Photo by Lori Teague
The Spring 2025 Emory Dance Company Concert April 16-19 features new work by students in our Choreography II course. Read about the choreographers in Program A, April 16 & 18, below.
Choreographer: Selah Curran-Blakely
About the work: My work delves into the journey of spirituality and the inner conflict we go through with morality, love and lust, and self-growth. Through a fusion of modern, contemporary, and sultry movement styles, combined with jazz, bossa-nova, and alternative music, the piece explores the beauty and tension of spiritual warfare and transformation. 
Choreographer: Gab Crum
About the work: At its core, my work serves as a love letter to the people, the experiences, and the opportunities that have brought me to this chapter of my life. I want people to see and resonate with the love and care woven throughout the work.
Choreographer: Genevieve DeBell
About the work: With my work, I hope to provide a glimpse into the various emotions associated with the work of self-improvement. I hope that the joy, euphoria, destruction, and obsession that are tied to these behaviors are evident through the choreography. 
Choreographer: Deena Goodgold
About the work: I am exploring themes of competition and survival in nature and am exploring mechanisms humans have evolved to survive. I hope to highlight each dancer's individuality and demonstrate the ways each person interacts with another. I want to create a cohesive work that transports the audience into the world of the piece.
Choreographer: Lydia Hamby
About the work: Artistically, I aim to create a piece that fluidly explores the impermanence of relationships while capturing both the tension and beauty in letting go. Through the interplay of music, movement, and dancer interactions, I hope to craft a work that is both visually compelling and emotionally resonant, allowing audiences to engage with the themes of nostalgia, unity, and remembrance.
Choreographer: Brandon Herron
About the work: I am exploring themes of finding one’s self - that the outcome that everyone desires in life is less important than the journey and appreciating that. We form relationships with so many people throughout our lives; those some closer than others. For those that go, it’s sometimes easy to not understand why they left, but it is important to appreciate that it happened rather than be sad it’s over.
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