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
Music
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff & Thomas de Hartmann
Costume Design
Bobbi Jene Smith & Kate Burrows
Scenography & Light Design
Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber
Associate Light Design
Matthew Piton
Rehearsal Director
Alexis Fletcher
Commissioned by Ballet BC
Premiered May 8, 2025 at the Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, Canada
Duration
20 minutes
PRESS
"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
