Acquainted with the Night | Harvard-Radcliffe Modern Dance Company

Inspired by Robert Frost's poem "Acquainted With The Night," this piece aims to encapsulate the feelings of seasons changing-from sun to rain, from day to night, from one year to the next. As these seasons change, we have to begin to feel comfortable or acquainted with our new season. We can have an appreciation for the seasons that pass, but seek a new appreciation for the seasons in the future.
Choreography: Sarah Erickson ‘25
Music: “Je te laisserai des mots" by Patrick Watson, "To Build a Home" by Patrick Watson
Dancers: Heidi Enger ‘27, Sarah Erickson ‘25, Ella Foulkes ‘26, Olivia Ma ‘26, Anneliese Mattox ‘28, Katy Nairn ‘26
Poem Narration: Ella Rescigno ‘25
I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain-and back in rain.
I have outwalked the furthest city light.
I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,
But not to call me back or say good-bye;
And further still at an unearthly height,
One luminary clock against the sky
Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.
“Acquainted with the Night” by Robert Frost