Groundswell
Groundswell was created as part of a choreography showcase centered around community engagement and advocacy. The topic I chose was bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom. I was interested in how networks and communities are formed through a common struggle and how these relationships can propel us toward our common goal.
Groundswell (12:32)
Groundswell was created as part of a choreography showcase centered around community engagement and advocacy. The topic I chose was bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom. I was interested in how networks and communities are formed through a common struggle and how these relationships can propel us toward our common goal.
Premiere: Race Dance Collective, Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Museum Te ata Theater, Cure8 Choreographic Showcase. October 2024. Sponsored Kirkpatrick Family Fund, OK Let’s Dance, in partnership with Planned Parenthood and Sisu Youth Services.
Music: Nature Boy by Molly Lewis; Won’t be a thing to become by Sarah Neufeld & Colin Stetson; Distance by Christina Vantzou & Margret Hermant; 3 Old Viennese Dances: No.2, Liebesleid (Arr. For Theremin & Piano) Performed by Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg, Written by Fritz Kreisler; Women in Late by Giovanni Venosta
Dancers: Shelby Baily, Paige Fischer, Emma Palmer, Ana Velazquez
Photos: Gavyn Redd