Photos: Melissa Blackall, Jim Coleman, & Sallee Slagle
The Waters at Whose Edge We Stand distills what was originally a much longer piece for six women, into a 14 minute trio, which slides from episode to episode, retaining a sense of mystery that is, nevertheless, quickly subsumed by lush, circular movement offset by odd rhythmic specificity, rolling galvanized pails that seem to transform in function and image, and flowers that are flung. The women fall, cradle, and support one another in a final flourish of interaction that winds both into itself and spins away from gestural details.
*"My Perfect One," "My Beloved Is," and "Devouring Flame" composed and arranged by Lorenza Ponce (http://www.lorenzaponce.com/) and Ben Zebelman (www.benzebelman.com), Copyright 2001 Otter Simplicity Songs (BMI), and ZenBen Music/Cyclops Music (ASCAP) adm. by BMG Chrysalis. From the album "Song of Songs" available from Spring Hill Music (http://www.springhillmedia.com/b.php?a=LPONCE), Copyright 2002 Fish Music Group. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
*"My Perfect One," "My Beloved Is," and "Devouring Flame" composed and arranged by Lorenza Ponce (http://www.lorenzaponce.com/) and Ben Zebelman (www.benzebelman.com), Copyright 2001 Otter Simplicity Songs (BMI), and ZenBen Music/Cyclops Music (ASCAP) adm. by BMG Chrysalis. From the album "Song of Songs" available from Spring Hill Music (http://www.springhillmedia.com/b.php?a=LPONCE), Copyright 2002 Fish Music Group. Used by permission. All rights reserved.