REVEAL WORKSHOP: FICTION | FRICTION | FLOW
FICTION | FRICTION | FLOW
LOW FLY & VERTICAL DANCE
Come play with momentum, gravity, and the unique interplay between freedom and limitations in this "Low Fly” workshop led by longtime BANDALOOP dancer and director Rachael Lincoln and Leslie Seiters. You will learn basic techniques, improvise solo and with a partner, and explore the opportunities of being suspended in a harness just above the ground. All gear provided.
Rachael Lincoln & Leslie Seiters from Seattle, WA | San Francisco, CA
REVEAL WORKSHOP: FICTION | FRICTION | FLOW 2 PLAYING WITH PROPS
Monday, February 24th *This workshop meets in conjunction with BBD Open Company Class
5:30-7:00pm
PLAYING WITH PROPS
In this workshop, we will play with practical and poetic uses of objects, space, and selves, skirting the line between functional and fantastic. We will slow down to sense more, and speed up to access our before-thinking impulses. Can we get better at making coincidences happen? Can mistakes, awkwardness, and disruptions be our guides? Can we fully feel brief glimpses of unexpected beauty? Ideas will be layered and we will tune our presence towards togetherness.
Rachael Lincoln & Leslie Seiters from Seattle, WA | San Francisco, CA
Long Playing
long playing
feb 28 - mar 2 | 2025
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Feb 28 @ 7:30pm
Mar 1 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Mar 2 @ 6pm
“OUT-OF-TOWNERS (RACHAEL LINCOLN AND LESLIE SEITERS) BLOW IN LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR WHEN THEY REMIND YOU OF THINGS THAT WE FORGET ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN OUR DAILY LIVES…” - LAist Performance review, Los Angeles
about the show
Long Playing is inspired by the list of the greatest 150 albums made by women since 1964, compiled by fifty women from across National Public Radio and the public radio system. The list of albums acts as an intervention, a remedy, and a correction of the historical record. Long Playing is an homage to this endeavor and an embodied tribute to the women who made the list and the women who made it onto the list.
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & PERFORMED by Rachael Lincoln & Leslie Seiters
ABOUT THE artists
With over a decade of creating and performing together, Rachael Lincoln and Leslie Seiters explore the potentials of the duet form, mining the format to reveal the complex intersections of how and who we are in relation to what or whom we meet. Their collaborative work integrates influences from contemporary dance, visual art, literary fiction, and theater, evoking moments when movement becomes language, objects become characters, and everyday logic is suspended. Rather than relying on a known process or style, Lincoln and Seiters continue to meet in a collaborative process that uses their long history on the stage and in the studio together to find new ways of working that are specific to the project at hand. This approach supports the company’s mission to present deeply investigated material, resulting in work with a sense of history, internal logic and integrity.
Long Playing
long playing
feb 28 - mar 2 | 2025
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Feb 28 @ 7:30pm
Mar 1 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Mar 2 @ 6pm
“OUT-OF-TOWNERS (RACHAEL LINCOLN AND LESLIE SEITERS) BLOW IN LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR WHEN THEY REMIND YOU OF THINGS THAT WE FORGET ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN OUR DAILY LIVES…” - LAist Performance review, Los Angeles
about the show
Long Playing is inspired by the list of the greatest 150 albums made by women since 1964, compiled by fifty women from across National Public Radio and the public radio system. The list of albums acts as an intervention, a remedy, and a correction of the historical record. Long Playing is an homage to this endeavor and an embodied tribute to the women who made the list and the women who made it onto the list.
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & PERFORMED by Rachael Lincoln & Leslie Seiters
ABOUT THE artists
With over a decade of creating and performing together, Rachael Lincoln and Leslie Seiters explore the potentials of the duet form, mining the format to reveal the complex intersections of how and who we are in relation to what or whom we meet. Their collaborative work integrates influences from contemporary dance, visual art, literary fiction, and theater, evoking moments when movement becomes language, objects become characters, and everyday logic is suspended. Rather than relying on a known process or style, Lincoln and Seiters continue to meet in a collaborative process that uses their long history on the stage and in the studio together to find new ways of working that are specific to the project at hand. This approach supports the company’s mission to present deeply investigated material, resulting in work with a sense of history, internal logic and integrity.
Long Playing
long playing
feb 28 - mar 2 | 2025
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Feb 28 @ 7:30pm
Mar 1 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Mar 2 @ 6pm
“OUT-OF-TOWNERS (RACHAEL LINCOLN AND LESLIE SEITERS) BLOW IN LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR WHEN THEY REMIND YOU OF THINGS THAT WE FORGET ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN OUR DAILY LIVES…” - LAist Performance review, Los Angeles
about the show
Long Playing is inspired by the list of the greatest 150 albums made by women since 1964, compiled by fifty women from across National Public Radio and the public radio system. The list of albums acts as an intervention, a remedy, and a correction of the historical record. Long Playing is an homage to this endeavor and an embodied tribute to the women who made the list and the women who made it onto the list.
