Dances of finding and making home, community, and belonging by IDC DanceArtists.
February 8th and 9th
MYArts StarlightTheater
Introduction
(Be)Longing is an invitation to belong with us and within yourself as you experience the connections that we make through the art of dance. Coming together around home being something we create together in community, the IDC member choreographers in (Be)Longing come together to present works that speak to their homes and their ongoing paths of manifesting better homes. Cultural and technical backgrounds that range from Classical Indian fusion to Flamenco, Contemporary Ballet toAmerican Modern/Contemporary, seemingly disparate, stand in solidarity side by side both literally and metaphorically showing how the Isthmus Dance Collective is a home we have created together. It has been a source of trust, support, inspiration, community, friendship, professional development, innovation, experimentation, equity, inclusion, andmore.
Weaving together nine works by independent IDC member choreographers are several screen dances that highlight our beautiful city and the dance that happens in it. For the first time, a screening of Timekeeper, a film byAaron Granat of the MadisonArts Commissioned dances honoring the 40th anniversary of the Timekeeper sculpture by Robert Curtis, performed at the Shifting Gears Bike Path Dance Festival on Labor Day, 2023. Three other short films recreating Pina Bausch’s Nelken Line will meander through the seasons and across the screen, bringing together dance enthusiasts from across our community. The Nelkin Line features 16 counts of simple choreography representing the seasons, performed in a slow march through iconic Madison views; one in the dry early spring, one in vibrant autumn blaze, and one in a snow andicelandscape.
WelcometotheIsthmusDanceCollective’spresentationof(Be)Longing: TheSpaceweMake-AnIsthmusDanceCollectiveShowcase.Wehope that(Be)Longinghelpsfosterasenseofwarmth,home,community,and belongingwithinyourselves.
The Isthmus Dance Collective would like to thank Dane Arts for supporting this event. Our productions would not be possible without consistent support from funders like DaneArts.Thankyou!
Special thanks to the movement arts studios that have supported this performance:
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Land Acknowledgement
As members of the Isthmus Dance Collective, we recognize that we live, work, and dance on stolen Native land. We recognize and respect Indigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of this land and the enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional territories. We acknowledge the original inhabitants and caretakers of this land: Primarily the Ho-Chunk, as well as the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, Myaamia, Sauk, Meskwaki, Peoria, and Kiikaapoi people who were forcibly removed from the region.
“To recognize the land is an expression of gratitude and appreciation to those whose territory you reside on, and a way of honoring the Indigenous people who have been living andworkingonthelandfromtimeimmemorial.Itisimportant to understand the long standing history that has brought you to reside on the land, and to seek to understand your place within that history. Land acknowledgements do not exist in a past tense, or historical context: colonialism is a current ongoingprocess,andweneedtobuildourmindfulnessofour present participation. It is also worth noting that acknowledgingthelandisIndigenousprotocol.”
–http://www.lspirg.org/knowtheland
You can read more about land acknowledgement and find out what land you occupy on https://native-land.ca
About the Isthmus Dance Collective
Isthmus Dance Collective (IDC) aims to provide greater access to dance opportunities on the individual, inter-organizational, and community levels in ways that are sustainable for the artists and high impact for the arts community in the Madison area and beyond. Members of IDC work cooperatively in a non-hierarchical manner to provide accessible and inclusive dance education and outreach, performances, and to promote dance dialogue in the community.
TheIDCModel
The Isthmus Dance Collective is a cooperatively organized non-profit organization. Our collective is modeled on a hybrid of several types of cooperative or collective organizational structures, primarily a consumer and a worker cooperative. IDC members contribute to the operations of the organization, monetarily and through service work.The pooling of our resources allows us to provide our member artists with better access to rehearsal space, physical training, continued education, music, insurance, and more. It also creates a space for dance artists in our community to exchangeideas,learnfromeachother,andpushtheartofdanceto develop in ways that serve the betterment of ourselves, the community,andtheworld.
As a democratically-run collective, all of our members have an equal say and an equal vote. We are dedicated to listening and to a mindsetforcontinuallyre-evaluatingwhetherallofourmembersare being seen and heard.This micro-culture is an important part of our decision-making, our commitment to diversity, and our desire to collaborate.
