Performed at the Ritz Theatre, Minneapolis
Chosen among City Pages¹ Best Sets of 2008
Border Crossing, a dance and physical theatre performance, is the story of a resilient little girl who crosses the Arizona/Mexico border, told through the voice of the desert itself. Shaking off intense political and social argument, the show instead focuses on the heightened spirituality of the Sonoran Desert to highlight the drama of human migration over the ages, using dance influenced by prayer and ritual, and puppetry constructed from the flotsam left behind by desperate peoples forced to search for a better life.
Credits
Created and Developed by Paul Herwig and Jennifer Ilse, with Sears Eldredge and Gerry GiroaurdProject Initiator – Paul Herwig
Direction/Choreography by Jennifer Ilse
Co-Direction/Scenic Design by Paul Herwig
Music and Sound by Ben Seims
Lighting by Mike Grogan
Text for Border Crossing has been excerpted and adapted from a larger body of work by playwright Marcie Rendon
Cast: 15, Paulino Brenner, Katie Kaufmann, Taous Khazem, David P. Schnieder, Paul Herwig, Erin Drummond, John Zeiler, Zeb Henderson-Shreve, Dana Buchwald, Citlaliti De Leon, Pedro Fonseca, Jennifer Ilse, Kym Longhi, Adri Mehra, Marian Kimball Eichinger
Duration: 85 min
Reviews
Star Tribune ReviewOff-Leash Area tackles illegal immigration A big cast, a sprawling landscape and a controversial topic mark a departure for the troupe. By CAMILLE LEFEVRE, Special to the Star Tribune
MinnPost Review
Dance and politics: a fruitful union By Camille LeFevre, MinnPost
City Pages Review
Theater Spotlight: Border Crossing By Quinton Skinner, City Pages
MNArtists Review
Line in the Sand: Off-Leash Area's "Border Crossing" Review by Christy DeSmith, MNArtists.org