How Do I Explain My Intentions
Commissioned by wind in the leaves collective
Set to an improvised soundscape of Karen Solie’s scenic poetry, How Do I Explain My Intentions explores the feeling of being estranged from a world that was once alive and familiar.
Co-created and performed by Ceinwen Gobert and Shannon Litzenberger, the work follows the parallel but disconnected realities of two individuals who are struggling to make sense of their lives in a moment of profound disorientation.
As though living in an alternate reality just beside the world they understand, they move through domestic routines as avatars of their real selves, searching for the missing something that brings meaning to their lives.
How Do I Explain My Intentions is framed by an emerging and dystopian visual landscape created by Ceinwen Gobert, with sound design by Julian Gobert.
Creative Team
Co-creation and Performance by Ceinwen Gobert and Shannon Litzenberger
Writing by Karen Solie (Pigeon, Geranium and X, from her collection of poems titled Pigeon, House of Anansi Press, 2009)
Visual Design Ceinwen Gobert (@ceigart)
Sound Design Julian Gobert
Sound Editing Shannon Litzenberger
Lighting Design Andrew McCormack
Costume Design Ceinwen Gobert and Shannon Litzenberger
Thanks to charles c. smith and wind in the leaves collective, Citadel + Compagnie, Benjamin Valliquette and Lynx Music, Roula Said and Om Laila Studio, Jason Campitelli and Karen Solie