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & PERFORMED by Rachael Lincoln & Leslie Seiters
ABOUT THE artists
With over a decade of creating and performing together, Rachael Lincoln and Leslie Seiters explore the potentials of the duet form, mining the format to reveal the complex intersections of how and who we are in relation to what or whom we meet. Their collaborative work integrates influences from contemporary dance, visual art, literary fiction, and theater, evoking moments when movement becomes language, objects become characters, and everyday logic is suspended. Rather than relying on a known process or style, Lincoln and Seiters continue to meet in a collaborative process that uses their long history on the stage and in the studio together to find new ways of working that are specific to the project at hand. This approach supports the company’s mission to present deeply investigated material, resulting in work with a sense of history, internal logic and integrity.
Long Playing
long playing
feb 28 - mar 2 | 2025
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Feb 28 @ 7:30pm
Mar 1 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Mar 2 @ 6pm
“OUT-OF-TOWNERS (RACHAEL LINCOLN AND LESLIE SEITERS) BLOW IN LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR WHEN THEY REMIND YOU OF THINGS THAT WE FORGET ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN OUR DAILY LIVES…” - LAist Performance review, Los Angeles
about the show
Long Playing is inspired by the list of the greatest 150 albums made by women since 1964, compiled by fifty women from across National Public Radio and the public radio system. The list of albums acts as an intervention, a remedy, and a correction of the historical record. Long Playing is an homage to this endeavor and an embodied tribute to the women who made the list and the women who made it onto the list.
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & PERFORMED by Rachael Lincoln & Leslie Seiters
ABOUT THE artists
With over a decade of creating and performing together, Rachael Lincoln and Leslie Seiters explore the potentials of the duet form, mining the format to reveal the complex intersections of how and who we are in relation to what or whom we meet. Their collaborative work integrates influences from contemporary dance, visual art, literary fiction, and theater, evoking moments when movement becomes language, objects become characters, and everyday logic is suspended. Rather than relying on a known process or style, Lincoln and Seiters continue to meet in a collaborative process that uses their long history on the stage and in the studio together to find new ways of working that are specific to the project at hand. This approach supports the company’s mission to present deeply investigated material, resulting in work with a sense of history, internal logic and integrity.
MUSE by Kinetic Convergence Dance Collective
Six choreographers. Five pieces. One show.
MUSE, the exciting new production from Kinetic Convergence Dance (KCD), dismantles the age-old myth of the artist and muse relationship. Instead, it proposes a new question: when creation hinges on objectification, who is in control... and at what cost?
In a departure from traditional modes of dance creation, six choreographers bring five distinct creative processes to the stage, exposing the contradictions and shared truths that exist among them. Forget about “too many cooks in the kitchen” - this is about the artists. The passion. The volatility. The messiness of creative inspiration itself. In this extravaganza of multiplicities, where contradictions dance alongside irrationality, the lines between love and commodification blur. Muse invites audiences to witness the creative process in its provocative honesty. Who gets to create? Who gets to be created? Who, what, or where are our muses? KCD's new show promises to tackle these questions - and more - in the most entertainingly uncomfortable ways.
Friday, March 7 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 8 @ 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, March 9 @ 6:00pm
MUSE by Kinetic Convergence Dance Collective
Six choreographers. Five pieces. One show.
MUSE, the exciting new production from Kinetic Convergence Dance (KCD), dismantles the age-old myth of the artist and muse relationship. Instead, it proposes a new question: when creation hinges on objectification, who is in control... and at what cost?
In a departure from traditional modes of dance creation, six choreographers bring five distinct creative processes to the stage, exposing the contradictions and shared truths that exist among them. Forget about “too many cooks in the kitchen” - this is about the artists. The passion. The volatility. The messiness of creative inspiration itself. In this extravaganza of multiplicities, where contradictions dance alongside irrationality, the lines between love and commodification blur. Muse invites audiences to witness the creative process in its provocative honesty. Who gets to create? Who gets to be created? Who, what, or where are our muses? KCD's new show promises to tackle these questions - and more - in the most entertainingly uncomfortable ways.
Friday, March 7 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 8 @ 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, March 9 @ 6:00pm
MUSE by Kinetic Convergence Dance Collective
Six choreographers. Five pieces. One show.
MUSE, the exciting new production from Kinetic Convergence Dance (KCD), dismantles the age-old myth of the artist and muse relationship. Instead, it proposes a new question: when creation hinges on objectification, who is in control... and at what cost?
