The Passion of a Hillbilly Greaser
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Yuko Mitsuishi and Ryoji Sasamoto (subbing for Brandt Adams).
Photo by Catherine Galasso
Brandt Adams and Yuko Mitsuishi in:
The Passion of a Hillbilly
Greaser
choreographed by Catherine Galasso
Previously performed:
Chen Dance Center, November 2008
Cornell University, August 2008
The Passion of a Hillbilly Greaser is the working title for an evening length dance-theater performance based on the multifaceted metaphor of Elvis Presley. The piece explores the juxtaposition between kitsch and violence, the tension created between the pursuit of Christian values and the physical release of pop music, and the poignancy of Presley's mournful loneliness. The excerpted section of The Passion of a Hillbilly Greaser performed at the Chen Dance Center on November 20-22 is an exploration of the relationship between the Hillbilly Greaser and his Karaoke-singing Japanese sidekick/spiritual guide.
Type: Dance-Theater
Running time: Currently 10 minutes
Direction/choreography: Catherine Galasso
Music: Michael Galasso, Dave Cerf, Yo La Tengo, and various Elvis
Karaoke songs
Performed: August 2008 Cornell University Dance Reunion, Ithaca, NY
November 2008 Chen Dance Center, New York, NY
Dancers: Brandt Adams and Yuko Mitsuishi