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PROGRAM 3
Friday, February 14 @ 9 pm
▪ Lauren Mortimer, PA
▪ ALA Dance, GA
▪ Zac Snyder, NJ
▪ Tethered Residents, NY
▪ Company E, Inc., DC
▪ Alexis Stus, TX
▪ Moremeant dance theater, Israel
▪ Amos Pinhasi, NY
▪ Emily Cargill and Dancers, FL
▪ TheCo, Mexico
▪ WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company, NY
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Shaping You
Choreography by Christina Tribo
Danced by Christina Tribo
Music: Out Out of Order by Michl
in medias res
Choreography by Li Chiao-Ping
Danced by Li Chiao-Ping
Text/Sound by Li Chiao-Ping
NAME OF EVENT
01/01/23 at 10:30am
500 Terry Francois St.
San Francisco, CA 94158 info@mysite.com
NAME OF EVENT
01/01/23 at 10:30am
500 Terry Francois St.
San Francisco, CA 94158
NAME OF EVENT
01/01/23 at 10:30am
500 Terry Francois St.
San Francisco, CA 94158 info@mysite.com
NAME OF EVENT
01/01/23 at 10:30am
500 Terry Francois St.
San Francisco, CA 94158 info@mysite.com
NAME OF EVENT
01/01/23 at 10:30am
500 Terry Francois St.
San Francisco, CA 94158 info@mysite.com
NAME OF EVENT
01/01/23 at 10:30am
500 Terry Francois St.
San Francisco, CA 94158 info@mysite.com
NAME OF EVENT
01/01/23 at 10:30am
500 Terry Francois St.
San Francisco, CA 94158 info@mysite.com
NAME OF EVENT
01/01/23 at 10:30am
500 Terry Francois St.
San Francisco, CA 94158 info@mysite.com
LAUREN ASHLEY MORTIMER, a native from Butler, Pennsylvania danced competitively and trained under high-profile instructors. She has formal training in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, modern, pointe, heels, hip hop, lyrical, musical theater, Bharatanatyam, and West African dance. She is passionate about exploring deeply resonant themes that invite audiences to connect emotionally and reflect. Her choreography emphasizes storytelling through expressive and dynamic movement, creating immersive experiences that engage the audience both on a personal and emotional level.
Breaking Barriers is a piece about gender inequality in the workplace. Women often encounter inequality in the workplace, grappling with disparities such as wage gaps, limited career advancement opportunities, and pervasive gender bias. Despite these challenges, many women persist in shattering barriers and exerting tireless effort. The feelings of frustration and rebellious spirit fuel their determination to challenge the status quo, advocate for transformative change, and pave the way toward an equitable and inclusive work environment.
Lauren Mortimer © Cassie Dietrich
ALA Dance © Christina J. Massad & Sorcha Augustine
ALA Dance is an Atlanta-based multidisciplinary movement company. Founded in 2020 under the direction of Atarius Armstrong, the company blends diverse forms of movement expression to create dynamic displays of athleticism and artistry. With a focus on developing and expanding community, ALA's mission is to collaborate with thought leaders and artists among a wide array of fields to create unique repertoire.
Premiered in 2021, Armstrong’s work 1221 explores motifs of what it means to be super-human, bearing the weight of the world and where/with whom we place our trust in response to the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak coupled with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. This work was originally presented as selected work Fly on a Wall’s Excuse the Art residency program.
Zac Snyder is a New York based choreographer, dancer, artist, and administrator. He grew up in Montgomery, New Jersey, where he found his passion for dance in high school at Princeton Ballet School. He traveled to University of Arizona to earn his BFA in Dance with a minor in Film. He soon transferred to University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a scholarship to further his education and earn his BFA in Contemporary Dance with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship.
After graduating from UNCSA, he was able to join many companies in pursuit to learn more about dance administration such as Charlotte Ballet, UNCSA, Talent INC, Open Door Studios, and currently Gibney Dance. Zac recognizes how life decisions have shaped him as an artist, and enjoys reimagining what being an artist means to him. Zac’s goal is to continue his passion for arts administration, choreography, and dance, but also to stay positive in the opportunities he is offered.
