Prostrations

A series of Dance sketches for the dances of the Nine Prostrations. These rituals supersede language and carve a path where there is none to be seen. Originally performed by visiting guests and ambassadors before the Chinese Emperor, the Nine Prostrations here symbolize the rituals of salutation as related to contemporary attitudes of accolade throughout the world.

The Dance Rituals for An Embassy With Out A Country addresses a number of issues including Political, racial, cultural, religious, economic and gender. They represents a reexamination of the notions of truth, purity and hypocrisy, in light of their Greco-Roman origins and the conflicts that arise when these values are superimposed on to relations and cultures of different origins.