In Earth’s Belly Deep – an emergence myth

Earth and Environment, Expansion (80s and 90s), Experimental, Installation / Visual, Interactive Technology, Stage Works, Work
Original Performance on March 30, 1990

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EARTH SPIRIT RISING (Program Title)
(1990) In Earth’s Belly Deep… an Emergency Myth (March 30 & 31)
Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, Arlington, Virginia
“It is my desire to bring to life, through dance, music, and visual imagery, the extraordinary physical and spiritual powers experienced when visiting the land of the four corners area in the Southwestern United States and to express the mystery and power of this exotic land and its inhabitants. This work is a quest for the spirit that resides there, a search inside the world of contemporary and ancient myth and legend.”  Maida Withers, 1990.

Note: For In Earth’s Belly Deep dancers entered from above the stage – entering from the batons (horizontal pipes that hold the lighting instruments).  This aerial work was done before aerial dancing became a more common part of the modern dance genre.  Carsky-Miller moved to DC from New York City where she was an aerial dancer. Her skills made the work possible.  Mark Thompson was a natural at the aerial work. Truly amazing the work they created together.

EARTH SPIRIT RISING

IN EARTH’S BELLY DEEP … an emergence myth
Cecily Carsky-Miller, Mark Thompson, John Lancaster

MOVING EARTH /DUNES … first light of day (1988, LEDGE)
The Company; Music by Michael Willis

Maida - DUNES - balance on left arm

MOUNTAIN BIRTHING … a metaphor, a beginning (1988 – LEDGE)
Maida Withers and John Lancaster; Music by Michael Willis

PATH / MIGRATION … the journey, the perfect courage
The Company; Music by Michael Willis
Note: This work was developed during a residency at Yellow Springs Institute, 1989.

SHE WAS A VISITOR … the spirit of place
The Company; Music by Urban Sax; Film by James Byrne and Maida Withers; Set Design by Brian Siegel)Marc DressMaida Withers and Mark Thompson, Dorothy Betts Theatre

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