My collaborations with Off-Leash Area, a Twin-Cities based interdisciplinary performance company are always energizing, and challenge me to see my work in new ways.
I recently attended a work-in-process in preparation for their performances, and as a performer in many of the recordings, I was able to hear works from across my entire career featuring many treasured colleagues– hearing those voices again paired with the expressive beauty of the dancers brought me to tears. This collection of many of my earlier works was made new through Reid Kruger, a frequent sound engineer collaborator, who masterfully enhanced and wove my music into a seamless story right along with the dancers.
This upcoming show tells an emotional, redemptive story that invites the audience to navigate the eternal currents through ocean, land and sky. Weaving together a lush collection of my choral compositions, live-animated projection design, and the graceful and forceful physical performances by an all abilities cast who move with and without wheels, Swallowed by Sea is a rich tapestry of a production about beginnings and endings, destruction and renewal. This production also continues Off-Leash Area’s partnership with Young Dance, whose mission is transforming lives through movement, and another step in their integration of all abilities into their programs and performances.
The artistic contributions to Swallowed By Sea include dancers Christine Maginnis, Gabriel Rodreick, Lexine Samara, Brian Evans, Erin Landers, and Lilly Rossow; sound design and sound engineering by Reid Kruger; animation, video, and projection by Paul Herwig; and direction and choreography by Off-Leash Area founding director Jennifer Ilse.
DATES & TIMES
Friday, June 26 – 7:30 PM followed by a post-show reception
Saturday, June 27 – 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 28 – 7:30 PM
I’d love to see you there.
You can learn more and purchase tickets here.
*Photos by Bill Cameron