Spelunking visualized the geographical discovery and curious encounters of an underworld, Troglodytic civilization. Through its abstract landscapes the risks and dancers of entering an unknown world are explored. In this quest for experience, an audacious pathfinder scales and ascends the precarious summits of an ever-changing terrain.

"Adventuresome inquiry and exploration…metaphors of ascent and confinement, obstacle and environment…the irresistible mix of risk and possibility…the evening's highlight…a constructivist sculpture…otherworldly…eerie and dramatic…ladders became projections of risk and possibility, symbols of exploration and discovery…a hidden world."

— Isthmus

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Viewings
Kanopy Dance Theater
Kanopy Dance Concert
Madison, WI
Original Cast: Zabrina Browning, Karen Burros, Ann DeWitt, Sarah Jacobs, Gretchen Miller, Angela Richards, Vanessa Wheaton (Performance Tech–Repertory Ensemble)
1995

Kanopy Performing Arts Center
MetroDance, Inc. Spring Renaissance Tour
Madison, WI
Cast: Zach De Vries, Petria Foss, Tim Glenn, Valerie Hollnagel, Tracey Lencioni, Gretchen Miller, Sara Spaeth
June 1 & 2, 1995

Performance Space: Danceworks Performance Center
Venue: Danceworks Benefit Concert
City: Milwaukee, WI
Cast: Zach De Vries, Petria Foss, Tim Glenn, Valerie Hollnagel, Tracey Lencioni, Sara Spaeth
Guest Dancer: Gretchen Renner
May 26 & 27, 1995

Performance Space: Lathrop Performance Space
Venue: Performance Tech – Tim Glenn and Company Concert
City: Madison, WI
Cast: Zach De Vries, Tim Glenn, Valerie Hollnagel, Tracey Lencioni, Gretchen Miller, Petria Foss Milroy, Sara Spaeth
February 16 & 17, 1996

Credits
Music: Tim Glenn and Michael Whalen
Lighting: Tim Glenn
Costumes: Scott Chandler and Sal Salas, Courtesy of the Kingsmen Winter Guard, Anaheim, CA
Props: Tim Glenn

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