Excerpt from "A Wagner Matinee," performed by Sevin Ceviker.

A Wagner Matinee - Sevin's Solo from Laura Diffenderfer on Vimeo.

Excerpts from "A Wagner Matinee," a dance theater piece conceived and choreographed by Laura Diffenderfer/Oh Dear Dance inspired by Willa Cather's short story of the same name. Performed by Laurie Berg, Sevin Ceviker, Maya Krishnasastry, Josh Rowe and Alicia Weihl. Original music by Matt McBane, performed by Michael Cassedy.

A Wagner Matinee (Promo) from Laura Diffenderfer on Vimeo.

Video segment from "A Wagner Matinee," a dance theater piece conceived and choreographed by Laura Diffenderfer/Oh Dear Dance inspired by Willa Cather's short story of the same name. Video by Drew Blatman, produced by Jessica LaCombe. Photographs by Michael Farrell.

Set to music by Nina Simone, "I Would've Been a Killer" is—as Simone has described her infamous protest song "Mississippi Goddam"—a segment of a musical for which “the show hasn’t been written…yet.” A chorus of pregnant dancers, a cabaret singer, and a living room lamp assemble in a series of dances that literally attempt to bring down the house.

Oh Dear Dance Theatre's "I Would've Been A Killer" (excerpts) from Oh Dear Dance on Vimeo.