Zac Snyder © 530 Dance Photography
Elijah Motley © J. Stubbs Photography
Elijah (Eli) Motley, a North Carolina-based choreographer, dancer, and educator, holds an MFA in Dance from UNC Greensboro and a dual BA/BS from Old Dominion University. He has performed with notable dance companies such as Chicago Dance Crash and Rennie Harris: Pure Movement. His own work has been commissioned and presented at festivals and universities across the U.S. Currently, Eli serves as an assistant professor at Elon University.
"Your Applause Please" is a duet that sparks a conversation about the significance of applause. Beginning with an upbeat and lively tone that reflects the excitement of performing, the duet gradually becomes more contemplative and introspective. Eventually, Nina Simone's voice joins the dialogue, ushering in themes of time, relationships, and the delicate art of letting go.
Jerimy Rivera and Taylor Graham, co-founders of Tethered Residents, are a versatile team of dancers, choreographers, and educators based in NYC. Jerimy’s career began in gymnastics before transitioning to dance at The School of American Ballet. His professional experience includes Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Rubberband Dance Group, and international tours with West Side Story. His movement is a blend of ballet, contemporary, and urban forms.
Taylor, a queer artist from New York, has worked with renowned artists such as Micaela Taylor/TL Collective, Felix Landerer, Holly Blakey and Omri Drumvelich. She’s recognized for her dance films, earning international residencies and collaborations, including with Justin Vernon's PEOPLE Collective.
Together the pair have received a commission with Boston Dance Theater, as well as the MAP Grant Fund to support Images, their evening-length work premiering in 2025/2026. As Tethered Residents, they explore the tension between conflict and belonging, investigating the relationships that bind us to one another and our environments. Their storytelling-driven work encourages audiences to embrace the tension and beauty within shared humanity.
Tethered Residents © Jim Lafferty
Company E, Inc © Paul Gordon Emerson
Company E is a Washington, DC based contemporary repertory dance company focused on international engagement as a Cultural Diplomat, most commonly in partnership with the U.S. Department of State. The Company works with artists from around the world, and at home in the U.S. and DC, to build work and, through that work, to focus on cross-cultural understanding and sustainable practices in dance-making.
“Deserving of its reputation as one of America’s finest.” — Haaretz, Tel Aviv
Alexis Stus © Audrey Derell
Alexis Stus is an emerging choreographer and dancer focusing on the intersection of movement and intellectual exploration. She recently completed her Freshman year at the University of the Arts, with hopes of achieving her BFA in Dance in the Spring of 2027. After hearing the news of its closure, she is currently taking a gap semester and working to expand her horizons. A graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Alexis’ work has been featured at Regional Dance America and New Century Dance Project, where her piece "Dissonance" won the People's Choice Award. “three scratches below the readable surface" explores interaction within the self and habitual behavior. Described as a duet for one, it examines how external forces act on the body, creating friction between logic and impulse. Repetitive gestures and forceful movement reflect the absurd, demonstrating the illogical nature of compulsion.
Kanyok Arts Initiative © J.Raucci
Ava Raucci is a senior in high school and a student at Kanyok Arts Initiative under the direction of Broadway veteran Laurie Kanyok. And then… is a self-choreographed solo guided by Kanyok, intertwining Ava’s emotive storytelling with the soundscape of a moody saxophone. Through intricate movements and nuanced gestures, Ava delves into the intricacies of rebounding from stillness to fluidity, echoing the ebb and flow of life’s transitions.
MoreMeant, founded in 2022 by the artistic direction of Gregory Lev, is a boundary-pushing dance-theater company that fuses provocative storytelling with innovative choreography. Lev's background in diverse dance styles and his keen eye for social critique inform the company's unique aesthetic, blending surrealism, humor, and raw human emotion.
Their latest production, "Innerview," is a compelling solo piece performed by Lev himself and inspired by a 1961 psychiatric interview. This work explores themes of isolation, social norms, and the human condition through the metaphor of a half-man, half-sheep character. By incorporating audience participation, "Innerview" challenges the traditional performer-spectator dynamic, creating an immersive experience that questions our perceptions of normalcy and belonging.
