Thursday, November 16, 7pm; Friday, November 17, 6pm & 9pm; Saturday, November 18, 2pm & 5pm
"Between the Wish and the Thing" is a dance that asks the audience to imagine the future. From fortune cookies to stock market predictions, childhood dreams to science fiction adventures, the show takes the viewer on an immersive performance journey. Hawthorne combines movement, storytelling, and live music played by the performers. With influences ranging from ballet and modern dance, to Buster Keaton's classic physical comedy, to hip hop, expect the unexpected. "Between the Wish and the Thing" is a playful and contemplative romp into our collective future.
Audience sizes will be limited to 40 for an intimate experience at ODC Theater. The show runs 65 minutes without intermission and features performances by Elizabeth Chitty, John Chandler Hawthorne, and Katharine Hawthorne.
Choreographer Biography:
Katharine Hawthorne is a San Francisco based dancer and choreographer.. She received early training through the Royal Academy in Singapore, and continued her studies at Ballet Arts Minnesota under Bonnie Mathis, the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance under Summer Lee Rhatigan, and with master Cunningham teacher Diane Frank. She is a current member of Liss Fain Dance and collaborating artist with Ledges and Bones, and has previously appeared with Hope Mohr Dance, Sharp & Fine, and James Sewell Ballet. She was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award in Individual Performance for her entire 2014-2015 season. Katharine has presented her choreography in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, Greece, Argentina, Canada, and Italy. She holds BS in Physics and Dance, with honors, from Stanford University.
Thursday, November 16, 7pm; Friday, November 17, 6pm & 9pm; Saturday, November 18, 2pm & 5pm
"Between the Wish and the Thing" is a dance that asks the audience to imagine the future. From fortune cookies to stock market predictions, childhood dreams to science fiction adventures, the show takes the viewer on an immersive performance journey. Hawthorne combines movement, storytelling, and live music played by the performers. With influences ranging from ballet and modern dance, to Buster Keaton's classic physical comedy, to hip hop, expect the unexpected. "Between the Wish and the Thing" is a playful and contemplative romp into our collective future.
Audience sizes will be limited to 40 for an intimate experience at ODC Theater. The show runs 65 minutes without intermission and features performances by Elizabeth Chitty, John Chandler Hawthorne, and Katharine Hawthorne.
Choreographer Biography:
Katharine Hawthorne is a San Francisco based dancer and choreographer.. She received early training through the Royal Academy in Singapore, and continued her studies at Ballet Arts Minnesota under Bonnie Mathis, the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance under Summer Lee Rhatigan, and with master Cunningham teacher Diane Frank. She is a current member of Liss Fain Dance and collaborating artist with Ledges and Bones, and has previously appeared with Hope Mohr Dance, Sharp & Fine, and James Sewell Ballet. She was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award in Individual Performance for her entire 2014-2015 season. Katharine has presented her choreography in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, Greece, Argentina, Canada, and Italy. She holds BS in Physics and Dance, with honors, from Stanford University.
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