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Tilting the Mirror by Nora Raine Thompson

Eiko and Joan onstage. Joan stands in a white dress reading from a book with a microphone while Eiko sits in a chair, leaning forward, also speaking into a microphone. A wooden mallard sits between them with other set elements and props scattered around them. Behind them is a large projection of a tilted mirror, reflecting a tree in the woods.

In this essay, Nora Raine Thompson reflects on her experience witnessing Joan Jonas and Eiko Otake’s unique and historic collaborative performance and installation, Drawing in Circles WHY (an experiment), presented at the Castelli Gallery in partnership with Danspace Project. This… Read more

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