“Dark Matters:” Uncanny and Uncontrolled

In a Kidd Pivot performance recorded for On the Boards TV in Seattle, WA on February 18, 2011, Crystal Pite’s theatrical choreography for “Dark Matters” presents a stage world populated by puppets, shadowy figures in black, and dancers who push and pull each other across the stage. As you watch, you are invited to question whether any of the identifiably human figures onstage are really in control, as the theme of the “maker” who no longer commands their creation flows throughout the performance.