DANCE HEGINBOTHAM

You Look Like a Fun Guy

Performed on Cherry Esplanade in June 2020.

You Look Like a Fun Guy is based broadly on avant-garde composer John Cage’s methods of creation and his commitment to mycology. Dancers Courtney Lopes and Mykel Marai Nairne share a series of identical, short movement phrases; the phrases are performed in an order randomly selected for each performer.

Leading into the performance is a conversation between the choreographer and the Garden’s foreman of grounds exploring the synthesis of art and nature, and the mutualistic connections formed by both fungi and humans alike. The dance begins at minute 11.

Video available here.