“Garner is able to do something singular by instrumentalizing this recognizable movement vocabulary in pursuit of narrative, humor, and explicit commentary on the human condition. While remaining unpretentious, her storytelling imbues the movement with meaning, making each of the angular, carefully placed arm gestures and flung leg extensions greater than the sum of their parts.” - Brooklyn Rail
Light Labor
This new hour-long dance-play for 2 wonders how we handle the inevitable. Does the inevitable require speed? Practice? Does it come back easily, like riding a bike? The work considers an unknown future as a menace and a relief. A future we are all in, together. Join us in this search for enlightenment, no promises we will get anywhere.
The performers–Annie Morgan and Channce Williams–cycle through absurd games, unmetered time, accidental violence, and, sometimes, honest care to grapple with the unknown and build their own peculiar world. Read Brooklyn Rail’s review of Light Labor!!
Written, directed, choreographed by Hannah Garner in collaboration with the performers
Performers: Annie Morgan and Channce Williams
Lighting: Alexa Carroll
Special thanks to Maggie Beutner Cheung, Green Lung Studio, San Jose State University, and Chafin Seymour.
Photos: Hannah Garner
Past performances:
Thursday, July 24th, 7pm, 2025
Friday, July 25th, 7pm, 2025
Saturday, July 26, 7pm & 9pm, 2025
&
Thursday, July 31st, 7pm, 2025
Friday, August 1st, 7pm, 2025
Saturday, August 2nd, 7pm & 9pm, 2025
@ Green Lung Studio, 22 Commerce St, Brooklyn (Red Hook), NY 11231
