Bodies of Memory, 2013
Performance
Next Theatre, Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, IL

Original performance 52:00
Video excerpt 2:57

Bodies of Memory explores the generational family struggle to heal the trauma of paternal suicide. Three sisters and their mother examine the revelation of this painful secret, a rupturing event that calls authority into question within the family. Betrayal, memory, and desire collide, and simmering conflicts surface. Each person struggles with questions of identity, love, and separation. Society’s constraints and the rules governing their lives are challenged, while a figure from the future suggests a way forward.


Concept and direction: Ginny Sykes
Choreographed in collaboration with Jeanette Aylward, Elaine Bachman, Bob Beswick, Christina Ernst, Sophie Gray-Gaillard, Enid Smith
Performers: Jeanette Aylward, Elaine Bachman, Bob Beswick, Christina Ernst, Sophie Gray-Gaillard, Enid Smith
Music: Victor Sanders and Meg Thomas
Projection design: Anna Henson
Costume design: Noël Huntzinger
Camera: Bret Hamilton, Joe Mazza
Video editing: Ginny Sykes, Michael Zarowny