INTERIOR DESIGN
A couple navigates love, loss, moving, and an ocean of boxes.
HOW TO DESIGN YOUR LIFE…
Enter the whimsical world of Anna and Carlos as they move into a new space together, navigating an ocean of boxes, waves of grief, tides of neighborhood drama, and the ultimate challenge in any relationship: assembling Ikea furniture as a couple.
Laura Karlin’s choreographic storytelling brings us to a space of connection and delight, with gorgeous dancing and deeply moving theatrical performances from artists Hyosun Choi and Marco Palomino.
Click here to read Artistic Director Laura Karlin’s blog on the 17-year process of making Interior Design, and take a look at the 2024 premiere at the Kirk Douglas Theatre below!
“BY TURNS COMIC, LYRICAL, AND TRAGIC, THE DUO GLIDED SMOOTHLY FROM LIGHTNESS TO PAINFULLY DARK, AND THEN TO A WISER, WARMER PLACE.”
― MARK HEIN, THEATRE GHOST
“THROUGH THE WONDERFUL PERFORMANCES OF THE TWO DANCERS, KARLIN ARTFULLY TAKES ON BIGOTRY, LOSS AND LOVE.”
― JEFF SLAYTON, BACHTRACK
Transformation is a central theme of the performance. A table turns into a shower, a bed, a boat (and yet never a table). Boxes become pointe shoes, emotional baggage, the memory of a pregnant belly, an ocean, and, ironically, a table. The audience is a neighborhood full of new friends to be met and invited over for coffee or even a late-night wild house party. Anna and Carlos are in the strange limbo between moving into a space and feeling at home, reflecting the strange suspension experienced while both grieving and living daily life with all its joys and absurdities.
A version of Interior Design was created in 2007, as Karlin’s first piece of work while founding Invertigo Dance Theatre. In 2017, Karlin remade Interior Design into a new short iteration, and now the work is being completed as a full-evening performance. “It’s joyful to have the opportunity to finish this piece. I started it in my 20’s, revamped it in my 30’s, and now I am working on it in my 40s, as I prepare to move onto a new chapter in my own life! It isn’t full-circle, but it is full-spiral.”
Show length: 65 minutes.
RELATED EVENTS
VIP Pre-Show Reception
Saturday, April 20th | 6:00 — 7:00pm
Join us for our VIP Pre-Show Reception at the Kirk Douglas Theatre Lobby before Friday’s performance. Experience live music, fine wine, and delicious hors d’oeuvres before immersing yourself into our mesmerizing Interior Design production. Connect with fellow audience members and welcome new supporters to our community in this unique pre-show event.
Body of Knowledge: Embracing Healing After Pregnancy Loss
Sun. April 14 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Join us for a free healing workshop led by Jade Ross and Laura Karlin, offering support and community for those who have experienced pregnancy loss.
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The Neighborhood is an Orchestra
Sun. April 21 | 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Composer Diana Lynn and choreographer Laura Karlin invite participants to craft unique instruments from household objects, make music together, and move joyfully with one another before the Sunday finale of Interior Design.
Interior Design: Artist Panel
Sun. April 21 | Post-show
Engage with the performers and creative team behind Interior Design during this special talkback session.