ON SECOND THOUGHT

In this new dance, choreographer Bret Easterling asks: What might we create if we went with our second thought? Refuting the logic of first thought, best thought, On Second Thought draws attention to bias and patterns as improvisational structures and set choreography combine to break habits and inhabit new terrain. In a world trapped in trends and stuck in systems of harm, Easterling devises a new mode of decision-making and artistic exploration to craft different potentials and imagine liberatory futures.

Creative Director: Bret Easterling
Contributors and Performers: Bella Allen, Marirosa Crawford, Stephanie Dai, Bret Easterling, Julia Eichten, Austin Tyson, Kevin Zambrano
Sound Mixer: Maxwell Transue
Costume Designers: Bret Easterling, MT Laaperi, Kathryn Poppen
Lighting Designer: Chu-Hsuan Chang
Producer: MT Laaperi

Made with support from BEMOVING and PAY DANCERS alongside research conducted at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and b12.