ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Heralded by Arts in America Magazine as a “…thoroughly satisfying blend of sound, imagery and movement,” CULT OF COLOR: CALL TO COLOR is an exciting collaboration between award-winning choreographer, Stephen Mills, renowned contemporary visual artist, Trenton Doyle Hancock and nationally acclaimed composer, Graham Reynolds. The extraordinary, vibrant production brings Hancock’s mythology to life in a new dimension through an innovative visual art / music / dance experience.
CHOREOGRAPHY: Stephen Mills
MUSIC: Graham Reynolds
STORY & VISUALS: Trenton Doyle Hancock
Photography by Tony Spielberg
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GRAHAM REYNOLDS MUSIC SCORE
HIGHLIGHTS
- Choreography: Stephen Mills
- Story & Visuals: Trenton Doyle Hancock
- Music: Graham Reynolds
- Lighting: Tony Tucci
- Narrative Consultant: John Riedie
- Costumes: Irene Corey Design Associates, with special credit to draper, Kathy Kreuter
- Run-time: 55 minutes in 2 acts
- Dancers: 20 (10 women & 10 men)
- Awards: 5 accolades including “Best Choreographer,” “Best Dance Concert,” “Best Costume Design,” “Best Lighting” & “Best Dancer”
PREMIERES
THE LONG CENTER | BALLET AUSTIN
Austin, TX – 2008 (World Premiere) | ’12
PRESS
“Alas, culture and context are what enable us to investigate eye candy on a level we can mull in our minds and chew on with our souls…the mechanics of what makes this wondrously colorful ballet tick.”
Art21 Magazine
“…electrifying art in motion…all the words fell away, and voices fell silent, save for the periodic laughs and cheers that the stage action evoked…spot-on choreography, seemingly impossible motion, and immense physical beauty.”
The Austin Chronicle
“[Trenton Doyle Hancock] worked with Ballet Austin to transform his dark vision into a narrative dance…despite the cute images on the poster, this show was not for easily scared kiddies…”
Arts in America Magazine
“…First a collective gasp, then a moment of silence and only then the hearty applause…I was experiencing something that felt familiar but in some ways totally unfamiliar.”
Austin American Statesman
“‘Cult of Color’ will wow your mind…thinking becomes feeling, questioning becomes flying, sliding is definitely taking me toward a portal to the unknown. Put Harry Potter in the satchel and get ready for a real ride.”
MovinEasy.com
“…a production that swept the viewer along in a thoroughly satisfying blend of sound, imagery and movement.”
Art in America Magazine
Austin American Statesman
“‘Cult of Color: Call to Color’ requires giving oneself over to the absurdity and the oddity in the moment; there’s time to make sense of it all later.”