Featured
Choreographers
Swapna Srinivasan, a Bharatanatyam artist hailing from Madison, WI, USA, commenced her dance journey in her youth under the tutelage of esteemed gurus. Currently refining her skills under the mentorship of Guru Radhika Ramanujam, Swapna has graced stages nationally and internationally, earning accolades and scholarships for her outstanding performances. With 15 years of teaching experience, she is a seasoned instructor, guiding students of diverse age groups. Presently imparting her knowledge at Mukula, she diligently prepares learners for Bharatanatyam examinations. Beyond her instructional roles, Swapna is actively engaged in community service, imparting her love for Indian classical dance to both adults and children through volunteer work. As a proud member of the Isthmus DanceCollective,shehascollaboratedwiththe
non-profitDelveProjectandassistedininnovativemovementanddanceinitiativesatthe PineyLibraryandinMadison.
JenCostillo is a multifocal artist with a deep background in classical ballet, contemporary andmoderndance.Whensheisnotdancing, she is concerned with the daily ethical and socialimpactsoftechnology.Hailingfromthe San Francisco Bay Area, Costillo has been both a performing and choreographic member of High Release Dance collective, Artist Edge, and the Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble, including its performance at the EgyptianModernDanceFestivalinCairoand Alexandria. Previous roles include the Nutcracker as Drosselmeyer and Raul Salamanca’scontemporaryballetpieces. She has trained under Linda Rickert, Marny Trounson, Carmela Peter, Zoltan Peter, and Gloria Mohr. In 2019, she earned the SJDanceCo’s Choreoproject Award for “Optional.” Sheself-producedherfirstshowin2023.
Juan Carlos Díaz-Vélez began his dance training in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he studied under several teachers including Carmen Sandoval, Lucila Arce, and Alex Zybin. He attended summer schools at San Francisco and Pacific Northwest Ballet schools and while studying in Seattle, he was offered an apprenticeship with the American Festival Ballet. He then joined the Spokane Ballet as a soloist under Christopher Aponte. He was a principal dancer with Charleston Ballet Theater, Ballet Idaho, and Eugene Ballet. He has toured internationally throughout North America,Asia, and the Middle East. Juan Carlos holds aP.hD.inPhysicsandcurrentlyworksatUW-Madison. In2007,JuanCarlosreturnedtothestage,exploringmoderndanceandflamenco.He has performed as a guest for the Madison Opera and Madison Ballet. He has choreographed several contemporary ballet pieces mixing various styles and techniques, including “Una, dos y tres”, “Raya y Rayuela”, and “Earth Dances” which was debuted by Madison Ballet in a joint performance with Water Street Dance, Milwaukee. In 2022, he produced an international show in collaboration with choreographersfromWisconsinandMexicoinGuadalajara.
Raka Bandyo began study of the Classical Indian Arts as a first-generation child born in the USA to Indianparents.Shehasbeendancingandperforming Odissi dance since age 4. While finishing her MS in Mechanical Engineering, she began teaching Odissi dance.In2005,shemovedtoMadison,Witoworkfull time in Healthcare IT. During this time, she continued teaching and performing with her ensemble the Karmic Flower Dance Company as well as danced severalyearsasastudentmemberofCycropiaAerial Dance. In the last several years, she cut back her IT work to part-time in order to further pursue a more focusedstudyoftheIndianArts.In2017,shebecame a Certificated Ayurvedic Practitioner. She is also a musicianandstudentofVedicAstrologyandcurrently offers a drop-in meditation class at Main Street Yoga onSundayevenings.
RobinPettersen isafreelancechoreographerwho alsooffersworkshopsindancecomposition. She was the Dance Program Coordinator at the Theatre/Dance Department, University of Wisconsin -Whitewaterwhereshetaughtfor26years.Shealso taughtatUW-MadisonandAlfredUniversity.Robin’s choreography was chosen, by adjudication, for Gala Concerts at American College Dance Association conferences four different years. She has had work performed and been a guest artist, teaching and setting choreography, at multiple Universities. In recent years Robin has set choreography on pre-professional students at the Crooked Tree SchoolofBalletinPetoskey,MI,aswellas
mentored student choreographers. Ms. Pettersen received the Wisconsin Dance CouncilDistinctionAwardinOctoberof2003.Activelyinvolvedinartsfunding,shehas servedonnumerousDaneCountyandWisconsinArtsBoardgrantspanels.Robinalso teachesballettoadultsandprivatestudents.
