Why believe?

Denver, CO

 

Why Believe? delves into a myriad of questions and feelings surrounding belief, religion, afterlife, spirit and soul. When does belief divide us and when does it bring us together? In today’s world as well as many other times in our history, it can seem that beliefs do more dividing than bringing together. Why Believe? explores what it means to believe in something, what it feels like to lose faith, and if the act of believing even matters at all.

Premiere dates: Feb. 8-10th, 2019
Premiere location: MOVE! Arts Space, Lakewood, CO

Collaborators/cast credits:
Direction & Concept by Gwendolyn Gussman
Choreography & Creation by Gwendolyn Gussman in collaboration with Performing Artists: Nico Gonzales, Xenia Mansour, & Kevin Quinn Marchman
Music & Performance by Jett Kwong Kelly
Lighting Design, Stage Management, & Performance by Aja M. Jackson

Photos by Jade Warner

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“The performance guided the audience into this awe and feeling through participation and sensory stimulation. Food and drink were used as invitations of pleasure, bringing the audience back into their own bodies, and therefore, the houses of our own beliefs.”

— Molly Davidson, No Proscenium

 

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