Fathoms
submitted by Steven Snowden
on 12/12/13
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choreography by J. Elissa Marshall
music by Steven Snowden
Dancers:
Katarina Americ, Amanda Beittel, Natalie Freeman,
Shelby Smith, Michelle Stuckey, and Allison Wardwell
with Steven Snowden, Horn
Program Notes
fath⋅om [fath-uhm]
-noun
1. a unit of length equal to six feet (approximately 1.8 meters) chiefly used in reference to the depth of water; originally derived from the length of outstretched arms.
-verb
1. to measure the depth of by means of a sounding line; to sound.
2. to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand.
An interdisciplinary collaboration with choreographer J. Elissa Marshall, Fathoms was Premiered at the B. Iden Payne Theatre on May 8-9 2009 for the Ears, Eyes, and Feet concert series in Austin, TX.
