A ticking clock, heavy breathing, the squeak of sneakers on the dance floor, and the voices of runners who came to the sport from unconventional backgrounds. These are the sounds that score choreographer Alyssa Mitchel's cast of dancers as they reinterpret what it means to push your body to its limits in Mitchel's new multimedia dance production, "Endure," at Dance Mission Theater, which has its first performance on Oct. 3.
The collaboration between sound and dance duet Deriva Arcana, visual artist Correo Electrónico, and singer Xiaomi Porno explores the emerging possibilities of multimedia, highlighting disciplinary integration.