The work is based on a poem of the same name by P.K. Page and integrates voice, body, set, and sound design to bring the choreographer’s vision to life. To create the solo, Hood was inspired by Moore’s “subtle and breath-taking artistry” and by the concept of a duet, with one person absent.
Susanna Hood’s Beside You is a solo tour de force for dance icon Claudia Moore “contrasting Moore’s natural elegance – a red blouse sets off her beautifully long arms – with the fierce animal energy contained in her lithe body.” Glenn Sumi, NOW