this is a gif made from photos taken by cari ann shim sham of the generative dance "gorgeous creatures" performed November 16-18, 2022 at NYU Tisch School of the Arts Jack Crystal Theater in New York City.

program notes:

"gorgeous creatures"

This is a meditation. This is a vision. This is a cleansing. This is a risk. This is a deep breath. This is a dose. This is a circle drawn on the ground at midnight. This is a dance for darkness. This is the club. This is the nap you need to take. This is a dance for the forest. This is rest. This is a memory. This is resistance. This is a dream we forgot we had.

An experimental task based score for creating and holding sacred space.

An offering for the forest; for all that we've been through, and all that lies ahead.

This is a generative dance, every time it is performed it is different.

Developed by cari ann shim sham* in collaboration with Karsen Tengan & Demetris Charalambous & transferred into motion by Melinda Harrison, Alisha Khatwani, Meenah Nehme, Anna Speer, and Zane Tahvildaran-Jesswein

Sound score arranged by cari ann shim sham* with sound from the fxhash generative NFT project ░ ▒ ▓ █ by Joey Zaza #'s 2, 3, 6, 23, 30, 33, 35, 38, 40, 55, 60 & 62

video and sound design by cari ann shim sham* using cari ann's work and the fxhash generative NFT project "A Strange Loop" by Memo Akten & James Paterson #'s 39, 44 112, 152, 160, 195, 217, 219, 227, 276, 332

costume concept by cari ann shim sham* in collaboration with with Karsen Tengan, Demitris Charalambous, Anna Speer, Melinda Harrison, Alisha Khatwani, Meenah Nehme, and Zane Tahvildaran-Jesswein

Lighting by Andre Segar