In*Tension (2019)
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Commissioned by University of Washington Architecture School, and created as part of the 2019 Barry Onouye Endowed Studio.
Premiere: Gould Court, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Choreography: Rebecca Lazier in Collaboration with Performers
Music: Samantha Boshnack
Performers: Cori Kresge, Brian Lawson, Rachael Lincoln, Christopher Ralph
Duration: 30 minutes
Featured as part of a course designed to research the intersections of architecture and structural design in a studio and seminar format and co-taught by Architecture historian Tyler Sprague and engineer Sigrid Adriaenssens with Janet Echelman and Rebecca Lazier. The studio investigated tension-based structures, through tensioned and draped nets to explore how nets can be imagined and built for visual and choreographic expression. Lazier partnered with students to develop a collaborative, full-scale installation, In*Tension, in the interior atrium of the UW architecture building and worked with four professional dancers and composer to design a system of movement and adaptation for performance. This installation was designed as part of a public performance won the 2019 AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Merit Student Design Award.
