A Call for Softer Landings

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Premiere — Feburary 2022, Minneapolis, MN, Northrop Theater

Observing personal connections over the pandemic, I found the physical and rhythmical dynamics compelling. While building compassionate and vivid tableaux, the many partnerships constructed recreate the complex and colourful dynamics partnerships encounter. These partnerships acknowledge the past compassionately while risking to land softly. The creative process has given length to play with physicality's internal and external pressure while capturing human relationships' tranquil and destructive beauty.

Rhythms unite us deeply and play an integral role in enhancing peaceful connections. They build a group's intelligence and produce common ground during unique periods. A Call for Softer Landings centers on a communal experience to recover as the movement grooves through the tumultuous and transforming pulses of life's offerings.

Choreographer | Peter Chu

Choreographer’s Assistant | Sloan Pearson

Music | Liquid Liquid, Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra, Julia Wolfe & Bang on a Can All-Stars, and Joan Armatrading

Lighting | Christopher Chambers

Costumes | Clarion Overmoyer

Sound Design | Daniel Moses Schreier

Dancers | Paul Taylor Dance Company

Reel Editor | Valeria Lampadova