ALEXA WEST
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(1)Jawbreaker
Part 1 Part 2
Pageant, Brooklyn, NY
September 25–27, 2025
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Jawbreaker Part 1 Part 2 unfolds as a two-part dance that continues an investigation of movement as an expression of patriotism and exhaustion. Part 1 features a high-energy sequence with performers in jeans and T-shirts, interrupted by a performative break in which the dancers change costumes as an aluminum lamp post set piece is pulled from the back of the stage. In Part 2, the dancers perform on the lamp post in pairs. Throughout the work, the dancers of Jawbreaker Part 1 Part 2 swim in a room covered in translucent aqua plastic, conceived by the team at CH & Herrero. The plastic encases them in a box with a pressurized focus on momentum that seeks to go nowhere.

Performed by: Cayleen Del Rosario, Benin Gardner, Amelia Heintzelman, Molly Ross, Isa Spector
Scenic Design: CH & Herrero
Lamp Post: Harrison Milne + Wyatt Acardi
Costume Alterations: Kate Williams
Video: Kayhl Cooper, Photos: Sharleen Chidiac