Choreographer Margaret Wilson is known for her pioneering work in vertical dance, and I was fortunate to have the opportunity to compose for a few of her shorter works. When she approached me about creating the score to a full-length vertical dance based on Alice In Wonderland, I didn’t hesitate to say yes. 

 

Margaret brought an existential interpretation to the story of Alice. In our conversations, we talked about Alice’s adventure as being a coming-of-age fable, where each of the characters she encounters can give Alice an opportunity to learn something about herself, or provide an obstacle to be overcome. Each bizarre encounter challenges Alice’s sense of self, prompting her to discover who she is on her own terms. This version of Wonderland is a place of growth and development, a place that Alice can fall into as a young girl and emerge from as a Queen.