anything but grief

anything but grief is a work-in-progress showing, choreographed by Anna Caffarelli in collaboration with ten dancers. This contemporary dance work refuses to look grief directly in the eye. Over three weeks of rehearsal, Caffarelli and the dancers circled it through poetry, phrasework, and improvisational scores. Expect mundanity and explosivity, numbness and joy, absurdity and lust – anything but grief. anything but grief features Adanya Gilmore, Angeline Bourgeault, Chloe Hamilton, CJ Triche, Frances June, Frances Whitford, Jenna Dike, Jocelyn Snow, Madeline Robertson, and Tessa Olson. The showing runs about 25 minutes, followed by a 10-15 minute artist talk-back. Bring a journal if you like, and stay to share your reflections.