Stained

An Escaped Image performance is coming up--THIS weekend in fact!--and one of the dances in the performance is entitled "Stained." It is important to name your dance appropriately as the name of the dance is supposed to be an indicator of what movement can be expected. In Stained, three dancers begin on the stage with black, brown, and white paint already staining their bodies. Each dancer represents some type of issue that people face, such as pride and social anxiety. Half-way through the piece, three more dancers hit the stage, and these three dancers have paint on their hands. The paint on the hands is a brighter color than the black, brown, and white (the colors are red purple, and green) and the three "new" dancers stain the initial dancers even more.

The purpose of the piece is for the audience to realize that certain things of the world stain you, some for good and some for bad. There is always an effect of these things, and the circumstances will leave their marks on your forevermore.

Dance is an incredible art in that everything must be stated via movement and appearance. Words are generally not spoken (although they sometimes can be). So this means that the movement and the appearance, or the visual elements, but be incredibly strong and story-telling. The paint on the young ladies tells their stories, and their movement tells their issues. What a beautiful aspect of visual culture it is. Come to the concert on April 26th @ 8:30 and see for yourself!! :)