ESSENTIA is a reckless, rigorous and relentless 50-minute double bill featuring two brand new contemporary dance works. Choreographers Hilary Crist and Janelle Hacault connect corporeal instinct with the cerebral conflict of identity in this athletically charged premiere. Revealing the secrets of the silent self, ESSENTIA exposes raw fundamentals and embodies the struggle when all is thought to be lost. Prepare to confront and question your inner reality as Hacault and Crist transport you to a precarious place between the known and the invisible.