Kathy Westwater

A veteran of the experimental-dance scene, Westwater has, for more than twenty years, been plumbing the very private and elusive subject of the ways in which our bodies process pain and trauma. Research for “Rambler, Worlds Worlds a Part”—a piece for seven dancers, co-presented by Lumberyard—included exploration of the dancers’ own traumatic memories and workshops with individuals experiencing oppression, illness, and social exclusion. The score, which will be played live, is by the post-minimalist American composer Julius Eastman. (New York Live Arts; Feb. 14-16.)