Connect Transfer II (2008)
Concept and Choreography: Shen Wei
Music: Kevin Volans, String Quartet No. 6, Iannis Xenakis, Evryali György Ligeti, Sonatina: II—Andante, Monument, In zart fliessender Bewegung
Lighting: Scott Bolman
Sound Design: Shen Wei and Fitz Patton
Set and Costumes: Shen Wei
Running Time: 40 minutes
An adaptation of the original Connect Transfer (2004), Connect Transfer II premiered at Judson Memorial Church in 2008. Reoriented for a theater-in-the-round presentation, the work was re-envisioned as a more interactive audience experience. The new staging rebalanced the piece on all four sides of the canvas, adapting to the fact that audiences sat just a few feet from the edge. Such close proximity gave viewers the opportunity to experience the dancers and the painting in a very different way from that offered by a traditional proscenium stage. Rather than observing the big picture as it developed, the audience could focus on individual movement details and subtleties.
— James Healey, Founding company member