Ouroboros is an interactive, evening-length, theatrical solo dance presented in the round that resurrects and centers the ancient healing symbol of Ouroboros. The performance weaves personal storytelling, contemporary and Middle Eastern dance, cabaret-style song, and finger cymbal/zill play through English, German, Turkish, and ASL, inviting audience participation. Ouroboros takes the audience on a journey of memory, place, and paradox. It explores the cyclical and entrapping nature of time and culture, the lost history and continued relevance of embodying nature in the form of the snake dance, embodied feminine wisdom of the past and present, and society’s relationship to dance and language.

With original music composition by Shamou, and live accompaniment by Sathapat Sangsuwan, dramaturgy by Joanna Furnans, costume design by Katrin Schnabl, lighting design by Alejandra Favila, set design by Delena Bradley, sound design by Sathapat Sangsuwan, and ASL coaching by deaf artist Susan Elizabeth Rangel.

Please be aware that this performance incorporates rose water, and audience members may be offered Turkish coffee and delights, which contain nuts.

Performances Friday 8pm
Saturday 2pm
Sunday 2pm