PREMIERED AT WEST WAVE DANCE FESTIVAL, Z SPACE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA (2015)
CHOREOGRAPHY:
Amy Lewis in collaboration with the dancers
MUSIC:
All music composed by Georges I. Gurdjieff
“No. 40 From “Asian Songs and Rhythms” played by The Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble
“Trinity” played by The Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble
“Atarnakh, Kurd Song” played by Elan Sicroff
“Moorish Dance” played by Elan Sicroff
DANCERS:
Sonsherée Giles, Sebastian Grubb
COSTUMES:
Sonsherée Giles
ABOUT
The idea for Stealing from Gurdjief stemmed from Lewis’ research–conducted for the project My Obsession with Hamletmachine–on both his teachings and their influence on the education program at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship. Stealing from Gurdjieff used an illustration of poses from Gurdjieff’s Movements as a template. The work raised questions of ownership while exploring intimacy within strict boundaries.