Landscape Architects call paths that people wear away on the land “Desire Paths” or “Desire Lines.” Sometimes, instead of pre-determining paths, these worn away paths are later paved and become permanent parts of that landscape. Using the idea of “desire paths” as a springboard, Indelible Marks transposes ideas about body, desire, and landscape, and explores the rich emotional and theoretical territory of what or where our paths lead us to—the object of desire as an end point—and notions of how desire connects with fear, fantasy, hope, hopelessness, disappointment, or satisfaction. The visceral movement language, is punctuated by unfamiliarity and oddity, and coupled with circular winding and unfinished gestures and paths through space.
This project was supported by The Ohio State University’s Alumni Grants for Research and Scholarship, The Helen Alkire Fund, the OSU Department of Dance Special Project Funding, Movement Research(MRX), and the guidance of Bebe Miller and Norah Zuniga, among others. This project figured prominently in Ashley Thorndike-Youssef’s dissertation research about epistemic construction in the creative process. The full evening length version premiered on February 12-14, 2009 at The Ohio State University. An abridged version is now in repertory.
This project was supported by The Ohio State University’s Alumni Grants for Research and Scholarship, The Helen Alkire Fund, the OSU Department of Dance Special Project Funding, Movement Research(MRX), and the guidance of Bebe Miller and Norah Zuniga, among others. This project figured prominently in Ashley Thorndike-Youssef’s dissertation research about epistemic construction in the creative process. The full evening length version premiered on February 12-14, 2009 at The Ohio State University. An abridged version is now in repertory.