The Unknown Land, set to three movements of Gyorgy Ligeti's Piano Concerto, reflects people caught in a world over which they have only partial control and the resulting personal and interpersonal tensions that arise during a time of great upheaval. I choreographed the dance after reading Edward Jones' book The Known World, with its multilayered perceptions of slavery, free black people and whites—all of whom exist in a world that is rapidly changing in unpredictable directions. The music flows between tumult, whimsy and quiet introspection. It has a gentle undercurrent, but is quick and witty as well as harshly assertive The dance is comprised of multiple duets—ranging from highly-charged to gentle—which are framed between group sections. In all three sections of the dance, there is a Greek chorus in the background of the stage—a continuous procession of simple walking accompanied by simple gestures—that acts as an unheeded observer of the events in the foreground.