An Orchestra of Supergiants

Clayton Towers | Austin, TX

Taking place on the third floor of an office building, countless rectangles framing and defining the space, An Orchestra of Supergiants was a live archive of déjà vu: accumulated movement, sound and gesture that shape our personhood and reveal how little of human existence we are able to hold and perceive. Considering the built-in blind spots of its location— not only integral to each audience member’s unique experience but reflective of the show’s thesis— this work wasn’t about clocking in at the office, but about how even our own memories are an echoing variation on sameness, eroding and distorting with each return until we are no longer able to feel their totality. 

“We observe a fraction of the process, like hearing the vibration of a single string in an orchestra of supergiants.” - Stanisław Lem

Artistic & Choreographic Direction: Taryn Lavery, Alex Pruitt

Dance Performance & Choreographic Collaboration: Anna Bauer, Cellise Brown, Celeste Camfield, Ty Graynor, Katie Hopkins, Kanami Nakabayashi, Bradi Nelson, Lisa Schreck

Musical Composition & Performance: Michael Brown, Alan Kahler

Production Design & Costumes: Taryn Lavery, Alex Pruitt

Lighting Design: Natalie George

Lighting Board Operation: Sadie Langenkamp

Venue Sponsor: Clayton Towers, Dane Jensen