“Higher Ground” begins with the image of pulling at something heavy, a ball and chain or an anchor, and after the third attempt, finally lifting it off the ground.
The burden is then “caught” and rolls from one shoulder to the next, before being crumpled into the heart.
The image is meant to provoke a line of questioning that we are, perhaps, not always comfortable with :
What are your burdens ? And how do you carry them ? Are they visible or unseen ??...
Photo of Cherish Dance, courtesy of Gwinnett Dance Project, from their latest production, “Home"