beLonging

February 2006

Performances:
Jon Sims Center for the Performing Arts
Artist-in- Residence 2005-06
San Francisco, CA

DUETS and SOLOS
Shared evening with
Sadie Weinberg/ The Group
San Diego, CA
September 2006

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Text : JoAnn Selisker

Music : Anne Carol www.annecarol.com
Costumes : Brittany Brown Ceres
Performance : JoAnn Selisker

Dancers: Gianna Shepard, Emma Stewart, Cari Bellinghausen, Marlena Penny-Oden, Elizebeth Randall

Duration : 20 minutes

Photo : Elazar Harel, pictured L-R:
Carol & Brittany Ceres performing in San Diego

In be Longing, JoAnn Selisker, Brittany Brown Ceres and Anne Carol (each hailed as exceptional emerging voices in their very different fields) consider the intangible evidence and surprising improbabilities of relationships that are fundamentally incongruous.  How can a Baptist and a lesbian be friends?  What kinds of relationships are possible among fundamental differences?  This piece explores the complications of trying to fit in, when on shifting sand.  Are the flexibility and willingness implied by incongruous relationships actually proof of the divine in our nature, or are they proof that no one really believes in anything anymore?  These are questions the artists tackle with the wit, physical mayhem, and musical alacrity that has consistently won them acclaim.