Lev's "Innerview" performances have garnered international acclaim, including the audience award at the Krakowski Festiwal Tanca in Poland and invitations to events like the Entrelaçados Festival de Dança Contemporânea in Portugal.
Moremeant Dance-theater © ASYA SKORIK
Amos Pinhasi was born in Israel. He was a member of Tamar Jerusalem Dance Group.In New York he performed his work the last 40 years.
He toured his solo dance in Germany, Sweden,Austria, Switzerland and Israel.He is teaching Yoga and dance improvisation.
Amos Pinhasi ©
Emily Cargill and Dancers © Shannel Resto
Emily Cargill and Dancers (ECD) is a Jacksonville, FL-based contemporary dance company. We value innovation, curiosity and collaboration within our dance-making process and strive to create work that is daring, authentic, humanistic and bold. ECD has presented work at the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, Versatility Dance Festival (Boulder), Detroit Dance City Festival, Modern Atlanta Dance Festival, Art on the Atlanta Beltine, The High Museum of Art and the NYC10 Dance Festival, among others. ECD is proudly in their third year of producing the Women Arts Exchange, an event that celebrates women in the visual and performing arts.
As a part of an evening-length work, quiet beings, shines an honest light onto the terrifying, beautiful, and inevitable process of saying good-bye to a former self and hello to a new one. What exists in that middle space, the shadow land, of a person who is so familiar, yet we barely recognize, and the someone else who feels like a stranger crowding us in our new skin? “The tone shifts dramatically in the second section (of quiet beings) where classical guitar
takes over sonically. This is a territory of primal intimacy and violence. The imagery of motherhood found here is deeply familiar, profound and iconic. This work was undoubtedly he throbbing highlight of the evening’s first half.” By Matt Cosper; LadyfestCLT 2019
TheCo is based at Tec de Monterrey, one of Latin America’s most prestigious institutions. Initiating in 1980, the company has since evolved, now boasting a high-quality dance program as well as dance scholarship opportunities. Many of our alumnihave succeeded as professional p erformers.
“The Transformation of Lucy” is an excerpt from our company’s presentation of Dracula. Lucy's transformation into a vampire is a haunting process. Initially a lively young woman, Lucy begins to exhibit signs of illness after being preyed upon. As her health deteriorates, she becomes increasingly pale weak, having to be bandaged due to wounds inflicted. Her transformation displays an eerie mix of innocence and malevolence. Lucy fights against this inevitable change and fails. This transfiguration marks the loss of her humanity, driven by insatiable thirst for blood. The bandages Lucy struggles with and leaves behind represent a past life that is long gone.
“Dance Concert: Draula demonstrated that even the most feared monster has his own burdens.”- Conecta, 10/05/2023
TheCo © Tec de Monterrey Communications Dept
WHITE WAVE Dance © Jullie Lemberger
WHITE WAVE Dance © Jullie Lemberger
A pioneer of “Hallyu (한류): Korean Wave”, Young Soon Kim, an internationally acclaimed choreographer whose work has been hailed for its exhilarating, visually stunning, and emotionally rich. Formed in 1988, WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company strives to inspire audiences through multi-dimensional dance productions reflecting themes and philosophies both modern and timeless. For nearly four decades, Ms. Kim and WHITE WAVE have appeared globally on principal stages including Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Joyce Theater, Kennedy Center, Dance Theater Workshop, Jacob’s Pillow, American Dance Festival, National Theater of Seoul (Korea), National Theater of Taipei (Taiwan), Hong Kong Academy of the Performing Arts, as well as Theatre de la Ville in Paris, Maison de la Culture in Le Havre, France; Teatro Nazionale in Milan, Teatro Tendu Striscie in Rome, Italy; Schauspielhaus in Cologne, Germany; as well as the Festival d’Avignon in Avignon, France, among others. In 2003 Ms. Kim was featured in the documentary film Arirang: The Korean American Journey, which was premiered at the Smithsonian Institute and broadcasted nationwide by PBS. In 2013 and 2014, Ms. Kim was nominated twice for the Annual KBS Global Korean Award. 2019 has been invigorating for WHITE WAVE Dance, including a highly successful tour to Korea & China!