Dance at the Odyssey
No)one. Art House
January 13 – 15
A world premiere of six short works by six local choreographers based in contemporary, hip hop, and experimental styles
Roya Carreras/Los Angeles
The Stories we Tell Ourselves
January 20 – 22
A world premiere of three movement monologues – a play on fantasy vs. reality, a study on perception
Assaf Salhov/New York
The Song of Spies
January 20 – 22
A composition of dance and ancient songs
JA Collective
5 Stories About Stage That Are Simply Untrue
January 27 – 29
Four collaborators in the hour before their first performance
Jessie Lee Thorne’s Poets In Motion
February 3 – 4
This world premiere looks into the human response to retreat, disconnection and sitting alone in our dark places in times of pain
Dancing Through Prison Walls
DATA or 7 ways to dance a dance through prison walls
February 10 – 11
“In a world where punishment pretends to be a solution, we all suffer the chains of inequity. In a world where we dance with, believe in, and cherish one another; we rise on wings of unity. Only together, may we be free.” Forrest Reyes
DaEun Jung
BYOULNORRI (별놀이)
February 17 – 19
Pansori (Korean folk opera), electronic beats, irregular folk rhythms, Hangul (Korean alphabet system) and chance operation that deconstruct, reinterpret and transform classical Korean dance vocabulary.
Dates / Tickets / Special Events
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
Tickets $25
January 13 – 15
No)one. Art House
January 20 – 22
Roya Carreras/Los Angeles
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Assaf Salhov/New York
The Song of Spies
January 27 – 29
JA Collective
February 3 – 4
Jessie Lee Thorne’s Poets In Motion
February 10 – 11
Dancing Through Prison Walls
February 17 – 19
DaEun Jung
“POETIC… ENGAGING AND INTRIGUING… The commitment from the Odyssey to this… dance festival is extraordinary.”
“SUPERB… “
“REFRESHING AND UNIQUE… “
Credits / Cast / Crew
Curated by Barbara Mueller-Wittmann
Produced for the Odyssey Theatre by Barbara Mueller-Wittmann and Beth Hogan
Festival Lighting Designer Katelan Braymer
No)one. Art House
Rebekah “Beks” Denegal, FORWARD
Marcella Lewis, Spectacle of Ritual
Jordan Slaffey, Anti Famine
Alejandro Perez, A conversation in between
Qwenga, ARM LEG LEG.. ARM HEAD
Friidom, The Black Homer
Roya Carreras/Los Angeles
the stories we tell ourselves
Choreographer Roya Carreras
Performers Joslin Vezeau, Elise Ritzel Miller, Eloise DeLuca
Assaf Salhov/New York
The Song of Spies
Choreographer Assaf Salhov
Performer Assaf Salhov, Nikki Holck
JA Collective
5 Stories About Stage That Are Simply Untrue
Choreographers Aidan Carberry, Jordan Johnson
Jessie Lee Thorne’s Poets In Motion
Choreographer Jessie Lee Thorne
Performer Laja Field, Matt Luck, Keilan Stafford, Annalise Gehling, Kaia Makihara, Jessie Lee Thorne
Artistic Collaborator Anna Tse, Music Collaborators Lauren Dessinger & Sean Deschamps, Light Designer Katelan Braymer
Dancing Through Prison Walls
DATA or 7 ways to dance a dance through prison walls
Choreographer Suchi Branfman, in deep collaboration with the performers
Text: I Am You, by Forrest Reyes, written inside the Norco prison, April 2022
Sound Score Jimena Sarno, Set Design Advisor Kimi Hanauer
DaEun Jung
BYOULNORRI (별놀이)
Choreographer DaEun Jung
Performer Arletta Anderson, Chantal Cherry, Hyoin Jun, DaEun Jung,Tulsi Shah
Pansori singer Melody Shim
Composer/Electronic sound player Daniel Corral
No)One. Arthouse Photographer: Matthew Brush
DaEun Jung Photographer: Michael Palma
Assaf Salhov Photographer: Valerie Kosnevich
Roya Carreras Photographer: Alexander Sargent
Jessie Lee Thorne’s Poets in Motion Photographer: David Orr
Dancing Through Prison Walls Photographer: Ciro Hurtado
JA Collective
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