ANIMUS NECANDI

Animus Necandi is a visceral dance work that delves into the violence and the darkness in our human psyches. Through raw, angular movements our dancers suggest the horrific methods by which humans kill their own kind. Some gestures evoke aggression, others entrapment and vulnerability.

 

Evoking the pain of families who have lost loved ones condemned to the death penalty, Animus Necandi explores why we find it difficult to talk about grief and death. It also examines the complex moral issue of capital punishment, which continues as a legally sanctioned practice in more than 55 countries and 27 of the states in the U.S.