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Read the review by Heather Desaulniers.
MASSES
What is the reality of being in a crowded world where, as Confucius stated, "excessive [population] growth may reduce output per worker, repress levels of living for the masses, and engender strife"?
Featuring 12 performers and choreography by Tanya Chianese, ka·nei·see | collective’s world premiere MASSES explores what it can feel like to live in an overpopulated urban world that desperately needs but sorely lacks compassion for the strangers among us.
Premiere:
2nd Home Season
July 9-10, 2016
ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA
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Choreography:
Tanya Chianese
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Performers:
Hayley Bowman, Kelsey Gerber, Brittany Hernandez, Mallory Markham, Maddie Matuska, Amy McMurchie, Rebecca Morris, Linda Phung, Jessica Reis, Emma Salmon, Vera Schwegler, Oona Wong-Danders
Violinist:
Lucia Petito
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Lighting Design:
Linda Baumgardner
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Costume Design:
Tanya Chianese, Mallory Markham, Emma Salmon
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Score:
Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm
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Text:
Dr. Daniel Goleman's 2007 TED Talk

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