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WEEKLY, SF (continued)
Another section of the work finds six dancers entwined on a giant metal orb
suspended above the stage. The group slowly splits apart until no one is left,
illustrating not only the nothingness at the Earth's inner core, but also
the unraveling of community, belief systems, and ego.
In other segments, the tough, protective surface of the Earth is represented
by movements that imitate bodybuilding, and the journey through the sturdy
lithosphere is suggestive of female strength. Through dance, sound, and light,
Digging uses our giant rock as a way to understand ourselves and even our
hearts. For example, the piece relates the mantle -- a slow-moving middle
layer filled with molten rock -- to both the Earth's and our own emotional
body, where "things don't change very quickly," says Lomask, "but
small shifts can render huge consequences." (Karen Macklin)
