THE MISSING MOUNTAIN
Direction
Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber
Choreography
In collaboration with the L.A. Dance Project dancers:
Jeremy Coachman, Daphne Fernberger, Lorrin Brubaker, Courtney Conovan, Shu Kinouchi, Hope Spears
Original Music
Yonatan Daskal
Scenography
Bobbi Jene Smith
Costume Design
Bobbi Jene Smith, Lauryn Terciera, Stephanie Sleeper
Lighting Designer
Christine Ferriter
Commissioned by L.A. Dance Project
Duration
60 Minutes
Performance History
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September 2023, at Los Angeles Dance Project
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December 2024, at Los Angeles Dance Project
PRESS
"If this is love, please count this writer in... Distorted, exaggerated motions never looked so beautiful, as each dancer held nothing back, including spastic arms, pelvic contractions, and fleshy floor flittings."
— Fjord Review
“A triumph of theatrical storytelling and movement invention, ‘The Missing Mountain’ is a vivid, complex dance-theater work that astonishes in its creativity and depth.”
— Los Angeles Times
"'The Missing Mountain’ feels like a ritual—an offering to the gods of dance and theater, blending the sacred and the profane into a hypnotic narrative."
"Smith and Schraiber have revitalized the evening-length work for a more intimate and narrative-driven version of 'The Missing Mountain.' This time, the textures the dancers bring to their characters are more specific and intentional. [...] The dancers’ search for the missing mountain in themselves and each other feels palpable."
— LA Dance Chronicle
