Trace of Purple Sadness: undergroundzero

The Trace of Purple Sadness is a journey of one dancer in a constant state of becoming in an ever-changing world. In this 45 minute piece, the performer moves in and out of the floor, which is covered with white chalk, to an original composition by Roland Toledo, with additional recorded music by Laddio Bolocko. Projected video creates forms of light that function as visual music, creating a landscape for the body which morphs becoming creature, anonymous human, and woman. The human body, like a flower, sprouts to maximum splendor, to then decays into serene melancholy.  Leaving a purple trace, the sky at dawn or the beginning of dusk.  Countless flowers are born in our bodies, every moment another trace.

Performed as part of the 2012 undergroundzero festival.