Where Are You Going,
Where Did You Go
Choreography and Direction: Randee Paufve and collaborators
Performer: Randee Paufve
Lighting Design: Kaveri Seth
Where Are You Going, Where Did You Go is a multi-phase dance project exploring personal and geographical thresholds, created through a series of dance-based rituals.
The research includes five dance events taking place on the seasonal solstices, in the furthest points, in each direction, of the continental USA.
Our research takes us to:
West Quoddy Head, Maine > September 2018
Cape Alava, Washington > July 2019
Northern Minnesota > September 2021
East Cape, Florida > December 2021
Central Kansas > April 2022
BAY AREA PREMIERE > Spring 2024
Video: Randee Paufve performs during research trip to Lubec, ME. Video shot and edited by Erin Malley.
VIDEO (ALSO ABOVE) > Rehearsal and research footage from “Where Are You Going, Where Did You Go?” Edited by Leandro Glory Damasco Jr.
“WEST” directed by Andrew Merrell. Randee Paufve walks away from the camera holding up one leg and raising her arms up with fists clenched. Jessi Barber lays, sitting in a tipped over basket. Dancers: Randee Paufve, Jessi Barber. Photo: Julia Sweeney.
“WEST” directed by Andrew Merrell. Randee Paufve crouches offering a hand down to the floor. Jessi Barber walks behind her. Dancers: Randee Paufve, Jessi Barber. Photo: Julia Sweeney
“WEST” directed by Andrew Merrell. Jessi Barber lies on her back, using her hands to brace Randee Paufve, above her. They look at each other. Dancers: Randee Paufve, Jessi Barber. Photo: Julia Sweeney
“WEST” directed by Andrew Merrell. Jessi Barber crouches while Randee Paufve, lying on her stomach, pulls herself up with her hands on Jessi’s knees. Dancers: Randee Paufve, Jessi Barber. Photo: Julia Sweeney
Water and land forms in Lubec, Maine, from research trip for "WEST." Photo: Erin Malley
Randee Paufve and Jessi Barber face away from the camera and lay, resting, against the diagonal trunk and roots of a tree. Research trip in the Pacific Northwest for "WEST" directed by Andrew Merrell. Dancers: Randee Paufve, Jessi Barber. Photo: Andrew Merrell