The Seldoms to Perform Modern Dance About the 1960s Nov. 16-17

The Seldoms, a dynamic modern dance company, is pleased to present RockCitizen, a performance about the countercultural movements of the 1960s and ’70s, at Studio5 in Evanston Nov. 16 to 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Tickets for students and seniors are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.

RockCitizen presents an immersive sonic, visual, and kinetic environment that recalls countercultural spaces and powerful voices of change of the 1960s and 70s and connects them to a larger history of people pursuing breakthroughs and transformations in their lives and worlds.

A companion piece to The Seldoms’ acclaimed Power Goes (2015), RockCitizen looks at historic social movements that rode waves of protest, experimentation, hedonism, and dissonance in efforts to remake what it means to be a citizen. The figures in RockCitizen call – and agitate – for freedom; to be, to express, to work, to love. The work surveys different sites of opposition – street, state, stage – to find both cultural and political modes of resistance.

Dance, dialogue, and song unfold under the "Brascape," a spectacular, mobile net of 216 colored bras designed by Bob Faust. The Brascape, in flux and layered in meaning, evokes the psychedelic rock poster saturated in color, military camo netting, the rainbow of the gay pride flag, and of course, the bra as symbol of the Women's Lib movement. RockCitizen attempts to capture the tumultuous mix of voices and energies of a transformative time in the country, and asks how these same movements operate in today’s America.

Now in its 16th season, The Seldoms makes dance works of bold, exacting physicality driven by inquiry in contemporary issues. Under the direction of choreographer Carrie Hanson, the company is committed to bringing audiences an expanded experience of dance that ignites thought around real-world issues.

The performance is designed for ages 12 and above, and runs approximately one hour without intermission. An artist/audience discussion follows the show each night.

Drinks and light snacks are available for purchase at the show. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. each night.

Tickets are available at http://www.studio5.dance/calen...