lean to productions
an attic an exit
by rachael lincoln and leslie seiters of lean to productions
a 50 minute duet revealing two characters traveling through five scenes within the confinement of a room. Puzzles and clues are offered and deciphered: hanging suit coats, a recurring precipice, levitating geometry, a trail of flour, and the manipulation of salt, saucers, and silverware take the audience on a haunting and delightful ride. With hyper precision, these two white-faced, white-haired twins create a language through movement and find escape through an imaginary landscape of fetishization, endless negotiations, and micro-adjustments.
“Fanciful whimsy and immaculate precision are not often as intricately intertwined as they were in Rachael Lincoln and Leslie Seiters’ mesmerizing collaboration, “an attic an exit”. . .an enchantingly wise and witty work.”
--Rita Felciano, DanceViewTimes
photo by rj muna
lean to productions presents the duet work of long-time collaborators Rachael Lincoln and Leslie Seiters. Intent on expanding definitions of dance, lean to productions choreographs movement, props, rigging, and sound to engage their audience in an evocative aesthetic experience. Upon entering their world, movement becomes language, objects become characters, and everyday logic is suspended. With equal concern for precision and wonder, Lincoln and Seiters integrate influences from contemporary dance, visual art, fiction, aerial dance, and theater.