For the first time ever, Mutual Dance Theatre brings guests Blue13 Dance Company (Artistic Director Achinta S. McDaniel) from Los Angeles to Cincinnati. Rhythmic, charged, and moody, Blue13 is like nothing you've ever seen before and often draws from Indian art forms.
Blue13 will perform "100 Seconds to Midnight," a new contemporary dance work by Achinta S. McDaniel. The three-part performance draws inspiration from the infamous Doomsday Clock. Made famous by J. Robert Oppenheimer, Albert Einstein, and other concerned scientists, the clock measures how close the planet is to global catastrophe, signified by midnight. McDaniel turns the metaphor inward to examine the notion of doom as it pertains to South Asian communities. Repeatedly erased, but resilient, these communities often grapple with cyclical trauma and the unrelenting anxiety of impending loss. Through a triptych of movements, "100 Seconds to Midnight" confronts misogyny, unpacks the generational effects of colonization, and scrutinizes the expectations placed upon women regarding duty, tradition, and assimilation.
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
- Friday, October, 25, 2024: post-show Q&A
- Saturday, October 26, 2024, 7:00 PM: pre-show interview with the Artistic Directors Achinta S. McDaniel (Blue13) and Jeanne Mam-Luft (Mutual Dance Theatre)
- Saturday, October 26, 2024: Off-site masterclass with Blue13 Dance Company
For more information, visit mutualdance.org/blue13.
