It’s been about how to show up and keep going and stay grounded when the world around us has been undergoing seismic shifts. It’s been about community, collaboration, expression and creativity, but this year, it has also been about resilience. The Ensemble in we came together and we shook hands The Ensemble in we came together and we shook handsīeing a member of Dance Ensemble has always been about more than Dance. Thomas-Train conceptualized and directed this project, which required dancers to learn choreography and improvisational scores on site and make bold choices in their performance. The finale of the evening, we came together and we shook hands, was the result of a 7-hour film shoot at a beautiful empty space in The Brooklyn Navy Yard. Members of the Dance Rep class in Traces of You Pommiss’ Dance Rep class presented Traces Of You, which explored the technique of layering and superimpositions so that it appeared that the dancers were sharing space and dancing with each other. Pommiss’ Dance I class on, what was for most class members, their debut efforts at creating dance for the screen. ‘21Ī special undertaking by senior Camryn D., included working with Ms. Still from Daffodils by Josie Macdonald ‘22 Summer G, ‘21 in Painting in My Living Room by Charlotte R. It featured works by five student choreographers who directed their dancers over Zoom and in person on some outdoor film shoots. The second half of the evening was devoted to a screening of these original works. “How do I rehearse over Zoom?” “What can I create that makes the most of this medium?” “How do I make my dancers feel a part of something?” “What are the positives and negatives of creating in separate spaces?” “How do I even teach movement over zoom?!” “Can dance continue to be the magical act it is, even in this altered context?” These are questions they asked of themselves and their dancers. In doing so, they were forced to navigate new creative territory and ask questions of their creative process they had never had to ask before. This year the students were not only challenged to step into the work of our guest artist, they were also invited to create dance works of their own. Activating memories and everyday objects, LIMINALE unveils surprising movements inspired by home. This project challenges the condition of confinement, transforming living space into creative space. LIMINALE is a live performance created intentionally for Zoom in which each performer streams directly from their personal spaces, using environments, furniture and memory as inspiration for the movement material. LIMINALE was born as a necessity to continue creating work and experimenting with virtual platforms during Covid-19. The evening began with LIMINALE, a piece created by guest artist Alice Gosti in collaboration with the dancers. This project began as a continuation of that, as it asked our dancers to work over distance, collaborate, create and come together despite circumstances that encourage the opposite. It was a celebration of a year’s worth of work, a communion, and an experiment! So much of our recent history has felt like just that – an experiment with no clear answers or directions. The 2021 Grace Dance Ensemble production, In These Unprecedented Times was an evening of digital dance featuring creations by students, faculty, and guest artist Alice Gosti.
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