I fell off the mountain

i fell off the mountain and stubbed my toe on the thorny prick of your cold cold heart [or] bashing my head against a brick wall until i can taste blood
Premiered September 1995 at the Arts Festival of Atlanta, GA.
New York premiere October 1995 at Washington Square Church, New York City.
Presented by Via Theater.

Conceived, written and directed by Brian Jucha
Created in collaboration with
Ensemble: William Carl, Mark DeChiazza, Sheryl Dold, Will Keenan, Kristen Lee Kelly, Tamar Kotoske, Barney O'Hanlon, Allan Tibbetts, Megan Spooner, Lisa Welti

featuring
the suite of socially acceptable dances
choreographed by
Creach/Koester
Susan Marshall
Mary Overlie
Doug Varone

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Lighting design: Roma Flowers
Set Design: Sarah Edkins
Costumes: Kaye Voyce
Sound: Darron L. West
Assistant Director & Stage Manager: Robin Riddell

"i fell off the mountain... is a biting, exciting, good-humored reflection on the way we live, and the way we say we would like to." - The New York Times

A ballroom in a timeless city inhabited by isolated characters plagued by loneliness and desperate to connect. Rhythmic, hectic, ecstatic movement. Ballroom dances, an accordion, songs, bagpipes, hotcakes, tuxedos, acts of intimacy and betrayal, a hurricane - are some of the elements encountered in this non-narrative interdisciplinary dance-theater work.

The piece revives childhood and cultural memories as a means to understand complex human interaction and behavior through our pasts, presents and futures. The cast of characters brave contradictory internal feelings against the harsh realities of both our American culture in 1995 and the external world and natural disasters that surrounds us each and every day.

"A witty and gracefully pungent evening. The score is evocative, the site is singular, and the floor is full of eccentric, but recognizable, humanity." - Aisle Say Magazine

Publicity Photo (Accordion): David Morgan
Black & White Photos: Tom Brazil
Color Photos: Roma Flowers