Emory Dance Company Choreographer Clara Ofotokun

Photo of Ofotokun by Lori Teague

By Raven Crosby, Emory Dance Program Office Assistant

Photo of Ofotokun by Lori Teague

Clara Ofotokun is a senior who is a double major in dance and movement studies and film and media studies with a concentration in arts management. Ofotokun’s piece is inspired by the relationship between humans and time. Ofotokun is exploring “How we relate to time on a daily basis and on a macro level, how we experience time over a lifetime.” To express this concept through dance, Ofotokun will model time through human connection, breath patterns, and cycles.  When creating this movement, Ofotokun is consistently thinking about “...how can the body relate to the infinite nature of time.” She wants to know “What does it feel like to dance as if we are connected to the infinite flow of life and death?”

Photo of Ofotokun by Lori Teague

Ofotokun is excited to choreograph for the Emory Dance Company this spring and is most excited to work with her handpicked cast. Ofotokun admires how “Everyone is so willing to try new things which makes me super excited every time I go into the studio.” 

As we get closer to the show date, we will hold another interview with Clara Ofotokun to explore her full choreographic process.