Caching Butterflies and Other Things that Move _Photos
Phase Tracing was developed in 1979-80 with four MWDCCo dancers. Brook Andrews created a phrase in Phase Tracing that became the “bedrock” material for Catching Butterflies and Other Things That Move.
For Butterflies, dancers moving horizontally across and through the space were embellished to be interrupted by another dancer blocking and then releasing the movement for the dancer to continue. Entering and exiting into the wings became essential to the choreography. These interrupted moves became the dance, Catching Butterflies and Other things that Move where dancers wore original costumes each hand painted by John Bailey, dancer and visual artist, based on one butterly for each costume.
Ann McDonald and Brook Andrews, Costumes by John Bailey

Don Zuckerman; Costume by John Bailey

Ann McDonald and Brook Andrews; Costumes by John Bailey

Don Zuckerman, Maida Withers, Brook Andrews, Costumes by John Bailey

Don Zuckerman, Brook Andrews, Ann McDonald, Maida Withers

Maida Withers, Don Zuckerman, Diane Floyd

Don Zuckerman, Maida Withers, Diane Floyd