Sargasso

March 2003

Performances:
Stanford Dance Division:
Spring Migrations, Stanford, CA
ODC’s Pilot 40, San Francisco, CA

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Music : Mark Applebaum
Costumes : Linda Brown
Stanford Dancers:
Emma Stewart, Jennifer Andrus, Amber Baker, Roberta Chavez, Jeremy Faludi, Marina Kassianidou, Julie Letchner, Minayo Nasiali, Sarah Sullivan
Duration : 10 minutes

Pictured : The company performing in Robles Studio at Stanford University

Defined by a floating lens of warm, exceptionally clear water, Sargasso (named after the Sargasso Sea) drifts, its location determined by the changing ocean currents that, flowing in a clockwise promenade, form its perimeter. The algae that riddles its surface is actually a deceptively lush veneer to a stretch of ocean that is relatively devoid of life at deeper levels. But even in this ocean "desert," there is an intricate web of life that has adapted to existence among the "weed”-- this lushness defines the dance piece, weaving shapes and dancers in a constant current.