They Say A Lady Was the Cause of It is an enchanting and evocative contemporary dance opera exploring agency, identity, intimacy, and relationships. Inspired in part by Virginia Woolf's Orlando and Undine Geht by Ingeborg Bachmann, the piece examines the complexities of gender roles imposed by society, as well as the fight to reclaim individual narratives and rewrite what society has prescribed. The eleven dancers performing in this work contribute their own narratives and voices to this important conversation.

The dancers range vastly in age, life experience and backgrounds- from professional to self-taught. Dancing in this work are Beth Morelli, Brooke Moen, Danielle Tekut, Emer Pond Feeney, Hanna Satterlee, Holly Chagnon, Jessie Owens, Joy Madden, Kim Beinin, Nicole Dagesse, and Toby MacNutt. Their performance will be accompanied by live, original music by composer Matt LaRocca (Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra). Instrumentalists will include Matt LaRocca on viola and guitar, Kyle Saulnier on saxophone and string bass, Polly Vanderputten on cello, and Britta Tonn on piano. Vocals will be performed by Roxanne Vought, and Allison and Cameron Steinmetz.

Performances will be:
February 21-22 at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington VT
February 28-29 at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, VT.
Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30pm. $25/general seating, $15/students with a valid student ID.

Tickets for the Burlington performances can be purchased at: https://they-say-a-lady.brownpapertickets.com.
Tickets for the Middlebury performances can be purchased at: https://townhalltheater.org/event/they-say-a-lady-was-the-cause-of-it/.

Oct 13, 2024, 9 AM to 12 PM

Oct 13, 2024, 7:30 to 8:30 PM

Oct 14, 2024, 6 to 7:30 PM