AWAKEN utilizes dance, projections, and lighting to explore the idea of being the only one “awake” in a nightmarish vision. This piece aims to engulf the audience in this non-tangible world by allowing them to witness the exploration of a fake reality.
As opposed to a more typical process in which choreography is set, followed by the addition of technical elements, this piece was crafted in collaboration and driven by experimentation.
Based on the Newsboy Strike of 1899, Newsies follows Jack Kelly, an artist who dreams of life away from a big city, as he leads his fellow newsies on a strike for fair wages. This energetic and empowering show utilizes dance as a way of emphasizing the power of a united group.
Green Day’s American Idiot is a jukebox rock musical about finding self-identity in a broken society. This sung-though, ensemble-based show relies on movement as a crucial form of storytelling in addition to singing and acting.
An ensemble piece done as part of UCSD’s New Directions dance show, Entr’acte was influenced by the continuation of the pandemic.
Entr’acte, meaning “between two acts” encourages us to remain hopeful while acknowledging the detriment of this time and the impact it has had on artists. This piece was Inspired by the feeling of being between two pivotal points in the pandemic: the beginning when everyone was quarantined at home and the hopeful end where we are free from the restrictions.
Done as part of UCSD’s New Directons dance show and inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, Seize the Day is a musical theatre piece reminding us that despite being socially distanced, we don't have to be creatively distanced. This piece is inspired by its title, encouraging us to Seize the Day and come together and dance to put on a show.
Someone In the Crowd was part of Palomar College’s Winter Dance Concert, an annual student-choreographed dance production.
Adapted by Mary Zimmerman from Ovid’s poem “Metamorphoses,” this production explored the use of ensemble and storytelling through movement to reinvent classic Greek myths.
*California Educational Theatre Association (CETA) Certificate of Achievement, Choreographer for Metamorphoses
