The Spring 2026 Emory Dance Company Concert on April 15-18 features new work by students Jillian Lee, Marina Dawn, faculty member Lori Teague, Arts Fellow Madelyn Sher and alumna Mia Shocket.
Three words to describe Maddy's work: Earnest, Memory, Picture Book
My work, “Until We Forget” is an autobiographical dance theater piece composed of bedtime stories and romantic tangents, including a poignant story about my great-grandfather, Sylvester Dobrowolski. In the research that fed this project, I considered the ongoingness of my family's past, how memories solidify and transform in their retellings, the power of story, and the here and now.
Until We Forget was my MFA thesis at Smith College, and I am restaging/adapting it for EDC this year. I am so curious to find out how this piece will transform through its new inhabitants, finding new pathways and taking on layered meaning.
Three words to describe Mia's work: Groovy, Synchronized, Athletic
As an alumna, it has been an honor to incorporate the brilliant artistic voices of these twelve dancers into the restaging of my honors thesis through movement-generation exercises and structured tasks.
Inspired by the intersection of dance and neuroscience, I researched why certain music compels humans to move, exploring the dynamic relationship between movement, music, and the brain.
I hope to capture what it feels like to hear a rhythmic sound and almost involuntarily move your body to it. I want the audience to experience how the natural instinct to dance reveals itself in universal gestures like head bopping, foot tapping, hand clapping, and body swaying.
Three words to describe Lori's work: Sensitive, Amplified, Interactive
In my work, I am exploring themes of mistrust, trust, tension and resolution, power structures and fragmentation. We ask, “How does unity dissolve?”.
I was musically led into the work by Chopin’s Nocturne No. 2 in E flat minor. I have built several core phrases and the dancers have also collaborated with me on duet and group material. I ask questions, give them prompts, and let them explore the dynamics of the material.
After experiencing my work, I hope that audiences think about how listening, adapting, and supporting is invaluable to our existence. I hope the work reinforces the "good" people.
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