Canine Capture
Canine Capture explores the ancient and ongoing relationship between humans and canids, through the lens of a ten-year companionship of one human and one dog. How does a dog move through a landscape? What does the canine umweltÌýperceive in our shared world? Can canine choreography and cognition teach us something about sharing space with canids, as wolves are reintroduced to Colorado? Using motion capture technology, responsive lighting, and immersiveÌýsoundscapes, the piece will be co-created by an interspecies team of human and canine artists.
Sam CollierÌý
Sam isÌýa playwright and theater artist from Washington DC. She's currently a PhD candidate in theater and performance studies at ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, where she researches multispecies performance and theater about climate change. Her plays include DAISY VIOLET THE BITCH BEAST KING, which will open at the Dairy Arts Center in November, and A HUNDRED CIRCLING CAMPS, which was produced by Dogteam Theatre Project at Atlantic Stage 2. Her plays have also been produced by Star Stuff Theatre, New College of Florida, Siena Heights University, the UC Davis Ground & Field Festival, and Theater Nyx. She has held residencies with the BETC Writers Group, the GoodmanÌýPlaywrights Unit, Hewnoaks Artist Residency, and the Iowa Lakeside Lab. Her previous work at CU includes directing Antigone, Presented by the Girls of St. Catherine's and serving as a dramaturg for The Revolutionists, They Promised Her the Moon, and Climate Cabaret.ÌýShe holds an MFA in playwriting from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop.
Sam isÌýa playwright and theater artist from Washington DC. She's currently a PhD candidate in theater and performance studies at ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, where she researches multispecies performance and theater about climate change. Her plays include DAISY VIOLET THE BITCH BEAST KING, which will open at the Dairy Arts Center in November, and A HUNDRED CIRCLING CAMPS, which was produced by Dogteam Theatre Project at Atlantic Stage 2. Her plays have also been produced by Star Stuff Theatre, New College of Florida, Siena Heights University, the UC Davis Ground & Field Festival, and Theater Nyx. She has held residencies with the BETC Writers Group, the GoodmanÌýPlaywrights Unit, Hewnoaks Artist Residency, and the Iowa Lakeside Lab. Her previous work at CU includes directing Antigone, Presented by the Girls of St. Catherine's and serving as a dramaturg for The Revolutionists, They Promised Her the Moon, and Climate Cabaret.ÌýShe holds an MFA in playwriting from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop.
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Anna PillotÌý
Anna is a dance artist, educator, production manager, lighting designer, and technical director. Her research embraces dance, gender studies, and technology, exploring their intersections and divergences. Anna’s work attempts to construct containers designed to surpass her own limitations, aiming for a heightened self while being honest about her humanity. As an educator, she empowers her students to embrace risks in their educational journey, fostering a willingness to grapple with failure and a receptivity to being vulnerable while in the process of learning. In production, Anna works as a technical director (DanceAspen, The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging), production manager, and lighting designer, delving into projection mapping, video editing, and emergent technology.
Anna is a dance artist, educator, production manager, lighting designer, and technical director. Her research embraces dance, gender studies, and technology, exploring their intersections and divergences. Anna’s work attempts to construct containers designed to surpass her own limitations, aiming for a heightened self while being honest about her humanity. As an educator, she empowers her students to embrace risks in their educational journey, fostering a willingness to grapple with failure and a receptivity to being vulnerable while in the process of learning. In production, Anna works as a technical director (DanceAspen, The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging), production manager, and lighting designer, delving into projection mapping, video editing, and emergent technology.
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Brad Gallagher
Brad is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Intermedia Art, Writing, and Performance at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ.ÌýHis artistic and research practice engages with the concept of sympoiesis, or 'making-with.' His work employs compromise with human and non-human actors to encourage the emergence of art. He explores how movement generates complexity, creativity, and cognition through interactive installations and performance interfaces.
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Brad is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Intermedia Art, Writing, and Performance at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ.ÌýHis artistic and research practice engages with the concept of sympoiesis, or 'making-with.' His work employs compromise with human and non-human actors to encourage the emergence of art. He explores how movement generates complexity, creativity, and cognition through interactive installations and performance interfaces.
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AuberonÌý
Auberon is a dog. He was born ten years ago in Iowa City and has since lived in Illinois, Michigan, Maine, and Colorado. His DNA indicates that he is a mix of several breeds, primarily Australian cattle dog, beagle, and bluetick hound. This is his first performance.
Auberon is a dog. He was born ten years ago in Iowa City and has since lived in Illinois, Michigan, Maine, and Colorado. His DNA indicates that he is a mix of several breeds, primarily Australian cattle dog, beagle, and bluetick hound. This is his first performance.
Event Info
Saturday, October 4
Doors: 6:00 PM MT
Show: 6:30 PM MT
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