Amy Slater has been teaching dance in higher education since 2006 and currently teaches at UW-Whitewater in the Theatre/Dance program. In December 2016, she completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training at Perennial Yoga in Fitchburg, WI. She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography with a secondary emphasis in Somatics from the University of Colorado at Boulder and her undergraduate degree from St. OlafCollege.Betweenherdegrees,shespent8years in Minneapolis performing, choreographing, and teachingdance.
Caitlyn Lamdin is current secretary of Isthmus Dance Collective (IDC), Chair of the Dance Experience Lab for Vibrant Exchange (DELVE) project, and co-founder of the Unincorporated Dance Lab (u.DL). She grew up training in jazz, modern, ballet, hip hop, and lyrical and has danced and choreographed in VT, NY, MS, WA, and WI. Since relocating to Madison in 2021, she has performed with Madison Contemporary Dance, Liz Sexe Dance, faculty of Barrio Dance and members of IDC, as well as producing work for Shifting Gears and DELVE. She is Director of Operations & StudyAbroad at OneWorld Now, a nonprofit based in Seattle whose mission is to developthenextgenerationofgloballeaders.
Tania Tandias has studied flamenco and Spanish classical dance with top dancers in the United States and Spain, including Pablo Rodarte, Eva Enciñias-Sandoval, Rosa Montoya, Juana Amaya and numerous other Spanish artists. Ms. Tandias has performed with AlmaFlamenca inAlbuquerque and with MariaBenitez’s NuevoFlamenco inSantaFe. She has also recently choreographed and performed in pieces for the Madison Opera, Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, Milwaukee Ballet, Kanopy Dance Company, Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra and the WisconsinChamberOrchestra. In 2016, Ms. Tandias was honored to receive the “Performance/Choreography Award” from the WisconsinDanceCouncil.TaniaTandiasnow
lives in her hometown of Madison, WI where she teaches, performs and directs her company TaniaTandiasFlamenco&SpanishDance.
Erica Pinigis was born and raised in Madison and wentontodanceprofessionallyandproduceherown choreography in the Twin Cities, San Francisco Bay Area, and Madison. An alumna of the University of MinnesotaTwinCities(BFA)andMillsCollege(MFA), Erica has been honored with several awards and honors, foremost an artist residency at theAnderson Center for Interdisciplinary Arts in Red Wing Minnesota and the E.L. Wiegand Award for excellenceinperformanceandchoreography.Ericais apassionateartsadvocate,andisbeyondgratefulfor the IDC community for giving space to pursue community,equity,andinclusionthroughdance.
Performers
Aaron Granat is a video artist specializing in screendanceandlivemultimediaperformance.Their workisexperimentalandaimstochallengethelimits of ordinary perception. With a master’s degree in film studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, they taught media production for nearly a decade in the university’s Communication Arts Department. Currently, they serve as a video producer with the Division of the ArtsandtheDanceDepartmentatUW–Madison.
Their work in screendance seeks to explore the symbiosis between performance, choreography, and the unique expressive possibilities of the video medium, such as cinematography, sound design, and editing. Aaron has collaborated with renowned artists and organizations, including the Madison Ballet, Professor Douglas Rosenberg, Omari "Motion" Carter, the National Dance Theater Company of Jamaica, and The Li Chiao-Ping Dance Company.Their screendances have been showcased in festivals around the globe, with screenings as far-reaching as South Korea.AppearancesincludeDanceCameraWestinLosAngeles,InShadowFestival inPortugal,aswellasthelocalWisconsinFilmFestival.
Alex Bassi is a multi instrumentalist from Silver Lake, Wisconsin. He holds a BA in music from UW Whitewater. In addition to his work with Isthmus Dance Collective, Alex has accompanied for UW Madison, UWWhitewater,andBroadwayAcademyof ArtandDanceinLakeGeneva.
