836m Gallery Residency

RAWdance returns to 836M Gallery with the company’s latest project Echo. The work draws its inspiration from the tragic Greco-Roman myth of Narcissus and Echo, in which the cursed Echo is able only to repeat the last words uttered to her, and the beautiful Narcissus dies after becoming obsessed with his own reflection. The tale feels freshly resonant in our current era of proliferating reflective technologies, from social media algorithms to AI feedback loops, that center a user’s data, patterns, belief systems, and desires. Echo asks: how do these multiplying reflections and refractions shape the way we see ourselves and each other?

Echo will be developed through a creative residency at 836M and will feature scenic design by Chad Owens, an original score by Eric Dietz, costume design by Mary Domenico, and lighting design by gg torres. The development process will be open to the public. Check out the creative residency rehearsal calendar here.

The world premiere will be performed at Z Space from December 4-6.

Image by Marc Reagan