Along the Path of Larks and Swallows is my third solo show.
And it's a big French kiss of a show. With a bite.
With a text that is inspired by the dreamscape collages of Joseph
Cornell, the surreal whimsy of George Herriman's seminal comic strip "Krazy Kat", and the boxer Sonny Liston's powerful punch,
Along the Path of Larks and Swallows is a poetic, magical,
and darkly comic exploration of love.
Passion. Heartbreak. The sleepless nights, the overwrought romantic
flights of fancy, the tormenting insecurities (depilate, depilate, depilate!),
and all the silly, embarrassing, wonderful things we do as we dance and
stagger and rage through life, hoping to find someone to love us back.
Because love is crazy, isn't it? What else could it be, this dream that can
make you feel as if you’re flying*, this magic that can unfold a kiss into
a castle** , where you can surrender to an embrace*** ?
There's nothing else like it.
This production is generously supported by CA$H, a grants program of Theatre
Bay Area, in partnership with Dancers’ Group.
*or falling off a cliff!
**or crumple it into a curse...
***and find yourself strangling in a teeny tiny cage.