In a departure from traditional modes of dance creation, six choreographers bring five distinct creative processes to the stage, exposing the contradictions and shared truths that exist among them. Forget about “too many cooks in the kitchen” - this is about the artists. The passion. The volatility. The messiness of creative inspiration itself. In this extravaganza of multiplicities, where contradictions dance alongside irrationality, the lines between love and commodification blur. Muse invites audiences to witness the creative process in its provocative honesty. Who gets to create? Who gets to be created? Who, what, or where are our muses? KCD's new show promises to tackle these questions - and more - in the most entertainingly uncomfortable ways.
Friday, March 7 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 8 @ 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, March 9 @ 6:00pm
MUSE by Kinetic Convergence Dance Collective
Six choreographers. Five pieces. One show.
MUSE, the exciting new production from Kinetic Convergence Dance (KCD), dismantles the age-old myth of the artist and muse relationship. Instead, it proposes a new question: when creation hinges on objectification, who is in control... and at what cost?
In a departure from traditional modes of dance creation, six choreographers bring five distinct creative processes to the stage, exposing the contradictions and shared truths that exist among them. Forget about “too many cooks in the kitchen” - this is about the artists. The passion. The volatility. The messiness of creative inspiration itself. In this extravaganza of multiplicities, where contradictions dance alongside irrationality, the lines between love and commodification blur. Muse invites audiences to witness the creative process in its provocative honesty. Who gets to create? Who gets to be created? Who, what, or where are our muses? KCD's new show promises to tackle these questions - and more - in the most entertainingly uncomfortable ways.
Friday, March 7 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 8 @ 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, March 9 @ 6:00pm
Is This It?
is this it?
apr 17 - 27 | 2025
Bare Bait Dance Company’s Is This It?
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Apr 17 @ 7:30pm
Apr 18 @ 7:30pm
Apr 19 @ 7:30pm
Apr 24 @ 7:30pm
Apr 25 @ 7:30pm
Apr 26 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Apr 27 @ 6pm
about the show
A brand new evening-length concert choreographed by Bare Bait Dance Director Joy French. Together with the full BBD company and including special guest performers, Fruitcake Weather tackles French’s own mortality and the fantasy of memories, while shouting with a small, existential voice into the universe, “Hello?! Is this it?”
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED by Joy French
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION & LIVE PERFORMANCE by Travis Yost
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Codi Cole, Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Alison McKinney, Freya Sargent, Ashley Zhinin
Is This It?
is this it?
apr 17 - 27 | 2025
Bare Bait Dance Company’s Is This It?
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Apr 17 @ 7:30pm
Apr 18 @ 7:30pm
Apr 19 @ 7:30pm
Apr 24 @ 7:30pm
Apr 25 @ 7:30pm
Apr 26 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Apr 27 @ 6pm
about the show
A brand new evening-length concert choreographed by Bare Bait Dance Director Joy French. Together with the full BBD company and including special guest performers, Fruitcake Weather tackles French’s own mortality and the fantasy of memories, while shouting with a small, existential voice into the universe, “Hello?! Is this it?”
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED by Joy French
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION & LIVE PERFORMANCE by Travis Yost
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Codi Cole, Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Alison McKinney, Freya Sargent, Ashley Zhinin
Is This It?
is this it?
apr 17 - 27 | 2025
Bare Bait Dance Company’s Is This It?
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Apr 17 @ 7:30pm
Apr 18 @ 7:30pm
Apr 19 @ 7:30pm
Apr 24 @ 7:30pm
Apr 25 @ 7:30pm
Apr 26 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Apr 27 @ 6pm
about the show
A brand new evening-length concert choreographed by Bare Bait Dance Director Joy French. Together with the full BBD company and including special guest performers, Fruitcake Weather tackles French’s own mortality and the fantasy of memories, while shouting with a small, existential voice into the universe, “Hello?! Is this it?”
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED by Joy French
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION & LIVE PERFORMANCE by Travis Yost
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Codi Cole, Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Alison McKinney, Freya Sargent, Ashley Zhinin
Is This It?
is this it?
apr 17 - 27 | 2025
Bare Bait Dance Company’s Is This It?
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Apr 17 @ 7:30pm
Apr 18 @ 7:30pm
Apr 19 @ 7:30pm
Apr 24 @ 7:30pm
Apr 25 @ 7:30pm
Apr 26 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Apr 27 @ 6pm
about the show
A brand new evening-length concert choreographed by Bare Bait Dance Director Joy French. Together with the full BBD company and including special guest performers, Fruitcake Weather tackles French’s own mortality and the fantasy of memories, while shouting with a small, existential voice into the universe, “Hello?! Is this it?”
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED by Joy French
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION & LIVE PERFORMANCE by Travis Yost
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Codi Cole, Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Alison McKinney, Freya Sargent, Ashley Zhinin
Is This It?
is this it?
apr 17 - 27 | 2025
Bare Bait Dance Company’s Is This It?
