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Repertory

Down the Rabbit Hole

COMPANIES

  • Ailey II

CHOREOGRAPHER

  • Houston Thomas

PREMIERE

2024

RUNTIME

25 minutes

MUSIC

Johannes Goldbach and Pomassl

COSTUME DESIGN

Jasmine Schulter and Houston Thomas

LIGHTING DESIGN

Aja M. Jackson

Down the Rabbit Hole is a continuation of choreographer Houston Thomas’s Follow the White Rabbit and expands on the themes of its former of examining the relationship between humans and technology. Inspired by The Matrix film series, Down the Rabbit Hole explores how technology weaves into the fabric of daily life, transforming how we as humans interact and function. Set to a score by Johannes Goldbach and Pomassl, Thomas begs the question, in this high-powered piece: Technological change - are we powering it or is it powering us?

Ailey II dancers against a dark background.

Ailey II in Houston Thomas' Down the Rabbit Hole Photo by Nir Arieli

Ailey II dancers against a dark background.

Ailey II's Carley Brooks and Alfred L. Jordan II in Houston Thomas' Down the Rabbit Hole Photo by Nir Arieli

Two dancers mid-jump.

Ailey II in Houston Thomas' Down the Rabbit Hole Photo by Nir Arieli

Four dancers in black. Two facing left and two facing right.

Photo by Nir Arieli

Ailey II's Xhosa Scott and Alfred L. Jordan II in Houston Thomas' Down the Rabbit Hole. Photo by Nir Arieli

Ailey II's Xhosa Scott and Alfred L. Jordan II in Houston Thomas' Down the Rabbit Hole Photo by Nir Arieli

Videos of Houston Thomas' Down the Rabbit Hole

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Ailey II in Down the Rabbit Hole

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Funders

The creation of Down the Rabbit Hole is supported by Robert A. Press, M.D.

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