SAINTS + SINNERS
presented at Kiss Your Face - 3 Dollar Bill
FUNHOUSE
I WANNA KNOW YOU
presented at inROUND
eMBody’s I Wanna Know You, choreographed and performed by Madeline Nobida and Bella Stenvall invokes feelings of community and freedom.Whether held or oozing, in unison or opposition, their movements are circular like the space around them, symbolizing unity and a relationship without beginning or end. Both Nobida and Stenvall dance with an accented flow that is hypnotic, and as they take turns watching one another, audiences are once again reminded of the power in bearing witness as a form of acceptance. After a bouncy, house-party groove, the pair end up back-to-back again, sinking in gleeful exhaustion to the floor. But the communion they have found is not quite complete. With inviting smiles, Nobida and Stenvall guide audience members into their circle and a dance-party arises. Strangers smile, shake, giggle, wave their arms and move for the sheer joy of it, finding harmony within their individuality and bringing inROUND, quite literally, full circle. - Six Degrees Dance review
WHO ARE YOU HERE WITH
presented at Folly’s Haven