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A woman in bright purple and pink short sleeves with gold trim, kneels, her left knee on the floor, the other obscured by the pleats of fabric between the legs of her costume. She rests her right hand, palm drawn with henna, gently against her cheek, seeming to hold that arm up with her left hand. Her face is tilted up, her eyes closed, and her mouth drawn tight as though pleading or sorrowful.
Image by Kutty Photography.
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Classical Storytelling

Emilee Lord

It’s all in the centuries old details.

Meghan Frederick in a kneeling, twisted pose, wearing a tank top covered in yin-yang symbols and a skirt patterned with the American flag, performing on a stage with abstract drawings taped to the wall behind.
Photo: James Izlar
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Embodying a Turbulent World

Ziying Cui

A rejection of traditional meaning-making in Western theater and improvisation.

a group of four individuals stand together with arms lifted overhead making a clapping gesture with their hands. They are outside in the grass, surrounded by trees and other greenery. Their outfits are earth tones - browns, greens, and shades of grey.
Photo: Leigh Huster
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Clapping for Nature

Caitlin Green

How does our acknowledgment of nature’s value compare to our participation in sustaining it?

A white female dancer moves in a bright green pasture, framed by a vibrant blue sky. Some trees and housing are behind her in the distance. Around her, an abstract circle frames her as she leans over her shoulder, with arms floating out to the side. Within this frame she appears fragments, with fingers and palms floating detached from her body.
Photo: Nikki Weems
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Just wait. It will become something new.

Megan Mizanty

When your ancestors share their stories after death, how do you answer?

Two dancers are intertwined, reaching upwards with their arm while in a lunge. Behind them, two other duets of dancers are intertwined making similar reaching shapes. The lighting is dim and warm, and the dancers wear multicolored pedestrian clothing. They are soft, with open palms and gently bent arms.
Photo: Owen Burnham
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Staring Back at You

Rachel DeForrest Repinz

“Where the Violets Bloom” illuminates stories of queer love, joy, violence, and community.

: A dancer in a black three-piece suit looks up as their fake ponytail - attached to a hat - swings up to the ceiling.
Photo: Pep Casadevall
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Fever Dream of a Shapeshifter

Megan Mizanty

Vanessa Kamp contains multitudes.

A group of dancers wearing all black with old-fashioned wartime helmets pile over one another, leaning onto each other with eyes tensely closed. A red light encapsulates the space, as large black spikes climb upwards along the back wall.
Photo: Andrea Mecchi
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earth as a woman’s body

desire amaiya

on the frontlines in France, there is an innocence as they talk about war.

Five people wearing blond wigs and dark-rimmed glasses stand around a couch, where another person lies, relaxed and singing. They’re on a brightly lit stage and wear loose, comfortable, bright clothing.
photo: Eli Eisenstein
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We need to talk (and sing)

Megan Mizanty

A breakup as richly layered as vanilla soft serve

A dancer covered in a bright array of tulle looks downward. The tulle fabric bellows around her covered lower half. Her shadow looms large behind her.
Photo: Taylor Jones
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Cracking Open and Spilling Out

Megan Mizanty

What happens when the juice dries up?

Two people look at an ipad with virtual reality images. Their backs are facing the camera and the person on the left wears a green hat, long locs, and a red shirt. The person on the right wears a black shirt and glasses.
Photo: Lori Waselchuk
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A Housewarming in a Magic Garden with Biscuits and Hibiscus

Caitlin Green

The space left room for us to take our time there, ease in, and stay awhile.