Dawn Kramer
Recent Work

The choreography looks at the idea of "self" in relation to the body, gender, trans-gender, and aging. (video)

"I was stunned by that incredible solo.
I was on the edge of my seat. The juxtaposition of the physical body with the “filmed” body, the body made of light particles, I think, is actually not juxtaposition at all. It seemed to me that "Cracking" was showing us how the two things are more ALIKE than different
It was great theater. " - Theodore Bale, dance critic and historian (more)

Photo: Jim Kaye

Composer John Holland asked me to interpret the role of Ishtar in his musical version of the Gilgamesh myth. In this physical acting role, my job was to stalk the piano player and seduce him into giving up his seat so that Ishtar could gain control of the piano at the end of the piece. I chose to begin the piece … (more)

Video still: Ron Wallace

This was a commission by the Boston University dance program. Wishing to reflect on the Buddhist idea that none of us is completely separate from each other, I started working with video projections on the bodies of the dancers. Choosing two very different dancers, by both gender and race,
we made clips of them that enabled us to project one dancer's image on the other's body. This was the first time … (more)

Video still: William Parsons

"The highlight of the evening was Walk in Progress (italics)...It's a wonder of media-mixing that explores, both thematically and technically, the distinction between illusion and reality: Curran and Kramer dance alone and together as projections. Kramer, live, teams up with the celluloid Curran. Their steps, literally worlds apart, are so in sync that he can actually bump her away with his derriere and send her flying...But there's more here than meets the eye; there's a story (in fact, two) that meets the heart. Walking - and the inability to walk - becomes a metaphor for risk and change."
--Thea Singer, The Boston Globe, Sept. 22, 2003

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Video still: Harvey Nosowitz

This is a short, single channel video, taken from the video material created for Walk in Progress. It juxtaposes Antony Flackett's highly edited, humorous sections with the deadpan scenes of Sean and me walking in many rhythmic and physical variations. It closes with an homage to … (more)

Video still: Antony Flackett

"...the most important solo made in Boston this year (2003)...Few dances manage to present such a far-reaching physical and psychological journey in just 10 minutes, flawlessly constructed and full of powerful surprises."
--Theodore Bale, The Boston Herald, January 2, 2004 (more)

Video still: Harvey Nosowitz