Making what we believe to be conscious choices is one of the
definers of being human. Up/down, left/right, open/close, go/stay,
active/still, mother/artist, grandmother/teacher, spouse/free spirit,
productive/introspective…These various aspects of being in the world are
sometimes in stark contrast to each other and sometimes harmonious.
How
do we create synthesis from chaos? At the deepest level, how do we
apprehend "self/other" as the essential "one?"
The structure of the choreography (live and video) references five
classes of complexity, as cited below by Katarina.
We are constantly going through multiple states of mind and actions that differ in complexity: we are in stasis, paralyzed or peaceful, we repeat simple actions every day, we are in contained situations that repeat on different levels and haunt us as if there is a pattern, we are in chaos without a sense of direction or resolution. Accumulation and balance of the states make us who we are – universally complex beings. Finding an explanation of classes of complexity in the book A New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram inspired me to work with his algorithms and apply them to music. Cracking takes us on a journey through complexity of movement, body projections and sound.