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Apr 17 @ 7:30pm
Apr 18 @ 7:30pm
Apr 19 @ 7:30pm
Apr 24 @ 7:30pm
Apr 25 @ 7:30pm
Apr 26 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Apr 27 @ 6pm
about the show
A brand new evening-length concert choreographed by Bare Bait Dance Director Joy French. Together with the full BBD company and including special guest performers, Fruitcake Weather tackles French’s own mortality and the fantasy of memories, while shouting with a small, existential voice into the universe, “Hello?! Is this it?”
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED by Joy French
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION & LIVE PERFORMANCE by Travis Yost
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Codi Cole, Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Alison McKinney, Freya Sargent, Ashley Zhinin
Is This It?
is this it?
apr 17 - 27 | 2025
Bare Bait Dance Company’s Is This It?
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Apr 17 @ 7:30pm
Apr 18 @ 7:30pm
Apr 19 @ 7:30pm
Apr 24 @ 7:30pm
Apr 25 @ 7:30pm
Apr 26 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Apr 27 @ 6pm
about the show
A brand new evening-length concert choreographed by Bare Bait Dance Director Joy French. Together with the full BBD company and including special guest performers, Fruitcake Weather tackles French’s own mortality and the fantasy of memories, while shouting with a small, existential voice into the universe, “Hello?! Is this it?”
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED by Joy French
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION & LIVE PERFORMANCE by Travis Yost
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Codi Cole, Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Alison McKinney, Freya Sargent, Ashley Zhinin
Is This It?
is this it?
apr 17 - 27 | 2025
Bare Bait Dance Company’s Is This It?
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Apr 17 @ 7:30pm
Apr 18 @ 7:30pm
Apr 19 @ 7:30pm
Apr 24 @ 7:30pm
Apr 25 @ 7:30pm
Apr 26 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Apr 27 @ 6pm
about the show
A brand new evening-length concert choreographed by Bare Bait Dance Director Joy French. Together with the full BBD company and including special guest performers, Fruitcake Weather tackles French’s own mortality and the fantasy of memories, while shouting with a small, existential voice into the universe, “Hello?! Is this it?”
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED by Joy French
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION & LIVE PERFORMANCE by Travis Yost
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Codi Cole, Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Alison McKinney, Freya Sargent, Ashley Zhinin
Is This It?
is this it?
apr 17 - 27 | 2025
Bare Bait Dance Company’s Is This It?
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Apr 17 @ 7:30pm
Apr 18 @ 7:30pm
Apr 19 @ 7:30pm
Apr 24 @ 7:30pm
Apr 25 @ 7:30pm
Apr 26 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Apr 27 @ 6pm
about the show
A brand new evening-length concert choreographed by Bare Bait Dance Director Joy French. Together with the full BBD company and including special guest performers, Fruitcake Weather tackles French’s own mortality and the fantasy of memories, while shouting with a small, existential voice into the universe, “Hello?! Is this it?”
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED by Joy French
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION & LIVE PERFORMANCE by Travis Yost
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Codi Cole, Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Alison McKinney, Freya Sargent, Ashley Zhinin
Ballet Beyond Borders Presents: The Global Connection
Ballet Beyond Borders Presents: The Global Connection
Saturday, Feb. 15 @ 7PM
Experience the best of Ballet Beyond Borders (BBB), an exhilarating showcase of dance for Missoula audiences!
This performance brings together standout dancers in an unforgettable evening of diverse styles spotlighting the talent, innovation, and cultural exchange that define BBB, and offering a rare glimpse at the artistry and promise shaping the next generation of dance and the future of BBB and RMBT.
Ballet Beyond Borders Presents: The Global Connection
Ballet Beyond Borders Presents: The Global Connection
Saturday, Feb. 15 @ 4 pm & 7PM
Experience the best of Ballet Beyond Borders (BBB), an exhilarating showcase of dance for Missoula audiences!
This performance brings together standout dancers in an unforgettable evening of diverse styles spotlighting the talent, innovation, and cultural exchange that define BBB, and offering a rare glimpse at the artistry and promise shaping the next generation of dance and the future of BBB and RMBT.
abunDANCE Casting Call
abun-DANCE
Westside Theater’s newest community production
We did a little show last season called 40 Over 40.
WE had fun and think Missoula did too!
So now we want to do it again, but with a twist!
And the twist is??…
All ages are welcome!
From teens to adults, if you’ve dreamed of being a part of a dance performance experience again or for the first time, we want YOU to be a part of this brand-new show!
We bring in the muscle (professional designers, choreographers, producers), and YOU get to dive in and enjoy the artistic experience of being in the rehearsal studio and performing on the Westside stage, all while sharing your love of dance with Missoula!
round 1: 5:30-6:45pm
round 2: 7-8:15pm
at WESTSIDE THEATER
All are welcome at one or both rounds of the casting calls! However, we will be organizing the “audition” into two rounds in order to get a feel for the different abilities of interested movers:
round 1: designed for the novice movers who want to take it a bit slower at the casting call
round 2: designed for dancers who are ready for a bit more of a challenge right away
abunDANCE Performance dates:
May 14 - 18, 2025
Kinetoscope 12
Kinetoscope 12
International Screendance Film Festival + live performance!
