In its season-opening show, “Where the Power Lies,” the Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe explores power and the ways we manifest it. “There are a lot of power shifts and power imbalances happening in the world right now,” said Gilchrist, artistic director and founder of the troupe. In preparation for this show, she put out a call for choreographer collaborators from the Boston dance community – sharing her own power – and emerged with six pieces, including one from Jeryl Palana and her company. One number is about female empowerment; another, a duet between former Boston Ballet dancers Louise Hautefeuille and Mamuka Kikalishvili, explores power dynamics in a relationship; the final number, the show’s titular performance, brings all of the dancers together to examine strength in numbers. “I want to try and say something about all of the power struggles going on in the world right now, even if it is subtle,” Gilchrist said.
“Where the Power Lies,” at 2 and 4 p.m. Oct. 26 at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., East Cambridge. $35.
Additional dark purple background was added to the right side of the feature image for this post (not the image seen above) in a digital retouching process. The dancers were not altered. They were photographed and are real.
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