Noir

Noir invites the participating audience to view the “on-site” spectacle through the windshield of parked cars. Performed by five couples, this adventurous and provocative dance installation examines the themes of suspense and love in narrative through the language of dance, where the juxtaposition of real space with the stylized action creates the illusion of a scene taking place both in reality and in fiction. Taking part of the setting, the audience is transported into a voyeuristic experience through the looking glass of their windshields…As dancers flow in and out of the darkness, the dramatic light by Thomas Dunn produces the monochromatic effect of black and white films with only the bare skin of the dancers as the visible color. Bessie-Award winner composer and collaborator Brooks Williams is the creator fo the chilling sound score to be transmitted through the cars’ radios.