Forgotten Works

Pirouetting industrial cranes, stacks of squashed cubes of demolished cars as mini-stages, metal shearers as musical accompaniment, and a pianist in a dump truck.

Squonk Opera and modern dance troupe No Language get interdisciplinary in a Pittsburgh recycling yard on the blue collar side of town. Reflecting on the themes of consumption, waste and recycling, the Squonkers get down and dirty in this intense, site-specific piece.

Created in 1995

"a one-time only extravaganza of post-industrial nostalgia, gruesome caution and infectious high jinks " "a playful melange of music, dance and machinery"
Pittsburgh Post Gazette

"an art opening/monster truck show."
In Pittsburgh