Arko Bakshi combines grace and storytelling in his performances and is passionate about sharing the beauty of Odissi,aclassicalIndiandanceform,withpeoplearoundthe world. Returning for the third time with the Isthmus Dance Collective, he’s excited to share his love for dance and connectwithpeoplethroughhisart.
Christopher Coffman is a former competitive powerlifter thatstarteddancingattheageof31bytakingadultdance classes at Barrio Dance Studio in Madison, WI. Chris dances in a variety of styles including contemporary, commercial choreography/hip-hop, and heels. By day, Chrisworksasasoftwareconsultant.
Amy Owen has been dancing since 2005, primarily as an aerialist. Through her performing arts business, Beatrix Productions, she creates and performs circus arts pieces and produces full shows. Amy is excited to be dancing for Raka Bandyo, expanding her floor dance skills, and contributingtovisionoftheIsthmusDanceCollective.
Kate Bleyl grew up in the piney forests of Northern Houston, where they trained in ballet and modern dance for8yrs.AfterreceivingaBAinAnthropologyfromTexas A&M, Kate moved to Madison, where they became a student of Odissi dance. Outside of dance, Kate enjoys painting, cooking, and going on camping trips with their wife.
Shiny Xavier began learning Bharatanatyam at 7 years old with Guru M. Swaminathan, achieving her Arangetram at 12. She has performed at numerous eventshostedbytheprestigiousTamilNaduIyalIsai Nadaga Mandram in India. Outside of dance, Shiny worksasasoftwareengineer.
Chloe Stevens began her dance training in Milwaukee, WI where she developed a deep passion for movement. While earning a BS in Biochemistry, Neurobiology and Psychology at UW- Madison, she choreographed and performed with Optima Dance. Currently attending the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health,ChloehasperformedintheUnincorporatedDance Lab’s (u.DL) Ofrenda: an offering and is thrilled to further exploreherartistrywithIsthmusDanceCollective.
Dawn Wang grew up in Naperville, IL where she originallytrainedinrhythmicgymnasticsbeforeswitching to jazz and contemporary dance. She graduated from University of Michigan with a BS in Material Science & Engineering. Since moving to Madison, she has continuedtopursueherpassionfordancewhichhasled her to work with other artists in the area, including performances with Madison Contemporary Dance and IsthmusDanceCollective.
Sydney Blashe is a versatile dancer, instructor, and choreographer with three seasons at Madison Contemporary Dance Company. She excels in styles from Contemporary to Ballet and has contributed to projects like the D.E.L.V.E Project and the music video "Through The Fire." With six years of teaching experience, Sydney inspires the next generation through herpassionandcreativity.
TaraMcAninch isaCalifornia-nativeandgraduateof UC-Santa Barbara, with a BFA in Dance. Prior to moving to Madison, in February of 2023, she performed with Selah Dance Collective (2019-2023), Nebula Dance Lab (2019 & 2022), Motion Theatre Dance Company (2019), Palm Dance Collective (2019), and Santa Barbara Dance Theater (2017) as anApprentice. Since relocating Tara has contributed to Madison Contemporary Dance (2023 & 2024), Isthmus Dance Collective (2024), and co-founded UnincorporatedDanceLab,u.DL.
Taylor Rosenthal grew up in Evanston, IL where she began training in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, and hip-hop. She graduated from UW-Madison in 2021 with a B.S. in MechanicalEngineeringandaMinorinDance.Taylorhas danced with Madison Contemporary Dance, Isthmus Dance Collective, and co-founded u.DL. She currently works as a Mechanical Engineer at GE HealthCare, and teachesatAStepAboveDance&MusicAcademy.
Marie Millard grew up and began her ballet training in Petoskey, Michigan, under the guidance of Crooked Tree Arts Center(CTAC) School of Ballet director HeatherRaue.ForMarie’shighschoolyears, she lived and trained year-round at The School of American Ballet in NYC. After graduating from SAB Marie joined Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Professional Division. Marie joined Oregon BalletTheater II for two seasons before returning home to Michigan tobecomeBalletMistressatCTACSchoolof Ballet.Mariehashadtheprivilegetowork with and learn from artistic legends including, Heather Raue, Suzanne Farrell, Kay Mazzo, Suki Schorer, Jock Soto, Susan Pilarre, Jonathan Stafford, Peter Boal, MarisaAlbee, Zippora Karz, Robin Pettersen, and Peter Sparling. Marie is currently teaching ballet, performing freelance, and has recently staged a ChristopherD’ArianoworkatChicago’sJoffreyAcademy.
