Patricia Noworol Dance - Troszke O Nas (A Bit About Us)

 
Premiere:  May 30- 31, 2008, New York City at Delirium - Multimedia Dance Performances by Patricia Noworol Dance Co.

Performance Venue: Atlas Theatre, Tisch Dance NYU, New York City
Concept, Choreography and Direction: Patricia Noworol
Music: Faithless "Drifting Away", Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny "Cinema Paradiso"
Lighting Design: Greg Goff
Costume Design: Malgosia Turzanska
Video: Camille de Galbert
Performers: Christina Connerton, Tzu–Ying Lee, Faye Lim, Marissa Maislen, Matt Oaks, Patricia Noworol, Elizebeth Randall, Christina Noel Reaves, Elliott Reiland, Gary Schaufeld, Alexander M. Schwartz, Carlos A. Cruz-Velazquez, Jaclyn K. Walsh, Anna K. Whaley and Yin Yue
Final performance video edited by Patricia Noworol

A bit about us is the resolution to the evening length show Delirium.  The bold opening image captures the entire cast silhouetted against the backdrop like a firing line.  Dramatic music choice juxtaposes a sweet aria with trance beats.  The dancers blend the two with their movement like finding the beauty in the urban.  Throughout this piece are individual solos within the group, improvised restatements of a theme.  Commands are called out and followed, however in an undefined manner unique to each dancer. Everyone appears to have been given liberty to feel impulses to find their own movement, but the rhythm unifies the cast.