When walking into a church one is also entering into many expectations. There is a steady negotiation of the personal and communal, the public and private. We have been investigating these, and how they manifest in the body, within this historic architecture. We developed prompts that are slight alterations of actions, practices, and behaviors that are traditionally embedded in this space. We’ve been probing their history and their objectives, extrapolating upon their rhythms and motives, cultivating a collection of surrealistic interpretations. After a year-long residency for 2019 at The Old North Church of Boston, with support from the National Parks Service and The Boston Foundation, Choreographer Jenna Pollack and video artist Sue Murad will be spending most of 2020 in post-production editing this evening-length film. These are some raw snapshots.

The Reciprocity Collaborative in residence at The Old North Church; Sponsored by The Boston Foundation: Live Arts Boston, The National Parks Service, and The Boston Harbor

Choreographer and Movement Director for Brandeis University Theater Department production

Director and Choreographer of a site-specific adaptation of a Charles Mee play at Wylie Brewery Sitges, Barcelona with actors

Produced and Performed by Jenna Pollack, Michelle Ross and Leah Walsh with Juilliard's Center for Innovation in the Arts, commission

The Reciprocity Collaborative Residency at MFA Boston: choreography by Ilya Vidrin and Jenna Pollack, composition by Tony Schemmer, pianist Constantine Finehouse