Cynthia Bachhuber has been around the Madison dance scene long enough to have performed the Nutcracker in the Oscar Mayer theater at the Civic Center. She holds a BA in Dance Performance & Choreography from Hope College and an MAin Library and Information Studies from UW-Madison. She has previously danced with Aerial Dance (MI), Metro Movement Project (NY), Kanopy Dance (WI), and Li ChiaoPing(WI).Nowshe'sworkingonadding"dancer" back into her roles in addition to librarian, wife, and mom.
LizLuse (she/her,Orlando,Fl)isadanceartist and educator who recently relocated to Madison,WIfromChicago,IL.Herperformance creditsincludeLyricOperaofChicago,Winifred Haun and Dancers, Emily Stein Dance, Dance in the Parks, and Lucky Plush Productions. Liz wasonfacultyattheJoffreyAcademyofDance (currently Grainger Academy of the Joffrey Ballet)andholdsaBSfromIndianaUniversity.
Sarah Barnard has been dancing for over 20+ years in various styles but mainly ballet and modern. She lives in Madison with her 10 month old baby, Lina Dog, and her husband. Sarah is the Artistic Director of Wingspan Dance here in Madison,WI.
Sarah Wolf has been dancing, teaching, and choreographinginthesouthernWisconsinareafor the past 16 years, and is currently in school for physical therapy. As a mamma of two, she is excitedtobeworkingwithotherdancingparentsin thisshow!
Originally from Beaver Dam, WI, Lily Edgar started dancing at the age of 4. In 2010 she transferred to the School of Madison Ballet to continue her ballet training at a professional level. Attheageof18shejoinedMadisonBallet,oneof two professional companies in Wisconsin, where she danced professionally until April 2023, and performed in Madison Ballet productions on Overture Stage for over a decade. Ms Edgar is now a freelance artist in the Wisconsin Area. Some of her favorite roles over her career include ‘Clara'inabrand-newNutcrackerproduction choreographed by Sara Stewert Schuman in 2021 and 2022. She had the pleasure ofperformingvariousotherrolesandproductions,notablyso‘OrangeGirl'soloistin ‘BirthdayVariations',byGeraldArpino,'Lucy'inEddyBrays‘Dracula'withMainstage Academy, 'Fairy Doll' in 'Fairy Doll' with Brio Studios and 'the Sugar Plum Fairy' in MsEdgar'schoreographedrenditionof'theNutcracker'thepasttwoyears,alsowith BrioStudios.
Kristen Hammer began her training in Bloomfield Hills, MI under Mary C. Geiger at Geiger Classical BalletAcademyanditsaffiliatecompany,Michigan Classic Ballet Company. Her training continued at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and Boston Ballet. She went on to earn a B.S. degree in Dance Arts Administration from Butler University. Ms. Hammer has been a company dancer with Madison Ballet, and previously with Nevada Ballet Theatre. She has performed across the nation as a guest artist with many notable organizations includingDeosContemporaryBallet,Chicago
Repertory Ballet, CollaborativeArts Institute of Chicago, Capital City Theater, Isthmus DanceCollective,andforMarleneSkogoftheUWDanceDepartment.
AsouthernCalifornianative, ShannonQuirk began hertrainingwithOrangeCountyRegionalBalletand continuedherstudiesatUC,IrvineearningaBFAin Dance Performance – performing featured parts in William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite and In The Middle Somewhat Elevated and have original works created on her by Jodie Gates and Molly Lynch. Upon graduation, she joined Madison Ballet. Ms. Quirk has performed lead roles in Gerald Arpino’s Birthday Variations, Peter Anatoas’ Midsummer Night’s Dream, George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco,DonizettiVariations, Elegié,
Four Temperaments, Rubies, Serenade, Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon Pas De Deux, Christopher Wheeldon’s The American, This Bitter Earth, and W. Earle Smith’s Cinderella, Dracula:ARock Ballet, andThe Nutcracker. She has had the pleasure to be a performer with Avant Chamber Ballet, Ballet Tucson, Detroit Dance City Festival, UW Madison’s Dance Department 90th AnniversaryCelebrationandSummerSolsticeInvitational,andICMOVEMENTProject basedinWashingtonD.C.
