April 16–May 2, 2021
NEW DANCE WORKS BY:
Rose Amlin, Victoria Aukland, Ieva Bračiulytė, Emily Chen, Raquel Gordon, Ainsleigh Orwin, Megan Sellman, Brooke Thimmig, and Alyssa Vacheron.
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- PROGRAM -
Part I.
Grains of Me
Directed by Megan Sellman
Choreographed by Megan Sellman in collaboration with the performers
Video by Mikey MacFarlane
Original Music Composed by Brandon Olander
Costume Design and Realization by Megan Sellman and Mikey MacFarlane
Performed by Ariel Oswalt, Camryn Phipps, Elana Skeers, Madison Shorter
A composite memoir and cumulative project connecting many of Sellman's artistic relationships.
Special thanks to Rachael Lincoln, Brandon Olander, Mikey MacFarlane, Madison Shorter, and Alex Youmans.
So Long From Yesterday
Choreographed by Rose Amlin in collaboration with the performers
Filmed by Brandon Mach
Edited by Rose Amlin
Music: Dancing In The Moonlight by King Harvest; Treehouse by Alex Somers; Avril 14th by Aphex Twin
Costumes by the UW Costume Shop
Lighting Design by Peter Bracilano
Performed by Mikaela Ebbeson, Gabbi Masten, Juliet Romano-Olsen
If We Were in a Forest
Directed by Raquel Gordon
Choreographed by Raquel Gordon in collaboration with the performers; Duets choreographed by the performers
Filmed by Jillian Bennett and Raquel Gordon
Edited by Jillian Bennett
Music: Strange by Patsy Cline
Costumes by the UW Costume Shop
Performed by Giovanna Mangione, Gabbi Masten, CJ Rivera, Brooke Thimmig
Keep both hands and feet inside the vehicle at all times.
Entropy
Directed by Ainsleigh Orwin
Music: Vienna by Billy Joel; Morning in America by Durand Jones & The Indications
Costumes by the UW Costume Shop
Lighting Design by Peter Bracilano
Choreographed and Performed by Talia Katayama Bass, Hannah Flores, Giovanna Mangione, Maisy Neill, Ariel Oswalt
Entropy (definition): lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder.
Making this dance has been such an incredible way to find beauty and creativity in the world that we're living in currently, and I am truly grateful for it. This piece has grown and changed so much through the process and the constant has been the creativity of these wonderful dancers. I can't thank them enough for their hard work and collaboration.
Note: The two dancers who come into contact in this piece live in the same household, all other dancers have remained 6+ feet apart during the process.
Dance Break
Directed by Brooke Thimmig
Choreographed by Brooke Thimmig in collaboration with the performers
Filmed by Brooke Thimmig and Chelsea Shu
Edited by Brooke Thimmig
Music: I Feel Like Dancing by The Night Game
Costume Design by Brooke Thimmig, Chelsea Shu, and Saman Khan
Lighting Design by Peter Bracilano
Performed by Talia Katayama Bass, Mikaela Ebbeson, Alyssa McLeod, Maisy Neill, Brooke Thimmig, Aliona Vakulchik, Rachel Zuraek
It was all just a dancing daydream
Special thanks to Jennifer Salk, Rachael Lincoln, and Corrie Befort
Part II.
finding us// again
Directed by Ieva Bračiulytė
Cinematographer and Editor: David Comeaux
Music Composed by David Comeaux
Costume Design by Ieva Bračiulytė and Analisa Murray
Choreographed and Performed by Ieva Bračiulytė and Analisa Murray
did i get through to you
did i hold you too tightly
did you bring your rainboots
how long have you been sitting there?
special thank you to Katie Daugherty for the yellow slicker, Ieva's grandma for the blue raincoat, and Hannah Wiley for the guidance and support
(Note: two of the people involved in the creation of this film live together and the third is part of their pod.)
Lavender
Directed by Alyssa Vacheron
Choreographed by Alyssa Vacheron in collaboration with the performers
Music: Summer by Hania Rani; Reverie by Claude Debussy; Patience by The Lumineers
Sound by Alyssa Vacheron in collaboration with the performers
Costumes by the performers
Performed by Olivia Anderson, Alyssa Mcleod, Nat Musenga, Candy Yuan
Maybe we should talk.
Interlace Shadow
Choreography and Video by Emily Chen
Music: Never Enough by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, performed by Loren Allred and the NY Orchestra
Costumes by the performers
Lighting Design by Peter Bracilano
Performed by Jessica Khaskheli and Haley Rundorff
There is still light in the dark. Two shadows: one reflects itself, one reflects the heart.
Intimacy in our Skin
Choreographed by Victoria Aukland in collaboration with the performers
Video by Victoria Aukland
Music: Forever by Labrinth; Nobody Knows (feat. WYNNE) by Autograf
Costumes by Victoria Aukland and performers
Lighting Design by Peter Bracilano
Performed by Fernando Eizaguirre, Andy Lobkov, Jessica Khaskheli, Tania Nambo-Escobar
Who are we when we are alone? Is that our truest self? Intimacy runs through our fingertips, hands interlaced from a distance. Isolated, but still connected through community.
This work was to explore the realms of intimacy through movement, and how that is expressed in each dancer. Intimacy, such a funny thing during isolation, isn't it? Yet, isn't it still possible? Let's find out.
Upcoming Performances & Events:
Master Class with Antoine Hunter
Free & Online; April 20, 2021, 12:30pm
MFA Dance Concert
Streaming free online and on your own time; May 28- June 13, 2021
Department of Dance Faculty, Staff & DMC Production
Concert Director & Artist in Residence: Alana Isiguen
Operations & Media Specialist: Lisa Kwak
Marketing & Promotion Design: Lila Hurwitz/Doolittle+Bird
Production Manager: Peter Bracilano
Costume Design Advisor: Jordan Fell
UW Costume Shop Manager: Ricky German
Divisional Dean of the Arts, Professor: Catherine Cole
Director of Student Services & Program Operations: Kelly Canaday
Administrator: Dan Dembiczak
Assistant Professor: Rujeko Dumbutshena
Associate Professor: Rachael Lincoln
Professor: Juliet McMains
Music Director, Lecturer: Paul Moore
Associate Professor: Jennifer Salk
Department of Dance Chair: Christina M. Sunardi
Professor: Hannah Wiley
Special Thanks to...
Meany Studio Theater Stage Technician Doug Meier
Tom Burke
Sarah Wilke
The Jones Endowed Funds for the Arts
About the UW Department of Dance
The Department of Dance at the University of Washington, housed in Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, offers a dance minor and a dance major that culminates in a Bachelor of Arts degree. The department also offers a highly competitive and innovative M.F.A. program.
The department serves over 50 undergraduate dance majors, 90 minors, six graduate students, and over 1,000 non-major students who enroll in dance courses each quarter.
The Department of Dance is staffed by six full-time faculty in addition to a full-time Music Director and Production Manager. The facilities include three large dance studios, an intimate 238-seat studio theatre, and the 1,200 seat Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater in Meany Hall.
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