WHAT WE MADE
Wild Oats
(2019)
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editing & direction: Liana Kleinman
bodies: Lea Torelli, Kyra Smith, Dot Armstrong
music: Ewe Dew
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by Kathryn Butler Photography
by Kathryn Butler Photography
by Andy Ribner Photography
by Kathryn Butler Photography
I am trying very very hard to be here right now (2019)
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artistic direction: Liana Kleinman
movers: Lea Torelli, Kyra Smith, Dot Armstrong
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I am trying very very hard to be here right now is a meditation on presence, and the ways in which we can find our mental selves dissociating from our physical selves. It invites the mind to wander, encouraging the audience to pay attention to the moments that capture them and the moments that catapult their minds a million miles away.
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Performances:
Performance Mix Festival by New Dance Alliance
2019 Movement: Two One Night Stands by Sans Limites Dance
WAXWorks at Triskelion Arts
Uptown Rising at Bridge for Dance
Current Showcase
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By Natalie Deryn Johnson
By Natalie Deryn Johnson
By Natalie Deryn Johnson
By Natalie Deryn Johnson
Personals (2018)​​
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artistic direction: Dot Armstrong
movers: Lea Torelli, Kyra Smith, Liana Kleinman, Dot Armstrong
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An offbeat quartet inspired by ABBA, air guitar, and your dad's dance moves, Personals is a night to remember. Through improvisational choice-making and pre-made phrase material, this absurd event examines personal quirks, community dynamics, and hidden desires.
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Performances:
Jennifer Mueller/The Works: HATCH Presenting Series
Fertile Ground at Green Space Studio
Lumen Muse at Artefix NY
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2:30 AM (2018)​​
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artistic direction: Lea Torelli
movers: Lea Torelli, Kyra Smith, Liana Kleinman, Dot Armstrong
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2:30 AM explores the tumultuous relationship between women in their early 20's. There's fierce companionship, steadfast support, unwanted competition, uneven rivalries, high expectations, and disappointment when those expectations are shattered. How can we build each other up while watching each other fall?
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Performances:
NACHMO Dance at Mark Morris Dance Center
Jennifer Mueller/The Works: HATCH Presenting Series
Creative MES Festival
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