Malachi Squires Trained Houston Ballet Academy, and Marin Dance Theater.Among the dancer's many credits with Les Grandiva Ballets performing in New York, Seoul and over 70 cities in Japan with an appearance on National television as Siegfried in Swan Lake. He has also danced with Fort Worth/Dallas Ballet under Ben Stevenson OBE, Paul Sanasardo,EZCreditDanceTheater,LawrencePech Dance Company, Lyric Opera Chicago, the Goodman Theater, the Harris Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Guest engagements have included RPM Productions, Madison Ballet, Sierra Nevada Ballet, BalletQuadCities,ChicagoCivicBallet,HiltonHead
Dance Theater, Rochester Dance Company, and Marin Dance Theater. Choreography includes Visitation, The Restless Hours, he has also choreographed for Mesopotamia Night Chicago, Dance in the Parks Chicago, Bitteroot Dance Academy, Dance Drama Collaborative,12Min.MaxDanceFestival,andtheHoustonArtistoftheYearAwards.As a teacher he has been associated with Joel Hall Dance Center, Ruth Page, Minnesota YouthBallet,anumberofschoolsintheChicagoareaandtheHoustonArtsinEducation Program.
Emily Shelton trained at Cincinnati Ballet and receivedherBAinmoderndancefromCaseWestern Reserve University, where she performed works by Larry Keigwin, Mark Morris, and Pascal Rioult. She performed with Verb Ballets and Ohio Dance Theatre in their production of “The Nutcracker” in December 2015. Since moving to Madison in 2016, Emily has danced with Erica Pinigis’s Scratch Dance, as well as Kanopy Dance, where she had the opportunity to performMarthaGraham’s“Heretic”and“Celebration”. Emily is a founding member of the Isthmus Dance Collective.
Sunitha Murthy. I began Bharathnatyam at an early age with Guru Smt. Sudha Chandrasekhar inMIandcontinuedtoperformuntilhighschool.I continued with other forms of dancing such as instructing Masala Bhangra. I began learning Bharathnatyam with Guru Smt. Swapan Srinivasan back in June of 2024. I am on the boardforDaneDances.
My Name is Nora Maarouf and I moved to Wisconsin from Hungary just a few years ago. I have always enjoyed dancing and performing. Then, last year I was introduced to Bharatanatyam and decided to take it up. It was thebestdecisionImade.
Manjula Manivannan has been immersed in the world of dance since she was three years old. She is deeplypassionateaboutbothlearningandperforming dance. Over the years, she's had the privilege of learning about 18 different dance forms, ranging from the grace and intricacy of multiple Indian classical styleslikeBharatanatyamandkathaktotheelegance and energy of ballroom genres such as the waltz, tango,rumba,chachaandsalsaetc.,Dance,forher, is more than just movement-it's a way to express emotions, tell stories and connect with cultures from aroundtheglobe.
AlyssaJendusa trainedattheMilwaukeeBalletSchool for twelve years and attended their summer intensive program where she performed original works by a variety of choreographers including Karl Von Rabenau, NadiaThompson,andDenisMalinkine.Alyssareceived her BA in dance from Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts where she performed original contemporary works by the likes of Judith Leifer-Bentz and Nicholas Petrov. Alyssa has worked with Kanopy Dance Company, Scratch Dance, and Liz SexeDanceintheMadisonarea,andsheisafounding memberoftheIsthmusDanceCollective.
Melissa Ganshert grew up dancing in Madison. She performed for a decade in multiple roles in the Nutcracker. Melissa has taught Zumba, salsa and bachata. She has danced with Zorongo and currently is a member ofTaniaTandias Flamenco &SpanishDance.
