The Odonata Dance Project Presents

Aspiration: Housewife

In a world where plastic makes perfect and happiness is just a new appliance away, these women should be completely satisfied, so why aren't they?

Aspiration: Housewife premiered at Dance New Amsterdam as part of the 10th Annual New York International Fringe Festival in August of 2006. For booking information please contact Odonatadp [at] yahoo [dot] com

About "Aspiration: Housewife"

Enter a world much like mid-20th-century America, where the women wear aprons and their husbands bring home the bacon - or so it seems at first glance. Meet Betty Formica, advertising expert turned stay at home wife. Meet Girleen, a young lady in love, presented with the opportunity of a lifetime that could turn her plans for the future upside down. Discover the secret of the mysterious Femme Lucida, a woman wise beyond her years. Soak in the vintage aesthetic and find a startling contemporary relevance in this dance theatre piece about femininity and ambition.

Choreographed and Directed by Jessica Bonenfant
Written and directed by Carolyn Siegel

Performances by company members:

Rachel Borgman, Errin Delperdang, Itsuko Higashi & Carolyn Siegel

With guests:

Sara Greenfield, Vanessa Hardy, Michael Kohn & Stephen Chan

Lighting Design by: Cris Dopher
Set pieces by: Susanna Conaway
Stage Manager: Lauren Arneson

About Odonata: The Odonata Dance Project has been presenting short works of dance in New York City since 2003. In June of 2005 "Selective Memory", an evening length concert showcasing works by the company was produced at the Merce Cunningham Studio. Aspiration: Housewife marks the company's first full-length dance theatre narrative work.

Check out our rehearsal blog at www.myspace.com/aspirationhousewife
For more information or to make a donation contact: Odonatadp [at] yahoo [dot] com