Oddball Zebra

 
Photo by Stephen de las Heras (2013)

Photo by Stephen de las Heras (2013)

 
 

(2013)

 Inspired by Michel Pastoreau’s book The Devil’s Cloth: A History of Stripes, Oddball Zebra examines the myriad of connotations associated with stripes. The work centers around an archetypal clown, evoking a Middle Ages tradition of zebra-like patterns used to identify outcasts, lunatics, lepers, prostitutes, and entertainers. Juxtaposing the outside and the inside, the background and the foreground, the stripes conjure darkness, danger, and moral ambiguity: a perfect metaphor for continuous change that celebrates failing, falling, and letting go, with pleasure.

 
 
 
Photo by Stephen de las Heras (2013)

Photo by Stephen de las Heras (2013)

 
 
Photo by Stephen de las Heras (2013)

Photo by Stephen de las Heras (2013)

 
 
Photo by Stephen de las Heras (2013)

Photo by Stephen de las Heras (2013)

 
 
Photo by Stephen de las Heras (2013)

Photo by Stephen de las Heras (2013)

 
 
 
 

“The dancers are all fantastic movers, eager to please and quick to action.”

 
 

—Rachel Rizzuto, Bachtrack.com

 
 

CONCEPT/DIRECTION
Stefanie Nelson

DANCERS
Nicole von Arx, Katherine Federowicz, Gierre Godley, Sarah Parker, Hunt Parr, Yin Yue

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Jonah Kreitner, Juan Pablo Mantilla, Sahand Rahbar

ADDITIONAL MUSIC
Naught, Dave Nelson,
Justin Randolph Thompson

ANIMATIONS
Jeremy Weichsel

LIGHTING DESIGN
Andrew Dickerson

The work has received financial support from the Duke Energy Foundation and the Dance Gallery, with additional support through space grants provided by Fuoricentro Sala e Teatro, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation administered through Triskelion Arts, and the New 42nd Street studios.

 
 
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The work has received financial support from the Duke Energy Foundation and the Dance Gallery, with additional support through space grants provided by Fuoricentro Sala e Teatro, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation administered through Triskelion Arts, and the New 42nd Street studios.