Taking inspiration from both Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by surrealist novelist Haruki Murakami, Wandering Alice transforms its site into a dreamlike landscape where audiences are free to watch, wander, get lost and be found. In this performance installation, creator and choreographer Nichole Canuso becomes Alice, a curious wanderer who leads audiences on a guided tour through slippery identity and a sea of unruly memories. An original score by composer James Sugg and sound designer Mike Kiley, costumes by Jennifer Goettner, video art by Byron Karabatsos and Lars Jan and a cast of thirteen create a surreal and ever changing adventure for the senses.
PERFORMED BY: Nichole Canuso, Dito Van Reigersberg, Meg Foley, Bethany Formica, Makoto Hirano, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Rainey Lacey, Lorin Lyle, Scott McPheeters, Heather Murphy, Christina Zani
SOUND DESIGN & COMPOSITION: Michael Kiley & James Sugg
COSTUME & PROPS DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION: Jennifer Goettner
LIGHTING DESIGN & TECHNCIAL DIRECTION: Paul Moffit
TEXT & CO-DIRECTION: by Suli Holum
PREMIERE: September, 2008 at the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival
