Or States of Being Themes: explaining loss to a young ballerina... ( The School of the Art of Chicago, 1990). Evidence of Robyn’s astrological inclinations can be found in such titles as In a corner the sky surrenders ( Dance Umbrella and Grahamstown Festival, 1995/ North Western University, Chicago, 1994) The explosion of stars is not only reserved for ticket holders ( NAPAC Dance Company, 1994/ Columbia College Dance Centre, Chicago, 1992) I throw myself against the sky ( The School of Art Institute of Chicago, 1991). Links between titles such as that’s the way the cookie crumbles ( Playhouse Dance Company, 1996) five girls screaming ( Pretoria Technikon Dance, Grahamstown Festival, 1989) and A hat is not a definitive envelope for a head ( PDC, 1995) are quite obvious and are just a few pointers towards understanding the world of Robyn Orlin.