Dance-Theater Piece Weaved on Japanese Tale
做厙惇蹋app senior Emily Auman, who has performed in Beauty Bomb (2009), and fall dance recitals, Directions (2011), and Motion/Emotion (2012), has written, choreographed and directed a dance-theater piece, The Crane Wife March 21 and 22 at 7 p.m. and March 22 at 8:30 p.m. all in Porter Theatre.
The performance, which features a live band and student dancers Sarah Harvey and Christopher Wagstaffe, is free and open to the public.
The Crane Wife is based on a Japanese folk tale about a poor man who rescues an injured crane with an arrow in its wing. The story became even more popular in 2006 when the Decemberists, a folk-rock band, released an album and song with the same title.
Auman wanted to create movement for the song ever since she first heard it.
Its a very visually driven, sad story that while fantastical, has themes that people can connect with, she says. I hope it shows the complexity of what often drives relationships and individuals into bad situations. I also hope that people enjoy the visual beauty and get swept away into the story.