Obscurum
WORK DESCRIPTION
Obscurum traps five dancers inside a system they cannot control. Light appears as promise—clarity, relief—only to shift or vanish without warning, forcing bodies into cycles of searching, urgency, and stillness. In darkness, movement fractures into instinct and unease, while isolated responses begin to echo across the group, revealing a shared dependence on something unstable. Are we adapting to our environment—or being shaped by it?
CHOREOGRAPHER
Joel K. Linebach
COSTUME DESIGN
Joel K. Linebach
DANCERS
Joel K. Linebach, Claire Christie, Megan Halley, Beatrix Knight, Mikayla Heinrich-Wong
LIGHTING DESIGN
Joel K. Linebach & Brad Petot
MUSIC
Nico Muhly and Valgeir Sigurdsson
PREMIERE DATE
April 13th, 2023
PREMIERE LOCATION
Karen Potter Studio Theatre, Department of Dance, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
