Scratch Night: Open Rehearsal

Double BillBraiding Stihia — Evalina “Wally” CarbonellDrawing inspiration from the regenerative capacity of the snake and archetypal female monsters of myth, specifically the Medusa, Braiding Stihia* was further incarnated through Evalina’s own research on Kundalini energy through the lens of the Gyrotonic Expansion System. Many elements of this interdisciplinary work were created in support of her Research as Action which was shared last summer in Montpellier, France as a part of her graduate studies in Dance at Bennington College. Stihia’s rope-like extremities are made of recycled materials, ripped, woven, and braided together by the choreographer in collaboration with her children and members of her community.