it’s not me it’s you - duet, 55 min

In the quirky and theatrical dance work "it's not me it's you", the duet explores how expectations in relationships, often precipitated by misunderstandings and stigmas, result in compartmentalization, recalibration, and the need to reevaluate and relinquish our presumptions. Barker draws from our shared experience to create an exchange about our uncertainty in social and interpersonal relationships. How do our expectations change as our relationships evolve? Who are we changing them for? How do we deal with the awkwardness and ambiguity in the “gray areas”? it’s not me it’s you dives into the discomfort that often accompanies falling in love, lust, or like, and the repercussions that follow.

"This was a dance where some deep, tough, personal stuff had been exhumed, digested, but then left partially, and I think courageously, in plain view. It felt like an uncommonly honest performance, which lent it vitality, even danger."- Brian Howe

Read the Indy Week review. Read the Clarion Content feature article.