CHOREOGRAPHY
Restoration of Us
2019
Music: Fly and Walk by Ludovico Einaudi
The Restoration of Us is about a young couple that goes through trials and tribulations in their relationship, but decides to come together to work through the tough times.
Dancers: Deshawn Prescott and Mckenzie Block
NArrow is the Way
2019
Music: This Place Was a Shelter by Ólafur Arnalds, End of an Era by Jack Hemsey, Painting Greys by Emmit Fenn, Narrow is the Way by Fabrizio Parerlini.
NArrow is the way aims to show the hardships of five addicts experience on their journey to sobriety as they come together to find a community of support that helps them overcome their addictions.
Dancers: Ryane Byrd, Rachel Jones, Sara Goforth, Lindsey Matheson, Destiny Muenzler
Original Composition: Michael Ramirez
Musicians: Fabio Morales (flute), Evan Kleypas (percussion), Marcus Lutz (percussion), Ben Armeni (percussion)
Dancer: Keeley Dunnam
Elemental Manipulation is a narrative work as a result of a music-dance collaboration. It a solo dance and will portray a young woman in the midst of exploring the mastery of the elements. The piece will include visual enhancements in the of projections representing each the four elements: air, earth, water, fire The dancer explores her relationship with each of the elements, in the order that she finds each element is most easily manipulated to most challenging: air, earth, water, fire. Though she experiences difficulty with manipulating with each element, she persists and becomes fluent in the physical language required to master them. The piece portrays a rite of passage in which the dancer must overcome adversity and conquer obstacles in order to ultimately achieve a major milestone.
Manipulation and Mastery
2018