“Kato described ‘What is Movement?’ as being guided by three questions: Why do we move? What is moving? What is movement doing to us? … the echo of these movements in our own bodies, or the awareness that in this movement museum, we are exhibits, too.” Warnecke, Lauren. “Dancing the beauty of utility in site-specific works at Pivot Arts Fest.” Chicago Tribune, 5 June, 2017.
Premiered as the 2016 High Concept Labs Spring Sponsored Artist Concert
Reproduced as part of the 2017 Pivot Arts Festival
What is Movement? intends to exhibit and remark the intangible: time, gravity, space, energy, breath, emotion, idea, memory, images, thoughts through movement.
Directed and Ensemble Choreography by Ayako Kato
Performance & Collaboration by Jessica Cornish, Mark Diaz, Corinne Imberski, Precious Jennings, Mark Kater, Jasmine Mendoza, Megan Schneeberger, Wilson Tanner Smith, William Skaleski, Jia Zhao, Ayako Kato
Music by Manfred Werder, Wilson Tanner Smith
Group, 40-60 minutes, Site-Specific, Live & Recorded Music