836m Gallery Residency

RAWdance returns 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?

Set within a fully mirrored, sculptural landscape created by scenic designer Chad Owens, Echo will be developed through a creative residency at 836M. As RAWdance sends bodies colliding and navigating through the mirrored installation, reflections will manipulate perceptions through distorted visual loops, blurring the boundaries between performer and audience. The development process will be fully open to the public; visitors are encouraged to visit the gallery for free to watch rehearsals during open hours. The final performances will take place at Z Space in the first week of December (show dates/times TBD).

Image by Hillary Goidell, edited by RAWdance