"I had been that overwhelmed undergraduate in real life, trying to keep up with demanding economics classes at Stanford University, while simultaneously dancing during a 46-week season as a member of San Francisco's corps de ballet."
It was a viral moment seen 'round the world: A beautifully creepy AI doll dressed like a Victorian schoolgirl sashays down a hallway with a blade in her hand, ready to butcher her next victim - but not before she does a TikTok-ready twirl or two.
Murphy, who performs on the lines with a crew of other dancers, said he used to design his routine around the original, single poles. 'With the single pole, you could do a lot. It's one pole, you could go crazy.' He said he used to be able to seamlessly twirl on any part of the single pole. Now he's relegated to the bottom half, just under where the pole splits, spinning just barely a foot off the ground.
Billed as "high farce," Portland theatrical dance company BodyVox's late spring performance, Death and Delight, blends Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream into a tragicomic medley of Shakespeare-inspired choreography.