FRAGMENTS
A LIVE AUDIO STORY
LIVE ART EXPERIENCE WITH DANCE, PROJECTIONS, COMPOSITIONS, AND A TIMELESS STORY
Previews began Saturday, May 1, 2021
Final performance Sunday, May 16, 2021
At Liberated Fitness (1005 Columbus Avenue)
Fragments features a stunning array of live dance, video projections, original composition, and a timeless story. Originally produced as a dance/theater fusion piece, it was adapted for the Covid-19 world. Now, rather than a traditional narrative, the production has been reimagined as a live audio installation, supplemented with two live dancers and projected video content.
Through the fog of Alzheimer's, Austrian-born Herta wrestles with the foundational moments of her past, including a childhood involvement with the Hitler Youth. Through interactions with her caregiver, her estranged daughter, and her own fractured memories, Herta is forced to confront deep-held regrets and hard truths left unspoken. Fragments centers on one fundamental question: "How much of ourselves must give to the ones we love?"
The piece features live dance performances by Hannah Balagot and Celia Mei Rubin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812), with virtual appearances from Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde, runner-up “The Search for Elle Woods”), Patrick John Moran (Something Rotten! tour), Sophie Lee Morris (Dirty Dancing tour), James Patterson (Gigi), Jennifer Smith (Anastasia), and Oumou Traore.