O WHAT  2013

In O What (companion solo to O Where) original musical mash-ups, layer familiar songs from the American canon to sound both recognizable and unfamiliar, evoking a nostalgia for an Americana which may exist only in our imaginations. Costumes perform outsized roles in both dances. In O What a giant yellow petticoat, poised at the end of a strip of grass, adorns the dancer in a variety of ways as lantern, daffodil, and head-dress. Music by Aaron Copland, Allie Wrubel/Ray Gilbert, and Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein. Performed by Christy Funsch.

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