Augusta Brulla has been dancing with Tania Tandias since 2003, studying with a range of professionaldancersincludingDanica"LaMora" Sena, Emilio Ochando, and Ivan Vargas. Augusta enjoys sharing her love of Flamenco dancewiththecommunitythroughperformances at local schools and festivals. She currently works as the Dane Arts Cultural Affairs Specialist.
(Be)Longing
PROGRAM
"Crossing Water"
Choreography: Raka Bandyo
Music: Orchid - Black Sabbath, Goodbye Blue Sky - Pink Floyd
Dancers: Swapna Srinivasan, Katherine Bleyl, Shiny Xavier, Arkodipta Bakshi, Raka Bandyo, Christopher Koffman, Amy Owen
Nelken Line - Autumn (Video)
Choreography: Pina Bausch
Staged by Erica Pinigis
Music: Louis Armstrong “West End Blues”
Dancers: (See video credits)
Exposed Layers
Choreography: Amy Slater
Music: Alex Bassi
Dancer: Amy Slater
Choreography: Caitlyn Lamdin
Music: Gypsy Moth by Andrew Bird
Dancers: Sydney Blashe, Tara McAninch, Taylor Rosenthal, Chloe Stevens, Dawn Wang
Nelken Line - Winter (Video)
Choreography: Pina Bausch
Staged by Erica Pinigis
Music: Louis Armstrong “West End Blues”
Dancers: (See video credits)
Requiem
Choreography: Robin Pettersen
Music: Terry Riley, Requiem for Adam 3
Dancer: Marie Millard
"Mom Village"
Choreography: Erica Pinigis
Music: Basi Assad, Bobbie McFerrin & Chic Correa, Sweet Honey in the Rock
Dancers: Liz Luse, Amy Slater, Sarah Wolf, Cynthia
Bachhuber, Sarah Barnard, Swapna Srinivasan, Erica Pinigis
Fratres (work in progress)
Choreography: Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez
Music: Arvo Pärt
Dancers: Kristen Hammer, Lily Edgar, Shannon Quirk, Emily Shelton, Malachi Squires
Nelken Line - Spring (Video)
Choreography: Pina Bausch
Staged by Erica Pinigis
Music: Louis Armstrong “West End Blues”
Dancers: (See video credits)
Saha (togetherness)
Choreography: Swapna Srinivasan
Music: Coldplay: A sky full of Stars, Meghan Trainor: Better when I am dancing
Dancers: Swapna Srinivasan, Shiny Xavier , Manjula Mannivanan, Sunitha Murthy, Nora Maarouf
Suspenseful
Choreography: Jen Costillo
Music: Architect: Dievorce
Dancers: Alyssa Jendusa, Caitlyn Lamdin, Tara McAninch
Timekeeper (Video)
AfilmbyAaronGranatoftheMadisonArtsCommissioneddances honoringthe40thanniversaryoftheTimekeepersculptureby RobertCurtis,performedattheShiftingGearsBikePathDance FestivalonLaborDay,2023.
Colombianas
Choreography: Tania Tandias
Music: El Trini
Dancers: Tania Tandias, Augusta Brulla, Marybel Meier, Alissa Chen, Melissa Ganshert, Erica Pinigis
ProductionTeam
OrganizingCommittee
Co-chairs: Rachelle Butler-Fochs,Alyssa Jendusa
Members: Luella Shapiro, Erica Pinigis, Raka Bandyo, Emily
Shelton, Jen Costillo
ProductionCrew
Lighting&Sound:JarrodBainter
Volunteers
Rachelle Butler-Fochs, Jen Costillo, Emily Shelton, Paolo
Desiati, Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez, Raka Bandyo,Alyssa Jendusa, Robin Pettersen, Erica Pinigis, Katherine Kramer, Sophie Melnick, Maegyn Nurkiewicz,Yaron Kidron, Sarah
Barnard, Chris Schultz
Dance Collective (IDC)'s DELVE Incubator performances on May 16 & 17th
Madison Circus Space.
Isthmus Dance Collective's Dance Experience Lab for Vibrant Exchange (DELVE) Incubator provides an opportunity for choreographers and dancers to create and explore artistically, while making new connections and performingforlocalaudiences.
