this is the beginning, this is the end

this is the beginning, this is the end interrogates the phenomenon of history repeating itself through a two-part, unison, non-unison, non-hierarchical, canon dance. The current social and political challenges facing this country and the world at large–a threatened democracy, white supremacy, lack of public health strategy–are nothing new, so contextualizing and reflecting on history’s patterns and cycles is essential. This piece examines personal, artistic, and historical patterns and how context and time moving forward inherently create change. Performed by an ensemble of 6 dancers and 2 musicians, this work considers these socio-political challenges and the cyclical arc of my own artistic history, through cascading waves of intricate and personal movement, holding space for order and chaos, familiar and unfamiliar, building up and tearing down as we move forward.

UPCOMING

July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027
Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA), New York Live Arts

PAST PERFORMANCES

January 2026
Work-in-progress showing for Live Artery @ New York Live Arts / APAP

March 2025
Work-in-progress showing f@ Jacob’s Pillow for Pillow Lab residency

CHOREOGRAPHED BY Joanna Kotze

PERFORMED BY Lena Engelstein, Wendell Gray II, Molly Heller, Symara Sarai, and Hsiao-Jou Tang

COMPOSED / MUSIC / PERFORMED BY Ryan Seaton
MUSIC / PERFORMED BY Maralie Armstrong-Rial

LIGHTING BY Kathy Kaufmann