Knock on Wood
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Knock on Wood draws on the superstition of knocking on wood to protect good fortune after expressing a positive outcome. The piece explores what happens when that ritual is overlooked, forming a cautionary tale about good fortune and its reversal.
Choreographic approach
Retrogradation, or movement performed in reverse order, shapes individual sequences and the work as a whole, connecting the choreography to the narrative’s reversal of fortune.
Presentation details
Presented at The Ailey School’s Global Harmony Showcase in February 2020. Selected as one of 10 works from 45 submissions.