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Choreographer: Dasha Yurkevich
Dancer: Dasha Yurkevich
Music: Blind by the Dust - Nadia Ratsimandresy - Ondes Martenot/Thirion - Feedbacks & fx
How does grief feel in my body? Which parts of my body feel it most? How does it translate to movement?
Lucky Charms
Choreographers: Emma Andre, Henry Winslow
Dancers: Emma Andre, Henry Winslow
Music: “Lucky Charms” by The Moldy Peaches
"We created this piece collaboratively over the last year. It started when Emma suggested a game, based on the back and forth verses in the music, and we went back and forth creating steps. We gradually added images and ideas, and a whimsical, abstract sense of story, relationship, and characters built up in response to the song."
self soothe
Choreographer: Gabby Wei
Dancer: Gabby Wei
Music: “Hanging D” by Joep Beving
experimenting in the studio. dancing for myself. I came into this process without a clear vision of what would arise. I let myself see what I would produce if I allowed movement to arise naturally and spontaneously from momentum and breath.
PROGRAM
Up to Something
Choreographer: Raychel Hatch
Dancers: Mary Jane Agnew, Alex Foy, Marie Hamel, Chisa Kobayashi, Sebastian Le, Zoë-Elise Quon
Music: Up and Down by Ben Ritz, Posing for Flex by DM 90, Medulla by Bad Boombox
INTERMISSION
In The Beginning
Choreographer: Angus Wu
Dancer: Angus Wu
Music: by Nathan Burke
The piece started with an affection towards the sunlight on our skin. Its warmth and its light give life to many life forms. Bacteria, plants, mammals and ecosystem, the sun plays a role in it and beyond our planet, it also plays a role to hold the solar system in its orbit. As I continued to read further into the solar system, the knowledge about gravity and the complexity of universe is beyond the human mind - It is amazing! As the research continued, the person of Jesus came into the picture. For he has great affection towards us, he created this universe and his love is the force that holds it all together.
Orange Peels
Choreographer: Zoë-Elise Quon
Dancers: Mary Jane Agnew, Raychel Hatch
Music: "Forest Run" by Joseph Shabason, "Full Bloom" by Josiah Steinbrick, "Lost Without You" by Lloyd Charmers, and text by Kaitlin Chan and Mary Jane Agnew.
Orange Peels explores the richness of queer friendship-- highlighting intimacy, mutual trust, and admiration. It is about the gifts of sharing meals, writing love letters, and the support and joy of queerness & companionship.
Grief Dreams
Choreographer: Ava Shannon
Dancer: Ava Shannon
Music: “Welcome to my Dream” by Tiny Tim, “Above the Treetops” by Pat Metheny, and “Debbie is Depressed” by Flying Lotus.
A short meditation on grief through the exploration of dreams that turn into nightmares and subconscious messages from the psyche that pose as spiritual visitations.
Spiraling
Choreographer: Corinne Dummel
Dancers: Eve Axelrod, Ella Ford, Talise Somme
Music: “Odyssey” by Rival Consoles
Once thoughts start spiraling, it’s hard to make them stop. You plunge into a vortex of anxious thoughts. The body’s reaction to these thoughts creates a cycle of panic that is difficult to break.
ChoreographerBios
DashaYurkevich
beganclassicaldancetrainingattheSanFranciscoballetschool.AlsospenttimeatODCandRuth asawaschoolofthearts.Nowfocusingontrainingincapoeira,Gagaandcontemporaryfloorwork.I havecreatedworkforRuthAsawaSchooloftheArts.IdancebecauseIloveto.
GabbyWei
isabayareabaseddancer,artmaker,andexploreroftheunknown.shegrewupinalbany, californiaandcurrentlyattendsthealonzokinglinesballettrainingprograminsanfrancisco.
HenryWinslow
grewupdancinginBellinghamWashington.At17hemovedtoOregontostudyinThePortland Ballet’sCareerTrackprogram.HegraduatedwithaBFAincontemporarydancewithanemphasisin choreographyfromBostonConservatoryin2021,andalsotrainedinsummerprogramsatHubbard Street,Batsheva,Jacob'sPillow,andSpringboardDanceMontreal.Mostrecentlyherelocatedfrom BrooklynNY,toOaklandCA,ashecontinuestofreelanceandcreate.
Zoë-EliseQuon(she/her)
isadancer,choreographer,andmultidisciplinaryartistcentraltotheBayArea.Sheutilizesgestural, slinky,andadaptivemovement,pullingfromherlivedexperiencesofqueernessandChinese heritage.SherecentlycompletedherB.A.inPerformingArtsandSocialJusticewithaconcentration indanceattheUniversityofSanFrancisco.Shefindsjoyinmanythings:jazzcd’s,jasmineflowers, andtanktops,tonameafew.
EmmaAndre(they/she)
isafreelancedancer,choreographer,andteacherbasedinOakland,California.Beforemovingto theBayAreatheywerelivinganddancinginBrooklyn,NewYork.WhileinNewYorktheyhadthe pleasureofworkingwithSparkMovementCollective,JoyceKingDanceCompany,ZoeFife,John Passafiume,andotherartists.Emmaenjoysimprovisingandplayinggameswhencreatingnew work.Theyoftenworkincollaborationwiththeirpartner,HenryWinslow.Sheisdrawntoworkthat findshumorinthehumanexperience,andenjoysmakingpeoplelaugh.OutsideofthestudioEmma likestospendtheirtimereading,painting,writing,andsewing.
Ava Shannon
is an artist, dancer, and choreographer located in the Bay Area. They graduated with a BFA from Point Park University where they worked with artists such as Christopher Huggins, Rennie Harris, Jason Mcdole and many more. While in Pittsburgh, Ava worked with an improvisation based dance company called The Pillow Projects. Since moving out west in the last year they have been freelance choreographing, teaching and painting in their studio located in Oakland. For their visual artwork Ava has been featured in galleries and clubs in both Pittsburgh and San Francisco. They are very excited to be debuting this work among such a talented group of young artists.
Corinne Dummel
is a San Francisco based choreographer currently pursuing a BFA in Dance and a BA in Philosophy at the University of California Santa Barbara. She attended Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, where she was trained in Ballet, Modern, Jazz and Choreography in the conservatory dance department. She received ballet training from Dance Training Center SF throughout middle and high school, and Modern/Jazz training from ODC. She has taught several styles of dance classes to kids at The Dance Garden in San Francisco. Corinne strives to connect to her audience through universal themes and emotions in her choreography. She created the Bloom summer dance showcase with the help of a scholarship from UC Santa Barbara's dance department.
Raychel Hatch (she/her)
is a queer, biracial Chinese-American dancer and choreographer based in the Bay Area. From a young age, she trained at East West Music and Dance in San Jose in contemporary, ballet, jazz, and hip hop. She holds a B.A. in Performing Arts & Social Justice, with a concentration in dance, and a B.A. in Psychology from University of San Francisco. She has had the pleasure of working with Robert Moses, Crystaldawn Bell, Liv Schaffer, Dazaun Soleyn, Amie Dowling, Kara Davis, Dexandro Montalvo, Eli Nelson, Melissa Lewis Wong, Amber Julian, and Brenton Cheng. From 2021-2023, she danced with the Dance Generators, an intergenerational dance group housing dancers ages 18-90. She is currently working on Tracey Lindsey Chan’s upcoming horror-esque dance film titled ‘panels’, to premiere in Winter 2023. Raychel’s choreography, employing a mixture of dance techniques, explores how physical exertion can forge ownership of one’s expression. She enjoys exploring interconnectedness in group pieces, as well as embracing the individuality of her performers
