2002 - 2010

HOMEWERK

Choreographed by Jennifer Mascall, Homewerk investigates stories of home and belonging through high energy dance, rhythmic music and inventive props. Concepts of shelter, comfort and acceptance are split open by four superb dancers in this delightful but thought-provoking performance about how people live throughout the world.

video - with Natalie Tin Yin Gan, Lexi Vajda, Cor (2012)

zine (above) by Andreas Kahre and Bill Pechet

HOMEWERK

The production of movement and spoken word - drawn from residencies in elementary schools - were youth presentations, was further developed by collaboration with architect Bill Pechet, architecture students, and dancers.

Bill's sketches for the dance

The dance built from ideas of home was accompanied by text and music designed by Noah Drew, and Homewerk zines created by Bill Pechet and Andreas Kahre were distributed to the audience at every show.

We found that all ages responded to the work and ultimately paired it with a lecture demonstration called Nail to House on creation, in which Mascall spoke, juxtaposed with live improvisational dance and images.