Ecstasy of Betrayal (2021)

Choreographer: Carley Conder in collaboration with the dancers Cast: Lauren Jimenez, Emily Laird, Amy Symonds, Tori Ward Sound: Marlene Deitrich and the Burt Bacharach Orchestra, The Caretaker Tempe Center for the Arts (May 2021) Taliesin West (May 2021) "Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all." - Jean Genet This work explores the choreographer's experience of living and creating during a pandemic in a female body. It highlights the contradictions that are placed upon women aging in a field and society that does not seem to accept the aging process. This all female cast collaborated to explore these ideas from the perspectives of different generations, backgrounds and ideologies.