We’re bringing our beloved dance film festival to the Westside screen for the first time. In addition to the curated film screening, we’ve invited local choreographer Faith Morrison, to set new interdisciplinary work to be premiered during the festival screenings.
SHOW DATES|TIMES
January 24 @ 7:30pm
January 25 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
January 26 @ 6pm
Kinetoscope 12
Kinetoscope 12
International Screendance Film Festival + live performance!
We’re bringing our beloved dance film festival to the Westside screen for the first time. In addition to the curated film screening, we’ve invited local choreographer Faith Morrison, to set new interdisciplinary work to be premiered during the festival screenings.
SHOW DATES|TIMES
January 24 @ 7:30pm
January 25 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
January 26 @ 6pm
Kinetoscope 12
Kinetoscope 12
International Screendance Film Festival + live performance!
We’re bringing our beloved dance film festival to the Westside screen for the first time. In addition to the curated film screening, we’ve invited local choreographer Faith Morrison, to set new interdisciplinary work to be premiered during the festival screenings.
SHOW DATES|TIMES
January 24 @ 7:30pm
January 25 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
January 26 @ 6pm
Kinetoscope 12
Kinetoscope 12
International Screendance Film Festival + live performance!
We’re bringing our beloved dance film festival to the Westside screen for the first time. In addition to the curated film screening, we’ve invited local choreographer Faith Morrison, to set new interdisciplinary work to be premiered during the festival screenings.
SHOW DATES|TIMES
January 24 @ 7:30pm
January 25 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
January 26 @ 6pm
Community Class Series: BEGINNER Contemporary Modern BEGINS
Community Class Series: BEGINNING CONTEMPORARY MODERN | Jan 16-Feb 20 with Westside Classes/Workshops
6 hours @ $75.00
6 appointments selected
Community Class Series
WINTER 2025 Beginner Series: Jan 16-Feb 20
6 week session
THURSDAYS 5:30-6:30pm (60 min)
Taught by Bare Bait Dance
Series price: $75
Class size: minimum of 10 | maximum of 25
Westside Theater's community class series is designed for the adult mover who wants to dive deeper into contemporary modern technique in a supportive and playful atmosphere. Whether a novice mover or a dancer wanting to brush up on skills or learn a new style, all are welcome.
REVEAL WORKSHOP: PLACE
JAN 12 2025
2-5pm
SCREENDANCE
Kinesthetic Exploration of Place
Engaging in a kinesthetic exploration of place, this workshop will guide participants through a choreographic process that can be applied to the creation of site-specific work, screendance or projection with live performance. This interdisciplinary approach investigates a sensory experience of place, and explores different feeling states of place. Throughout the workshop, participants will discover possibilities for the collaboration between movement, film and place.
Faith Morrison and Joy French from Missoula, MT
Community Class Series: Continuing Contemporary Modern BEGINS
Community Class Series: CONTINUING CONTEMPORARY MODERN | Jan 7-Feb 4
6 hours 15 minutes @ $75.00
Community Class Series
WINTER 2025 Series 1: Jan 7-Feb 4
5 week session
TUESDAYS 5:30-6:45pm (75 min)
Taught by Bare Bait Dance
Series price: $75
Class size: minimum of 10 | maximum of 25
Westside Theater's community class series is designed for the adult mover who wants to dive deeper into contemporary modern technique in a supportive and playful atmosphere. Whether a novice mover or a dancer wanting to brush up on skills or learn a new style, all are welcome.
Fruitcake Weather
fruitcake weather
nov 30 - dec 8 | 2024
Bare Bait Dance Company in Fruitcake Weather
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Nov 30 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 1 @ 6pm
Dec 6 @ 7:30pm
Dec 7 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 8 @ 6pm
about the show
Fruitcake Weather is Bare Bait Dance’s newest seasonal extravaganza!
A winter-themed choreographic showcase with company and guest choreographers sharing the Westside Stage, there’s only one place to be to celebrate the holidays!
Cast & collaborators
PRODUCED by Joy French
WITH CHOREOGRAPHY by Toree Wilson, Hannah Dusek, Joy French, Amber Moon Peterson, Tiki Preston, Freya Sargent, Lia Wong
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Lori Mitchell, Mia Johns, Alison Laundrie, Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites, Jenny Walker
Fruitcake Weather
fruitcake weather
nov 30 - dec 8 | 2024
Bare Bait Dance Company in Fruitcake Weather
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Nov 30 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 1 @ 6pm
Dec 6 @ 7:30pm
Dec 7 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 8 @ 6pm
about the show
Fruitcake Weather is Bare Bait Dance’s newest seasonal extravaganza!
