The Geeksdanz Thesis Statement
Geeksdanz refers to the process of creating dances based in “geeky” source material. Math, science, martial arts, videogames, anything that is not normally thought of as “dance” or “art” is fair game for the geeksdanz treatment. Geeksdanzes frequently have a structural or movement base that is intensely logical and obsessively accurate, though on the surface the final product may bear little or no resemblance to the source material. Geeksdanz works have been cited by audience members as being “refreshing” and “understandable,” and blissfully free of the angst that plagues so many of today’s modern dance works. Said one theatergoer after the 2007 premiere of P.447, “I knew what it was about, which is more than I can say for the other pieces in the concert.”
