Ripple Effect delves into the intricate relationship between humans and water as it shapes our experiences, cultures, and the environment. It features Westminster Dance Company members in original choreography that speaks to reciprocal influence between those we encounter and the impact on environment and experience. The audience is invited to witness the performance “in the round,” underscoring the significance of building community as we highlight the ways in which we are inextricably tied. 

An excerpt from Thomas Horton’s 2012 poem offers metaphors to be uncovered in Ripple Effect:

Ripples in a pond

As we see them

Are illusion…

…ripples are merely
Undulations

Rises and falls
The transmission of energy

Vitalizing a still body

And dissipating the shock

Of an object that has

Pierced its surface