Currently in development and seeking a technical residency and premiere partner.
Catenary is a collaborative work from Rebecca Margolick and violinist Hannah Epperson. A catenary is the curve that an idealized hanging rope assumes under its own weight when supported at its two ends. This definition and the relationship it describes is the foundational concept for the piece, which explores the centers of symmetry not only between us, and our respective disciplines - but between the poles of antagonism that define our social, economic and political reality. We are working with themes of motherhood, invisible labour, and relational complexities.
Created during a residency in the remote town of Wells, B.C Canada the work was first performed at the 2019 ArtsWells Festival. This work has continued to develop through a residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts in December 2019. We revisited and reimagined the work in July 2024 during a DanceLAB residency at The Dance Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
Acknowledgements: Canada Council for the Arts, Island Mountain Arts, ArtsWells, Banff Center for the Arts.
Performers: Hannah Epperson, Rebecca Margolick, and Maxx Berkowitz