Emerging choreographer Katharine Hawthorne presents "The Escapement," a danced history of timekeeping. This adventurous new evening length work tracks human methods of keeping time from sundials through the atomic clock.
Recognized as a "fiercely intelligent" young artistic voice (Rita Felciano, San Francisco Bay Guardian), Hawthorne continues her exploration of our relationship to time in "The Escapement," expanding themes from her recent work "Timepiece." The piece begins before the invention of mechanical clocks, when our ancestors looked to the sky for the passing of time. The "escapement" mechanism, from which the work draws its title, was central to the development of early mechanical clocks, controlling the energy the clock receives and portioning it into small regular movements - quite literally dividing time. Hawthorne examines the effects of mechanized time, bringing us through our present reliance on the hyper-accurate atomic clock. Part animated natural history exhibit, part high energy dance performance, "The Escapement" offers audiences a rich perspective on how we subdivide and observe time.
The dancers are Jesse L. Chin, Katherine Disenhof, Katharine Hawthorne, Suzette Sagisi, & Megan Wright.
WHEN: Friday & Saturday, May 9-10, 2014, 8pm WHERE: Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama St (cross street 17th), San Francisco, CA 94110 TICKETS: $15-25, pay as able at the door and at www.theescapement.eventbrite.com.
CHOREOGRAPHER BIOGRAPHY: Katharine Hawthorne is a San Francisco based dancer and choreographer who makes live performances about thinking bodies in motion. She has presented her creative work widely in the San Francisco Bay Area Minneapolis, Chicago, New York, and internationally. She holds a B.S. in Physics and Dance, with honors, from Stanford University.
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