FALLING FORWARD
April, 2024
Falling Forward is an original evening-length work that explores humanity’s encounter with AI and the inevitability of change. Drawing on theatrical elements, improvisation, and contemporary movement research, Falling Forward is a live, collective processing of an absurd reality.
This dance attempts to understand, manage, adapt, and respond to AI and its potential consequences - to preserve the humanity we perceive we have - all while perpetually “falling forward” into progress. A full, spoken script accompanies the opening of the piece, which moves into a high energy, dynamic world that offers no definitive solutions, but demands to be heard.
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Title: Falling Forward
Direction: Emily Haussler
Choreography: Emily Haussler in collaboration with RESILIENCE Dance Company
Premiere: April 12 - 14, 2024 at Intersect Arts Center in St. Louis, MO
Dancers: Renée Austin, Chrissy Clair Greer, Josiah Gundersen, Abbi LeBaube, Michelle Parkhurst, Emily Small, Ashlynn Woelbling
Script: Emily Haussler
Acting Coach: Sarah Whitney
Lighting Design: Alice Anders
Costume Design: Chrissy Clair Greer