“IMPACT” began with my initial and ongoing question, “How many layers does the psyche have, how many fathoms deep does the memory lie?” Infinitesimally deep and complex, venturing too far down is probably not that great of an idea…but the desire and ineffable need to do so persists and prevails through a precious, obsessional way of living. And the possibility to ignite and share this with others arose through a research platform, a context which I then proposed though my initial words,”If you are looking to widen your experience as a dancer/performer and work in an intensive, unexpected atmosphere and challenge the many underlying layers of human existence, physically, mentally and emotionally. If you are open to this investment of self fortitude then I would be vey happy to meet you.”

The result of that first meeting is the current process together with a group of 2 interns and 7 dancers/performers/intelligent minds and bodies thinking a sharing and uninterrupted glimpse into an ongoing questioning of the body as a communicative vessel, perceived on a visceral level in real time. Is it time uninterrupted? Only the present comprehended ? Perhaps there is no past or future, only the perpetual present that contains this trinity of memories. Such things that disappear in time that we find ourselves longing to see again.We search for then in close-up, as we search for hands in our dreams. We search of them in the observation of others Attempting to untangle the mystery of an expanding network of seemingly unanswerable questions.

Through the process of time…we are observing the IMPACT of the other…!

Tijen Lawton