Mine
Mine was born during a residency in Ucross, Wyoming, where the expansive hills, never-ending barbed wire fences, and hints of the Old West left an indelible imprint on Smith and Rein. A series of imagistic, abstracted fragments, the work was inspired by the palpable clash between the vastness of the landscape and the myriad protective markings, both human and animal, that spliced each claimed territory. Scenic designer Sean Riley frames the stage with a series of ropes suspended from the ceiling, pulled downward with rusty metal counterweights. Two islands set onstage thrust similar structures upward. An original score by Joel St. Julien emphasizes a rough, mechanical drive behind the work’s animalistic movement.
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Press & Accolades
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“You have to watch, and you want to watch, and you have no idea what’s going to happen. It’s exhilarating and exhausting. But that’s the price of real art.”
John Wilkins, KQED Arts -
“RAWdance packed enough movement material into its new Mine to tempt lesser choreographers to dilute it into a much longer work… Mine turned out to be an intricately structured, excellently performed essay on some of our less noble instincts.”
Rita Felciano, SF Bay Guardian -
“deliciously unpredictable tour de force”
Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance -
“Visually arresting… The dancers are muscular, precise, and tense with a controlled energy that detonates in vicious rushes…”
Irene Hsiao, SF Weekly
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Joe Goode Annex (San Francisco, CA) 2015
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Photo Credits
RJ Muna and Kegan Marling