Attracting non-dancers and dancers alike is extremely important to me. I don't make dances for the dance community alone, and I try to keep different audience members' attention spans in mind. And I don't mean to pander, or make it easier to digest. I like to make work that the average person can engage with on both an intellectual and visceral level, without spelling out a specific interpretation, so that the experience becomes more 3-dimensional, physical and conceptual at the same time. I hope that the preview press about the show helps to attract a less conventional modern dance audience... because the dance community could use a little fresh blood.
From the San Francisco Chronicle:"This weekend, ODC artist-in-residence Catherine Galasso presents "The Improbable Reign of Norton I, Emperor of the United States," a dreamlike, humorous portrait of the life and metaphorical significance of San Francisco's 19th century stranger-than-fiction eccentric."
From the San Francisco Bay Guardian
"Two years ago Catherine Galasso appeared at the WestWave Dance Festival in Gnome Trouble [...] Apparently she likes folk tales. She is back with another one..."
From Mission Local.org
"If you find yourself intrigued by your neighborhood crazy—you know, the one who sips espresso dressed as a pirate, or the 12 Galaxies guy who attends every street fair in the city holding his nonsensical picket sign—ODC’s show on Saturday and Sunday is for you. [...] 45 minutes of unconventional entertainment that will leave you wanting to know more about your city and the people within it."
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