part of the self-styled choreography.

Ample use of dry ice and tossing of glitter underlines the “otherness” of both holiday mythology, and the chair dance itself.

Sublime. Enjoy!

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Happy Holidays!