Inspired by seeing medical images of her own heart during a TTE, Artistic Director/Choreographer Louise Reichlin and the company created HEART to explore our connected, hive-like universe, which to Reichlin is much like the heart itself. While taking a medical test lately, a TRANSTHORACIC ECHO (TTE) COMPLETE. as I lay comfortably on a table, I was “wired” and a technician took lots of data readings, and when I realized I could turn my head and see the insides of my heart beating (along with her drawings and vectors) it was an amazing experience. It inspired the work, both dance and media.
Part I preview & premier cast
Choreographed by Louise Reichlin with some improv’s by dancers.
Music by Elbow
Dancers: Jill Elaine Collins, Julie Hackett, Alice Lousen, Eve Metsäranta, Emily Mcguire, Mcknnly Moren, Yaya Ruiz
Part II premier Cast
Music by Black Violin
Dancers: Alana Astor, Coree McKee Gonzalez, Julie Hackett, Alice Lousen,
Mcknnly Moren, Yaya Ruiz
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“The 6 performers begin with disjointed machinations and wordless vocalizations, which eventually lead into arcing and circling pathways, pulling each dancer into orbit as they interacted. The dance distinguishes the individual dancers through personalized shapes and gestures while also wrapping them together with the use of mutual partnerships, lifts, and supports. This connection continued to unfold as the dancers evoked the ebbing and flow of the pulsing heart while bleeding into different groupings.
Louise Reichlin continues to pursue stories and themes that are timeless and is not afraid to revisit her own creative history in order to evolve it as the world continues to change around her. This approach is something Modern Dance choreographers like Reichlin do very well. Rather than follow the immediate\ trend, they look for underlying currents that run deep into the human experience.” LA Dance Review
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