A winter-themed choreographic showcase with company and guest choreographers sharing the Westside Stage, there’s only one place to be to celebrate the holidays!
Cast & collaborators
PRODUCED by Joy French
WITH CHOREOGRAPHY by Toree Wilson, Hannah Dusek, Joy French, Amber Moon Peterson, Tiki Preston, Freya Sargent, Lia Wong
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Lori Mitchell, Mia Johns, Alison Laundrie, Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites, Jenny Walker
Fruitcake Weather
fruitcake weather
nov 30 - dec 8 | 2024
Bare Bait Dance Company in Fruitcake Weather
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Nov 30 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 1 @ 6pm
Dec 6 @ 7:30pm
Dec 7 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 8 @ 6pm
about the show
Fruitcake Weather is Bare Bait Dance’s newest seasonal extravaganza!
A winter-themed choreographic showcase with company and guest choreographers sharing the Westside Stage, there’s only one place to be to celebrate the holidays!
Cast & collaborators
PRODUCED by Joy French
WITH CHOREOGRAPHY by Toree Wilson, Hannah Dusek, Joy French, Amber Moon Peterson, Tiki Preston, Freya Sargent, Lia Wong
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Lori Mitchell, Mia Johns, Alison Laundrie, Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites, Jenny Walker
Fruitcake Weather
fruitcake weather
nov 30 - dec 8 | 2024
Bare Bait Dance Company in Fruitcake Weather
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Nov 30 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 1 @ 6pm
Dec 6 @ 7:30pm
Dec 7 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 8 @ 6pm
about the show
Fruitcake Weather is Bare Bait Dance’s newest seasonal extravaganza!
A winter-themed choreographic showcase with company and guest choreographers sharing the Westside Stage, there’s only one place to be to celebrate the holidays!
Cast & collaborators
PRODUCED by Joy French
WITH CHOREOGRAPHY by Toree Wilson, Hannah Dusek, Joy French, Amber Moon Peterson, Tiki Preston, Freya Sargent, Lia Wong
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Lori Mitchell, Mia Johns, Alison Laundrie, Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites, Jenny Walker
Fruitcake Weather
fruitcake weather
nov 30 - dec 8 | 2024
Bare Bait Dance Company in Fruitcake Weather
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Nov 30 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 1 @ 6pm
Dec 6 @ 7:30pm
Dec 7 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 8 @ 6pm
about the show
Fruitcake Weather is Bare Bait Dance’s newest seasonal extravaganza!
A winter-themed choreographic showcase with company and guest choreographers sharing the Westside Stage, there’s only one place to be to celebrate the holidays!
Cast & collaborators
PRODUCED by Joy French
WITH CHOREOGRAPHY by Toree Wilson, Hannah Dusek, Joy French, Amber Moon Peterson, Tiki Preston, Freya Sargent, Lia Wong
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Lori Mitchell, Mia Johns, Alison Laundrie, Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites, Jenny Walker
Fruitcake Weather
fruitcake weather
nov 30 - dec 8 | 2024
Bare Bait Dance Company in Fruitcake Weather
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Nov 30 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 1 @ 6pm
Dec 6 @ 7:30pm
Dec 7 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 8 @ 6pm
about the show
Fruitcake Weather is Bare Bait Dance’s newest seasonal extravaganza!
A winter-themed choreographic showcase with company and guest choreographers sharing the Westside Stage, there’s only one place to be to celebrate the holidays!
Cast & collaborators
PRODUCED by Joy French
WITH CHOREOGRAPHY by Toree Wilson, Hannah Dusek, Joy French, Amber Moon Peterson, Tiki Preston, Freya Sargent, Lia Wong
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Lori Mitchell, Mia Johns, Alison Laundrie, Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites, Jenny Walker
Fruitcake Weather
fruitcake weather
nov 30 - dec 8 | 2024
Bare Bait Dance Company in Fruitcake Weather
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Nov 30 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 1 @ 6pm
Dec 6 @ 7:30pm
Dec 7 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 8 @ 6pm
about the show
Fruitcake Weather is Bare Bait Dance’s newest seasonal extravaganza!
A winter-themed choreographic showcase with company and guest choreographers sharing the Westside Stage, there’s only one place to be to celebrate the holidays!
Cast & collaborators
PRODUCED by Joy French
WITH CHOREOGRAPHY by Toree Wilson, Hannah Dusek, Joy French, Amber Moon Peterson, Tiki Preston, Freya Sargent, Lia Wong
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Lori Mitchell, Mia Johns, Alison Laundrie, Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites, Jenny Walker
Fruitcake Weather
fruitcake weather
nov 30 - dec 8 | 2024
Bare Bait Dance Company in Fruitcake Weather
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Nov 30 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 1 @ 6pm
Dec 6 @ 7:30pm
Dec 7 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Dec 8 @ 6pm
about the show
Fruitcake Weather is Bare Bait Dance’s newest seasonal extravaganza!
