Emory Dance Company Choreographer: Deena Goodgold

 

The Spring 2024 Emory Dance Company Concert on April 18-20 features new work by students in our Choreography II course. Read about choreographer Deena Goodgold's work and process below!

In my work, I am exploring themes of multi-tasking, distractions, hyper-fixations, and other concepts related to having ADHD, and their benefits. I am also interested in exploring these concepts in a scientific manner, taking into account the randomness in nature that allows us to adapt to our environment. Given that I can relate to these concepts, I am curious to see how they subconsciously govern the direction of the piece.

In rehearsals, I have been teaching phrases that I made as well as having my dancers generate their own material based off of questions I ask and prompts/words I give the dancers to think about. I have been playing with this material and finding new ways of portraying concepts that relate to the overall theme.

I want audience members to find themselves at times getting distracted, but noting that whatever they are drawn to holds something of value. I hope that the audience can get a glimpse into the mind of someone with ADHD and perceive the organized chaos within the work. 

Thank you Deena! Tickets for the Emory Dance Company Spring 2024 Concert are on sale now. Click here to purchase them now!