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The Process behind Julio's Work: Remnants
In Remnants, Julio Medina explores ideas of connection, absorption, and the ways we move through space, drawing inspiration from astronomy and the relationship between Earth and the universe. In particular, Medina is interested in Jupiter’s orbit and its role in protecting Earth from comets, considering how forces beyond our immediate understanding can influence our existence. Originally created in 2018 for students at California State University, Long Beach, this work reflects Medina’s ongoing research into Mesoamerican cosmology and questions surrounding the universe and our place within it. For this restaging, Medina revisited the original choreography through archival video, inviting his cast to engage with movement material first developed alongside the original cast.
The Process behind George's Work: les grenades
In George Staib's new work, les grenades, French pomegranates, he explores ideas of fleeting imagery. With a title that refers to a highly explosive object in English, les Grenades promotes imagery of something wispy that appears before your eyes. Staib's piece relates to the effort of reaching for things that always seem to pull away from you the moment you try to grasp them with connections to another human being that feel fragmented and/or imaginary. Beginning with a long phrase and then manipulating material, the collaborative environment of Staib's rehearsals is seen through dancers who take charge of maneuvering through the thematic movement of ideas to suit their own bodies and interests. Ideas of the ongoing investigation of music are also present in this piece. Shifting sounds, aural landscapes, and incorporating the voice create a difficult, yet provocative, challenge. Les Grenades has a lineage in an older staibdance work titled wishdust. Staib and the Emory Dance Company are bringing that material forward while also working through ideas of letting go to create space for something new.
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