Going into the performance I had no clue what to expect. How exactly would the Overview Effect be conveyed through dance? At the start of the performance there was a pulsing noise which made me expect a dance which would follow the beat. However, once Jocelyn started dancing her movements were erratic and I could not make sense of them. Then when Julian joined her the randomness of their movements seemed to increase. Both of them did different things, expressed different things with their entire bodies, and did not seem to follow any structure. The only commonalities I could see were the strangeness of and energy in the movements. However, as the performance progressed, there came a moment of silence in which the dancers stopped together and stared at a point. There was a sense of awe in them in this moment and it seemed almost as if they had gone up in space and were looking down at Earth.

When Julian began to make strange grunting noises and kicked around some beach balls I had no clue what to think. Then when he started to circle around with Jocelyn, I thought that maybe they were relearning or reworking their understanding of the world and they were somewhat like children. The chanting of countries followed by words like harmony, followed by physical contact between the dancers really demonstrated the changes in mentality a person would experience. Overall, the performance and following talk were amazing. Although there were some parts I did not understand, the piece as a whole was impressive and expressive. I was especially impressed when I learned during the Q&A session that everything was choreographed and not even the most chaotic-seeming movements were improvised. Seeing this performance was definitely a great experience for me.