Experiments (1)

A post-modern dance exploring the juxtaposition of movement and experimental noise. Each rehearsal was an embodied research lab focused on personal studies of deep listening, Merce Cunningham/John Cage collaborations, and Yvonne Rainer's theories of movement repetition. This work debuted at the Hampshire Winter Dance Concert.

Choreography: Jeanette Gronemeyer
Dancers: Heath Suzor, Simone Shieh, Leon Armstrong, Ava Jett-Beachley, Jeanette Gronemeyer
Sound Collaborators: Zadek Ghoshal, Ada Aylesworth, Wade Simon

(((leaning //// duet)

Choreographed and performed in one day during Hampshire College Dance’s day of S.E.E.D (Show Up, Express, Exchange, Dance). In collaboration with dancer Leon Armstrong, we focused on themes of leaning and feeling exposed. We danced to an improvised sound score by Will Amend.

ephemerality-y-y

 

I performed an improvised dance score informed by participants’ answers from a prior performance installation. I stood in the middle of the sidewalk with a long fabric sign asking, “CAN YOU DESCRIBE A MEMORY RELATED TO FLEETING TIME (YOU’VE FOUND SIGNIFICANT)?”  Sound was in conversation with this dance. Feedback loops, pedals, and contact mics were used.

Sound Collaborator: Wade Simon

Deep Listening, Lailye Weidman, Hampshire College, November 2024
The Revolution Will Not be Televised, KC Erickson, Hampshire College, February 2024

Popsicles can do so much, Jungeun Kim (J.e.), Amherst College, November 2023