Program

Polka Dots

Choreographed by
Elvine Bologa in collaboration with dancers

Performed by
Dana Ball, Dawn Berry, Cristian Bologa, and Elvine Bologa

Music by
Ernst Mosch

With this piece, I'm reaching across time and space to connect two meaningful chapters of my life: the world of my childhood and adolescence in a German-speaking community in Romania, and the new world I’ve come to call home since moving to Albuquerque. It is an attempt to weave memory, language, and identity into motion—honoring where I come from while fully embracing where I am now. Choreographed to traditional polka music and loosely inspired by the German folk dances of western Romania, the piece bridges past and present—merging the rhythms of my heritage with the vocabulary of contemporary dance.

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Exposure

Choreographed by
Barbara Hanlon Wulf

Performed by
Luna Cervantes, Carla Genomi, Nell Farrell, Xiomara Ward, Edie Scott, and Barbara Hanlon Wulf 

Music by
Robert Fripp and Peter Gabriel

Significant societal changes have impacted how we interpret “exposure,” how we choose to expose ourselves, are vulnerable to exposure, or can revel in it.  But do we do so willingly and thoughtfully? 

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En las Manos de mis Antepasados

Choreographed and performed by
Martin Quintana

Music
“Genesis” by Tierra, "Hymn of Farewell" by Spanish folk song, “They, Them” by Jan Jelinek, “Grasshopper Waltz” by Daniel Lopez, Music edited by Martin Quintana

Time ticks below my feet. Beat after beat after beat. In a sacred rhythm. Something pulls me to the ground and for a moment I feel rooted. No longer in the in-between or the liminal. The here-or-there. For a moment I am both here and there. Exploring dance as a way to access memory and plant new seeds of belonging as a Nuevomexicano.

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Acoustic

Choreographed by
Amy Laun

Performed by
Mindy Bradford, Sidra Cordova, Gia Huber, Bryn Kimball, Amy Laun, Leo Loera, Laura Nitsos, Dina Reid, and Jamie Thorpe

Music
Acoustic by Billy Raffoul

Through movement and shared space, witness the unique beauty each person brings to the floor. Set to Billy Raffoul’s Acoustic, this piece honors the courage it takes to be seen and reminds us that even simple can be special.

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INTERLUDE

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The Collective vs. The Centrifuge

Choreographed by
Erica Wilson

Performed by
Bethany Tabor, Maureen Gorman and Erica Wilson

Music
“Half-Gramme Holiday” by Brambles, “Billie Holliday vs Deadbeat,” Copenhagen Jazz Festival Live, by Lulu Rouge and “CHALLENGER” by Mike Dean 

The Collective vs. The Centrifuge is a glimpse into a larger work-in-progress that will premiere in full at the Reno Dance Festival in September. This piece is a contemplation of groupthink and the invisible threads of collective thought that shape our behavior, beliefs, and belonging.

What draws us together—and what pulls us apart? This work explores the tension between the safety of the group and the centrifugal forces that spin us outward as individuals: the urge to dissent, to dream separately, to pursue unique paths with conviction and passion.

This tug of war presents duality within and between us all.

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Please Sleep (So I Can Dance)

Choreographed and performed by
Emmaly Wiederholt

Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21 – Andante

Thank you to my 5-month-old daughter, Cariad, for the inspiration, and to my 2-year-old son, Eugene, for keeping me on my toes!

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The Delight Makers, a Dance Ceremony 

Choreographed by
Romy Keegan

Performed by
Dawn Berry, Theresa Palmer, and Romy Keegan

Music
Saùde (which is a Brazilian toast for Good Health) by Pupkulies & Rebecca & Tibau Tavares

Learn more about Romy’s Community Dance and Seasonal Magick at DancingOurMagick.com.