CONCERT PIECES

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a liminal space.
choreographer ​ Alexis-Nichole Pineda

Media/Medium: Adobe Premiere &  Streaming Website 
Run Time:  ~5 minutes
Music: "Exile" by Luca D'Alberto
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exploring the part of our lives we often overlook. the threshold between what was and what is next. a liminal space.

CAST: Piper Bockstahler, Lauren Gold, Ember Hopkins, Liana Kulchin, Katherine Lingle, Taylor Payne, Claire Simmons, Shoko Tada, Kathryn Walsh

In the Essence
choreographer ​ Emily McKeon

Essay Link  |  Video Link
​Media/Medium: Google docs, PDF, google images
Run Time:  ~7 minutes
Music: N/A
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This project will analyze distinguished and personal dance figures that have touched our technique and artistry. Together, my collaborators and I will reveal how current manifestations of these inspirations develop in our personal movement vocabulary. I will be creating a portfolio, in collaboration with 7 dancers, of writings, analysis’, pictures, and personal anecdotes of how our artistry has derived and been influenced.
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CAST: Ashley Onks, Sadie Sandoval, Karli Padilla, Natalie Hannah, Jenna Fleming, Sena Hernandez, Katherine Lingle, Sarah Kroll 

lost in the soft light,
choreographer ​ Piper Bockstahler

Media/Medium: YouTube, Zoom, iMovie
Run Time:  4 minutes 38 seconds
Music: "New Balance" Jhené Aiko
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“Very young children are not afraid to express what they feel...they are not afraid of the future or ashamed of the past. Who stops us from being free? We stop ourselves. The human is completely wild.” -Don Miguel Ruiz

PERFORMER: Piper Bockstahler
CAST: Karalyn Doolaege, Madelyn Duesler, Lauren Gresens, Ashley Onks, Corea Park, Taylor Payne, Sophia Vangelatos

home
choreographer  Savannah Graves

Media/Medium: Vimeo, iMovie
Run Time:  ~3 minutes
Music: "Wherever I Live" Alessia Cara
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"One travels the world over in search for what they need and returns home to find it."

PERFORMER: Savannah Graves, 
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS: Reo (Leo) Nishimura, Aoi Aihara

align & realign
choreographer ​ McKenzie Olsen

Media/Medium: YouTube, iMovie, Vegas Pro 16
Run Time:  ~6 minutes
Music: "Bakara" Polo & Pan
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As 21st century beings, we often find our time being split between many different avenues: school, passion projects, relationships, occupations and so on. All of these must separately fill a space in our day to allow us to feel whole. Sometimes though, when one aspect changes form in our life, everything else must shift before we feel that peace of wholeness again. This process of aligning and realigning is something we will never stop doing. What does it look like when you have to regain this sense of serenity from the ground up?
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CAST: Audrey Burton, Jacqueline Campos, Lindsey George, Lauren Gold, Liana Kulchin, Emma Phan, Ari Pine, Jessica Ruth, Andrea Valentini, Morgen Wright

Green Grass Keeps Growing
choreographer ​ Lauren Gresens &
​Samantha Scheller

Media/Medium: Website Page, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Analogue Construction & Creation
Run Time:  ~5 minutes 
Music:  N/A
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intertwined is a theme for us and others… two mirrors where does an image end and the other begin… which mirror are you and which am i? Am i even looking at or am i looking through… these conversations build, they accumulate and contribute to our inner landscape. how do I know the inner topography of the person I’m melding with? are we better together, apparently 2 is better than 1. not always

CAST: Kiera Dorman, João Ducci 

The Layers We Shed
choreographer ​ Katherine Wong

Media/Medium: YouTube, Adobe Premier Pro
Run Time:  ~4 minutes
Music: "The Life We Gain" Andrew J. Tarr
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Wouldn’t it be beautiful to just let it all go? To reach a state of mind with no worries or expectations for yourself. This screendance explores the idea of discovering the truest version of one’s self. Over our lifetimes we add these layers and sometimes when we need to shed them in order to remember where we started.

CAST: Hannah Abin, Nola Gibson, Karalyn Doolaege, Kiera Dorman, Kyla Chaney, Claire Goldes, Sarah Kroll, Alexis Pineda, Sophia Vangelatos, Katherine Walsh, Gianna Acciacca

Lens
choreographer ​ Summer Cantrell

Media/Medium: Milanote, Adobe Premier, Rough Animator, Adobe After Effects
Run Time:  ~2 minutes.
Music: N/A
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This piece is an interpretation of the inspirations of each dancer through choreography and animation.

CAST: Georgia Nichoson, Natalie Palmgren, Elise Holmes, Albany Adele, Bailey Spelman, Quinn Francis, Andrea Valentini

A Story of Roots
in Four Parts
choreographer ​ Claire Goldes

​Media/Medium: YouTube, iMovie
Run Time:  14 minutes
Music: “I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire” by
​The Ink Spots, “715- CRΣΣKS” by Bon Iver,
“քույր” by Pasha Eftekharian & Claire Goldes,
“We’ll Meet Again” by​ The Ink Spots
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Acknowledgement, acceptance, healing, celebration. A story of roots- our roots- here, now, always. Patient, steady, whole.

CAST: Samantha Scheller, Marco Vega, Veronica Allen, Giana Acciaccia, Savannah Stone, Nola Gibson, Izzy Harris & Claire Goldes (only in chapter II).

exist... in a world not mine
choreographer ​ Kyla Chaney

Media/Medium: Video, Splice, PicMonkey
Run Time:  4:20 minutes
Music: "o.oo" by Childish Gambino
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Alone, stuck in thoughts, imagination becomes a real version of the ideas manifested in one’s head. The isolation of only one energy can bring an internal chaos that lives deeper than what the eye can see. Mind shifts, mind games, and the dangers of the mind allow the imagination to run as free as they become.

CAST: Natalia Chambers, Morgen Wright, Claire Simmons, Janelah Villanueva, Jessica Ruth, Savannah Stone

In the Guise of Color:
​Spectre Primaire
choreographer ​ Emma Andres

Media/Medium: Website, Wix.com, Adobe Creative Cloud, Vimeo, iMovie, analogue art supplies.
Run Time:  ~7 minutes
Music: "Airborne Dances I" Oliver Davis
WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU VISIT THIS WORK ON A COMPUTER
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In the Guise of Color is an on-going exploration of how color can be presented through movement, and Spectre Primaire is the first chapter of this exploration. Colors surround us. They are in our thoughts and are used to evoke emotion in the world around us. It is not often, however, that when we look upon them, we take the time to reflect on their significance in our lives. The colors red, yellow, and blue, are very different, and yet, when dancers embody them, they seem to fuse together and are humanized.

CAST: João Ducci, Elise Holmes, Cara Laughlin, Lenard Glenn Malunes, Karli Padilla, Bailey Spelman

unconditional
choreographer  Ember Oania-Hopkins

Media/Medium: YouTube
Run Time:  5 minutes 30 seconds
Music: "Original Score" Andrew J. Tarr
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“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory” - Theodor Seuss Geisel

This Screendance is centered around the memories & love of three individuals who are physically not able to be with each other. It is inspired from my relationship with my mom, Chandra, and my sister, Pascha. There are so many moments of unconditional love & memories in life and this piece is about remembering and reliving all of those moments.
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CAST: Veronica Allen, Izzy Harris, Cara Laughlin
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