The really cool thing about the name is
that it refers more to the audience than it does the company itself. It's
really about the give and take at the intersection where ensemble and audience
members come together.
As we were discussing our company's artistic mission, one member described the
desired outcome of our productions as "...each audience member walking away
with their own specific gravity." "Specific gravity", the
term, as we understand it refers to a scientific method for gauging
an object's or substance's relative mass or volume by measuring the amount of
water that the object or substance displaces. As we consider the concept,
audience members coming to see a Specific Gravity Ensemble production will each
be unique, bringing a lifetime of experiences, thoughts, philosophies and opinions
to the moment that they encounter an SGE event. Naturally,
every individual will have a different reaction to our work, have their own unique "specific
gravity" after coming into contact with Specific Gravity Ensemble.
That moment, when "specific gravity" was used to describe the effect
of our artistic mission, we knew it was to be our name. It just resonated. |
