Living In Limbo Stateless Identities: Performance Analysis

“Living in Limbo: Stateless Identities” is a performance that explores themes associated with the quest for refuge. This dance performance employed a multitude of production elements that led to the success of the dance and made the performance even more enjoyable for the members of the audience. The three production elements that I felt that “Living in Limbo: Stateless Identities” employed the best were the use of costumes, the use of props, and music.
The first production element that was used successfully within “Living in Limbo: Stateless Identities” was the use of costumes. Unlike other performances that I have been to, the dancers for this performance wore simple costumes. All of the dancers were dressed in all black, which I believe was done, in order for
There were not many props used throughout the production, which made the audience really focus on the dancers’ and their movements. Many of the props used within the performance were for practical purposes, such as the use of folding chairs. The chairs were used for two different purposes: for the dancers to sit on, while not performing and to assist the dancers throughout different scenes. Another prop that was used during the performance were four grids that were used during “Barriers”, which were used to show how disoriented the refuge becomes after being forced to leave their home. The third prop that was used during the production was a wooden platform, which was used during “Perseverance and Hope”. This prop was used to show refuges perseverance of hope to become safe and to have power, which is shown through the dancers all trying to get up on the platform. “Living in Limbo: Stateless Identities” successfully used props that helped the audience understand what was happening, which I believe made the dance performance even more