Anna leans forward with arms outstretched on a low angle. She wears a yellow and blue plaid short sleeved shirt over a white tee shirt and black pants.

“what about this” and other false starts - solo, 8 min

This solo exposes a confrontation of self-criticism and self-doubt that exists within the echo chamber of a solo creative process.

In “‘what about this’ and other false starts,” she opens with a plaintive, desperate reach toward the audience. After a few starts and stops, a voiceover begins an internal monologue in which Barker questions whether the work has content or is even worthwhile. Her movement fails to overcome her self‑ interruptions.” - Chris Vitiello

Anna leans forward with one arm down and one arm reaching up on an angle. She wears a yellow and blue plaid short sleeved shirt over a white tee shirt and black pants.
Anna leans forward with arms outstretched on a high angle. She wears a yellow and blue plaid short sleeved shirt over a white tee shirt and black pants. She is in a dance studio.