Destroyed. The End.

Suchu Dance’s newest work imagines the final days of the last remaining people on earth up to their demise.

Five people trapped in the last vestiges of life on earth. Gallows humor. A global catastrophic event. An imaginary place where everything is as bad as it can be. The complete destruction of the world. A visual dance creation inspired by hardship, despair and survival set to Fescennine’s newly constructed musical score Demise.

Seven months in the making, Destroyed. The End. reflects the commitment of choreographer Jennifer Wood and dancers Shanon Adams, Prudence Sun, Tina Shariffskul, Sarah Leung and Somya Gupta to spend the greater part of this season engaged in challenging movement explorations. Forms of weight sharing, pushing deeper into phrase work and narrative have been concepts explored in the service of facing and conquering personal physical fears and perceived limitations.From gestural to sometimes violent movement material, these five dancers frequently seem more like an organism that tumbles in space, sometimes literally bouncing off the walls.

Lighting Designer Baggy McVandis brings the white box that is the Suchu Dance space to life like never before, creating a seemingly toxic atmosphere unsuitable for human life. A menacing shadow is cast on the beaten up and broken dancers. We are confronted with a bleak view of the world. Bruised, beaten and torn – world weary warriors take to the space in an emotionally-charged and darkly humorous work.

We are delighted to be partnering with the notoriously underground something something magazine in the creation of our lobby installation for Destroyed. The End. Utilizing current news reports on the likelihood of an asteroid colliding with the earth and destroying life as we know it, something something magazine has created a video and broken object installation of incessant doom, setting the mood for the theme of the live performance.

Seating is very limited so advance purchase is recommended. Tickets may be purchased at www.suchudance.org or at the door. General seating. All performances at 8:00 pm.