Fabrications

Selon Cunningham, le titre renvoie aux deux significations du verbe “fabriquer” : combiner des éléments pour former un tout, et inventer ou concocter, même mentir.

Cunningham said that the title refers to both meanings of the verb  “fabricate”: to combine parts to form a whole, and to invent or concoct,  even to lie. Continually inspired by the I Ching, Cunningham’s  choreography for “Fabrications” utilized a chance process based on  sixty-four phrases (sixty-four being the number of hexagrams in the  Chinese book of changes).

Fabrications is an immensely dramatic piece, and the deep connections  between the dancers can be seen throughout the performance. Brazilian  composer Emanuel Dimas de Melo Pimenta wrote the music, which was mixed  in performance by David Tudor. Dove Bradshaw’s costumes were dresses for  the women, and shirts and trousers for the men. Her décor did not  coincide with the “period” sense of the dance–a backdrop taken from  medical and mathematical diagrams.

“Fabrications” was co-commissioned by the Walker Arts Center.