OBSIDIAN
Direction
Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber
Choreography
In collaboration with the Ballet BC dancers:
Eduardo Jiménez Cabrera, Orlando Harbutt, Pei Lun Lai, Sarah Pippin,
Rae Srivastava, Vivian Ruiz & Pianist Perri Lo
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Music
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff & Thomas de Hartmann
Costume Design
Bobbi Jene Smith & Kate Burrows
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Scenography & Light Design
Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber
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Associate Light Design
Matthew Piton​
Rehearsal Director
Alexis Fletcher
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Commissioned by Ballet BC (AD Medhi Walerski)
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Performance History
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May 2025, at the Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, Canada
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September 2025, Fall For Dance, City Center, NYC, NY
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Duration
20 minutes
PRESS
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"A straight-from-the-heart surge of movement — blending raw sensuality, ritualistic power, and emotional depth...
Obsidian is everything, with all the emotions."
— Stir Vancouver
