The Fall 2023 Emory Dance Company Concert features new work by 2023-24 Arts Fellow Annalee Traylor, guest artist Celeste Miller, and Emory dance faculty Gregory Catellier, George Staib, and Lori Teague.
Choreographer Greg Catellier has been working in the field of contemporary dance for thirty years. This includes dancing in works of his own and others, choreographing dances for students and professionals, and designing lighting and sets for dances. He teaches dance, choreography, and design at Emory and has supported numerous dance artists, festivals and organizations through technical support and advisement. He believes firmly in the power of dance to transform those dancing and those watching the dance. Read about his work and process below!
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The dancers and I are creating something that looks like polyphonic chaos sounds. A representation of the anxiety that many of us feel from the precariousness of the political, social, and natural worlds in which we inhabit.
Within the chaos are moments of connection between individual dancers, and between the dancers and the sound track. The chaos seems to break with glimpses of structure or something nearly structured. We are achieving this through the use of punctuated equilibrium; that is we try a bunch of things, we keep what works and toss what doesn’t.
The piece ends with a moment of calm that I hope the audience will sink into, like a warm hug or comfy bed. I am enjoying working with this cast of committed, intelligent dancers.
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