November, 1-2, 2013
Lilith
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Company: ANIKAYA Dance Theater
Venue: Triskelion Arts - Aldous Theater
Location: Williamsburg, NY
The first woman, who rebelled against Adam, and fled Eden. A solo by Wendy Jehlen, "Lilith" begins with creation, in a space dark as a womb, where Lilith appears to be suspended in and surrounded by her pre-creation environment. She begins to take shape, and we follow her through her early history, her conflict with Adam, her escape. We view facets of her from the many perspectives that history, art and religion have viewed her – as the serpent who offers the apple to Eve, as a winged creature, a temptress, as an aggrieved mother a thousand times over. We see all of these facets through the vantage of Lilith's own mind, as she lives and re-lives her own memories. The piece culminates with Lilith in her fully realized form, a combination of all of these facets – a dragon-like woman, magical and unconstrained.
ANIKAYA Dance Theater
118 N. 11th St. 3rd Fl Brooklyn
Williamsburg, NY, 11211
800 838 3006
http://lilithtriskelion.brownpapertickets.com
Schedule
November 1, 2013: 8:00pm
November 2, 2013: 5:30pm, 8:00pm