dance/light 2023

“Call of the Wild”

a pedestrian movement piece choreographed by Nate Kelderman to “Call of the Wild” by the Viagra Boys.

“This is a theatrical physicalization of societal limitations embodied by actors on stage. How can we capture the state of feeling isolated in a group and the joy that comes when social norms are subverted and we let the weird out? Our inner demons are only scary when they are locked away within us.

What happens when those demons fully inhabit our bodies and unite in demon dance? Will our inner demons find friendship in themselves and cease torturing our feeble human bodies?”

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

choreography: Nate Kelderman
costume design: Claire Shea Duncan
lighting design: Xuewei Eva Hu

photos: Louis Stein