A major new work from Tere O’Connor, one of the foremost choreographers of our day, whose abstractions engage the tension between the geometries of the rectangular stage, the organic forms of nature, and the vast terrain of human behavior.
Long Run pushes the emotional content of O’Connor’s movement to new physical extremes, allowing time-based elements like polyrhythms, velocity, and duration to overtake the performers as they struggle to bring their bodies into a state of calm..O’Connor, one of the foremost choreographers of our day, was a visiting teaching artist at Bard while also developing and premiering this new work. Long Run pushed the emotional content of O’Connor’s movement to new physical extremes, an experiment aided by the extended residency time through LAB. The work continued to develop in presentations around the country, which still continue today.
Tere O’Connor is Artistic Director of Tere O’Connor Dance. He has created over 40 works for his company and toured these throughout the US, Europe, South America and Canada.