A winter-themed choreographic showcase with company and guest choreographers sharing the Westside Stage, there’s only one place to be to celebrate the holidays!
Cast & collaborators
PRODUCED by Joy French
WITH CHOREOGRAPHY by Toree Wilson, Hannah Dusek, Joy French, Amber Moon Peterson, Tiki Preston, Freya Sargent, Lia Wong
COSTUME DESIGN by Ashley Zhinin
PERFORMED by Bare Bait Dance company members - Hannah Dusek, Tiki Preston, Toree Wilson, Lia Wong
with GUEST PERFORMANCES by Lori Mitchell, Mia Johns, Alison Laundrie, Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites, Jenny Walker
Duende Libre Trio Ft. Naomi Moon Siegel
Duende Libre Trio
ft. Naomi Moon Siegel
National Tour
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Saturday, November 9 @ 7:30pm
Duende Libre is an award-winning jazz trio whose original music combines jazz virtuosity with roots rhythms from Cuba, Brazil, and West Africa into a “strikingly authentic blend.” Each having apprenticed with direct descendants and master musicians of these traditions, they consider themselves disciples of their teachers. The result: A euphoric new jazz that honors its historical roots, pushing open the boundaries of genre to invoke a powerful sonic freedom.
Comprising core members Alex Chadsey (bandleader and keys), Jeff Busch (percussion), and Farko Dosumov (bass), Duende Libre is collectively influenced by the trio’s direct connections with master musicians including Clinton Fearon, Dudley Nesbitt, Dave Hassel, Jesse Bannister, Chucho Valdés, Carlos Santana, Martha Gonzalez, Quetzal Flores, and Joe Santiago.
For this performance, the trio will be joined by award-winning trombonist and composer Naomi Moon Siegel.
Award-winning trombonist and composer Naomi Moon Siegel is a refreshing, expressive voice in modern creative music, changing the way the trombone is seen in music. She has “crafted a truly unique aesthetic, combining elements of straightahead, fusion and modern jazz with world-music flavors in a way that sounds entirely of the 21st century” (JAZZIZ). A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory, Siegel has received the Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Hero Award, Montana Art Council’s Artist Innovation Award, Chamber Music America’s Performance Plus Grant, and an Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award for Emerging Artist of the Year. She is a member of Mutual Mentorship for Musicians 4th cohort.
As a composer and bandleader, Siegel has released two albums to critical acclaim, Shoebox View on Break Open Records in 2016, and Live at Earshot on Slow and Steady Records in 2019. She has collaborated with Wayne Horvitz, and has also performed with such luminaries as Jessica Lurie, Carmen Staaf, March Fourth Marching Band, Allison Miller, Julian Priester, Stuart Dempster, Skerik, and Thione Diop. With saxophonist Kate Olson, Siegel formed the folk punk jazz duo Syrinx Effect, which has released 4 albums and performed around the United States.
Both Sides Now
Both Sides Now
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Friday, November 1 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, November 2 @ 7:30pm
“Two singer-songwriters sit on the edge of a cliff . . . “
With these words, we are drawn into the world of Both Sides Now, a theatrical concert that explores the music and lives of long-time friends and one-time lovers, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Created by, and starring Robbie Schaefer and Danielle Wertz, the cabaret-style performance travels decades alongside songs such as A Case of You, Hallelujah, Big Yellow Taxi, Suzanne, and many more. Both Sides Now is at once a piece of the 60’s and 70’s, and of right now--offering us a story about the messiness of being human, of lives persistently lived at the edge of growth, and of finding the courage to turn toward one another, again and again.
Reviews:
Review, DC Theatre Arts (2022)
Review, Broadway World (2023)
About the Artists:
Robbie Schaefer is a singer-songwriter, theatre/film artist and current rabbinical student. The guitarist and songwriter for the indie folk band Eddie From Ohio has also recorded several solo albums, including 2017′s Sounds Like Home: Songs From the Musical, Light Years.
In addition, Robbie is the founder of OneVoice, an international non-profit that unites and empowers youth through music and the creative arts. The organization was active from 2011-2023 and completed projects in Tanzania, Nicaragua, India, Greece, and Israel.
Robbie has shared the stage with Jason Mraz, Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban, Keb ‘ Mo, and Emmylou Harris, among others. His first work for musical theater, Light Years, saw its world premiere at the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre in 2018 and is now a feature film entitled Burst The Silence, which is currently on the festival circuit and due for wider release by Rolling Pictures in 2024. His newest work for theatre, The Blue Poppy, is an Irish-Jewish ghost story written in collaboration with Scottish playwright Grace Barnes. Also, he likes olives. A lot.
