Without Lonesome George and the Last Martha

Drawing inspiration from the French Natural History Museum’s La Salle des Espèces Menacées et Disparues (gallery of endangered and extinct species), this performance installation mines the tales of creatures from the natural world now lost, and reflects on the passing of a generation of groundbreaking dance makers. Among other notions it asks: How do we keep their essence alive?

Jackson Square’s 836M Gallery itself became an immersive space and stage for this evolving-in-real-time collaboration with celebrated scenic designer/engineer Sean Riley. Six dancers advanced a set of physical and visual responses to questions of extinction and de-extinction, loss and legacy.

The final piece, “Without Lonesome George and the Last Martha” was the culmination of three months spent collaborating, researching, and creating at 836M.