Performance: Interesting Women

Lynn Modell/Making Dances Presents Interesting Women

A satirical snapshot of everyday life through dance, film, and music

After a string of sold-out performances on the East Coast, including runs at Boston Center for the Arts and the Providence Fringe Festival, dancer/choreographer/director Lynn Modell brings her company to Pasadena to share “Interesting Women,” a collection of film and dance works that comment on daily life through a satirical lens. Throughout this interdisciplinary evening, audiences will be invited to challenge the status quo and find humor in the mundane, from dating and our crazy diet culture to the need for both patience and a healthy sense of rebellion.

Over decades of dancemaking, Modell has become known for using humor as a tool to understand the world better, sharing stories of struggle and strength that encourage others to process their experiences more fully. In the multigenerational “Interesting Women,” a cast of seven female dancers tap into moments of reflection, absurdity, and delight to evoke the breadth of daily life.

Modell elaborates, “I chose dances for this show with characters I find interesting when viewed through an amplified lens. Naturally, my perspective as a woman has shaped these characters and stories. However, I hope audience members -- no matter gender, age, or specific identity -- can relate to situations we all face at some point. When have you walked past a bakery where the pastries were beckoning to you or felt anxious getting your haircut by a new hairdresser? Have you ever been told you were too loud? Or do you want to tell your boss, ‘I’m tired of doing it your way’? These moments of restraint, awareness, and adaptation help build our characters and our stories. And if we can laugh about them along the way, all the better.”

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Proceeds will go to Eaton Fire Relief and Recovery Fund