Dance/Theater concert Saturday, May 10, 2025, 7:30 PM, at the newly renamed Scotts Valley Theater "The Landing," 251 Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley, CA 95066.
Dance works by Karl Schaffer and the dancers of MoveSpeakSpin
The concert’s dances deal with themes currently
roiling the American political landscape: battles over issues of diversity and the
inclusion of women in mathematics and the sciences, imprisonment and
maltreatment of those who dissent, the destruction of environmental safeguards
as related to access to water, and war in the Middle East. In this new era
of attacks on every principle of democracy and human rights, the performing
arts help us see our path towards a world in which social justice thrives. Featuring thirteen dancers from Santa Cruz and the Bay Area.
“… Whimsical, celebratory, satirical, and thought-provoking…” –
Dana Mackenzie
With special guest performance of
Uniform Convergence
Written and performed by Corrine Yap
Juxtaposing the stories of two women trying to find their
place in a white, male-dominated academic world, mathematician Corrine Yap’s
one-woman play connects the struggles of 19th century Russian
mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya and a fictional Asian-American woman coping
with the prejudice she faces in the present. The play has been performed throughout
the United States.
“Phenomenally affecting, powerfully performed” – Vin de
Silva
MoveSpeakSpin is a Santa Cruz based dance company that has been performing works connecting dance and mathematics internationally for 35 years. https://www.movespeakspin.com/
