Anticipatory Illumination (2004) Choreography, Costumes: Joséphine A. Garibaldi
Anticipatory Illumination was structured choreographically to emulate the perambulatory journey a pilgrim makes as s/he walks the 5 levels of the Javanese Buddhist temple Borobodur. The hand gestures, postures and movements of the dancers were inspired by the bas relief carvings one contemplates as they walk the 5 levels of Borobodur. The music of Anticipatory Illumination, composed by Robert Fruehwald, following the pentatonic scale of the Javanese and Balinese gamelan orchestra where five pitches are roughly equally spaced within an octave.

“This beautiful dance work was created as a spiritual journey reaching higher planes of spiritual awakening with each section. Conceived with the idea of the devotional practice of the journey through the Borobodur stupa, a Buddhist Temple on the island of Java. The stage was set with long is hangings from the ceiling to the tops of the dancers heads. They transformed the stage into a sacred space. The costumes also created by Ms. Garibaldi were of an eastern flavor with a flowing bodice and pant matching the colors of the silk hangings in earthy blue, green, red, yellow, and brown. The flowing bodices were dyed by a Japanese dying practice using bamboo poles. The original music score by Robert Fruehwald caught perfectly the nuance and flavor of each section. The collaboration of artistic pursuits was successful in bringing the work into a harmonious whole.”   
                                            – E.E. Balcos, Professor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte