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Desert Plains
Choreographer: Nicole Olson Performer: Nicole Olson Billed as a solo, choreographed and performed by Nicole Olson, Desert Plains was actually a duet. The classic, wrap-around-rear-window Chevrolet pickup truck may not be in the credits, but it was more...
Aeolus
Choreographer: Candy Jimenez Performer: Alexander Patrick I have seen Alexander Patrick dance once before. He was billed as Dr. Alexander Patrick, a rare and exotic accolade for a dancer, but whatever his academic distinction, he is certainly rare and exotic....
Haven
Choreographer: Diane McNeal Hunt Performer: Candy Jimenez Choreographer Diane McNeal Hunt chose to mount this entire piece on a cube whose rectangular shape made it very marginally longer than the staging typically used for tiny dances - which is to say, it was...
Underland: The Last Nightmare
Company: Halo Movement Collective Choreographers: Angel Castro, Katie Young Performers: Kalli Sparish, Randee Madison, Kayla Coxon, Angel Castro, Katie Young, Dr. Alexander Patrick, Tawny Hyster, Jaylene Lechner, Victoria Roman, Violet Sparish, Venue: Metropolitan...
Lux Aeterna
Company: Diane McNeal Hunt / Elevate DanceWorks Choreographer: Diane McNeal Hunt Performer: Margie Romero Wolf In commemorating the passing of Deborah Pualani Blackmon, who was long associated with the local dance community, choreographer Diane McNeal Hunt seems to...
Les Image Du Temps
Company: AlignDance Theatre / Kinetic Studio Choreographer: Wendy Ellis Performers: Maria Biondo, Caroline Biondo With Les Image Du Temps, Wendy Ellis has turned a simple idea into high concept. Before I address that concept directly, I have to say that for me,...
Inside the Outer Corners
Company: Desert Dance Theatre Choreographer: Lisa R.Chow Performers: Erik Canales, George A. Johnson, Caroline Liddicoat, Jennifer Milani This piece was unique for me in that it presented a true collaboration between the dancers and live, improvisational music....
In the Life of Decoy
Company: Armondo Decoy Munoz Choreographer: Armondo Decoy Munoz Performer: Decoy Surprisingly, given the popularity of "street" dance forms, there were no other companies or performers in this category at the Arizona Dance Festival. This was probably just as well...
Fraying at the Edges
Company: Instinct Dancecorps / SCC Dance Choreographer: Kim Davis Performers: Seth Abkemeier, Jay Garcia, Elva Howard, Maddie McDonald, Lexi Montoya, Kaylee Phipps Understudies: Camila Maldonado, Caroline Young Fraying at the Edges opened with a male/female duet...
Primary Junk
Company: Step's Junk Funk Choreographer: Step Raptis Performers: Step Raptis, Lisa Chow While Step Raptis is the acknowledged master of found sound and the captain of the showboat, his accomplice, Lisa Chow, is no slouch. Decades of dance have steeped her bones in...
Surfacing
Company: Collaboration - Nicole Bradley Browning and Mary Fitzgerald Choreographers: Nicole Bradley Browning and Mary Fitzgerald Performers: Nicole Bradley Browning and Mary Fitzgerald You simply can't characterize this performance without referring to the cabbages....
Entangled
Company: Suspended Fluidity Choreographer: Jen James Performer: Jen James Sometimes I think aerial performance is to dance as glass blowing is to sculpture. Each can be so inherently beautiful that even mistakes are interesting and hard to detect. It's...
Rest in the Mourning
Company: Halo Movement Collective Choreographer: Angel Castro, with Anna Jones, George Jones, Jenna Lyn Performers: Brianna Bishop, Angel Castro, Kayla Coxon, Krysta Flores, Trinity Gracia, Sara Henson, Anna Jones, George Jones, Rylee Locker, Randee Madison, Brayan...
Intra-Shift
Company: Instinct Dancecorps Choreographer: Jenny Gerena (in collaboration with the dancers) Performers: Valerie Blake, Chanel Craig, Jay Garcia, Caleb Tarrant, Sheryl Powell, Paige Wind (Understudies: Edson Machin, Callista Mincks) This was my favorite group piece...
Metamorphosis of Perception
Company: Guest Performer - Winner C2 Choreography Competition Choreographer: Baylie MacRae Performer: Baylie MacRae Kudos to SCC for showcasing this talented alum. This was a brilliant piece, beautifully executed and something very real for the current crop of...
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