Danielle Wertz. Described as, "untarnished by the politics of music" (Jazz Music Archives) and "at home alongside more contemporary exponents of improvised singing" (LoudMouth, AU) Danielle Wertz has rapidly gained national acclaim. An award-winning artist on the rise, Danielle's compositions and arrangements weave together elements of modern jazz, folk and the use of her voice as an instrumental texture to create an intimate and personal musical world.
After being named a 2015 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition semi-finalist, Danielle independently released her debut album, Intertwined. This collaboration with pianist Tal Cohen ranked #4 on Capital Bop's list of "Best DC Jazz Albums of 2017" and has continued to receive high praise since its release. That same year Danielle placed 2nd in the Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition and 3rd in the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Vocal Competition.
In 2022 Danielle co-created and co-starred in Signature Theatre’s production of Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. DC Theatre Arts called her performance “enchanting and reverent.” In March, 2023 she released her sophomore album, “Other Side” via Outside in Music and self-produced a national release tour including venues such as Blues Alley Jazz in DC, Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia and Sam First in Los Angeles.
Both Sides Now
Both Sides Now
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Friday, November 1 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, November 2 @ 7:30pm
“Two singer-songwriters sit on the edge of a cliff . . . “
With these words, we are drawn into the world of Both Sides Now, a theatrical concert that explores the music and lives of long-time friends and one-time lovers, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Created by, and starring Robbie Schaefer and Danielle Wertz, the cabaret-style performance travels decades alongside songs such as A Case of You, Hallelujah, Big Yellow Taxi, Suzanne, and many more. Both Sides Now is at once a piece of the 60’s and 70’s, and of right now--offering us a story about the messiness of being human, of lives persistently lived at the edge of growth, and of finding the courage to turn toward one another, again and again.
Reviews:
Review, DC Theatre Arts (2022)
Review, Broadway World (2023)
About the Artists:
Robbie Schaefer is a singer-songwriter, theatre/film artist and current rabbinical student. The guitarist and songwriter for the indie folk band Eddie From Ohio has also recorded several solo albums, including 2017′s Sounds Like Home: Songs From the Musical, Light Years.
In addition, Robbie is the founder of OneVoice, an international non-profit that unites and empowers youth through music and the creative arts. The organization was active from 2011-2023 and completed projects in Tanzania, Nicaragua, India, Greece, and Israel.
Robbie has shared the stage with Jason Mraz, Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban, Keb ‘ Mo, and Emmylou Harris, among others. His first work for musical theater, Light Years, saw its world premiere at the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre in 2018 and is now a feature film entitled Burst The Silence, which is currently on the festival circuit and due for wider release by Rolling Pictures in 2024. His newest work for theatre, The Blue Poppy, is an Irish-Jewish ghost story written in collaboration with Scottish playwright Grace Barnes. Also, he likes olives. A lot.
Danielle Wertz. Described as, "untarnished by the politics of music" (Jazz Music Archives) and "at home alongside more contemporary exponents of improvised singing" (LoudMouth, AU) Danielle Wertz has rapidly gained national acclaim. An award-winning artist on the rise, Danielle's compositions and arrangements weave together elements of modern jazz, folk and the use of her voice as an instrumental texture to create an intimate and personal musical world.
After being named a 2015 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition semi-finalist, Danielle independently released her debut album, Intertwined. This collaboration with pianist Tal Cohen ranked #4 on Capital Bop's list of "Best DC Jazz Albums of 2017" and has continued to receive high praise since its release. That same year Danielle placed 2nd in the Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition and 3rd in the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Vocal Competition.
In 2022 Danielle co-created and co-starred in Signature Theatre’s production of Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. DC Theatre Arts called her performance “enchanting and reverent.” In March, 2023 she released her sophomore album, “Other Side” via Outside in Music and self-produced a national release tour including venues such as Blues Alley Jazz in DC, Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia and Sam First in Los Angeles.
Bare Bait Dance Open Company Class
Class Description: Taught by Bare Bait Dance Executive Artistic Director, Joy French, Company Class focuses on Contemporary Modern technique building week-to-week on a variety of skills. Advanced adult movers and students 13+ are welcome.
*Note: we recommend reaching out to us if you need class recommendations based on experience.
Bare Bait Dance Open Company Class
Class Description: Taught by Bare Bait Dance Executive Artistic Director, Joy French, Company Class focuses on Contemporary Modern technique building week-to-week on a variety of skills. Advanced adult movers and students 13+ are welcome.
*Note: we recommend reaching out to us if you need class recommendations based on experience.
Kid Lightning
LED from Boise, ID presented as part of the Westside Theater 2024-25 Season
kid lightning
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Oct 18 @ 7:30pm
Oct 19 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
“KID LIGHTNING, THE NEWEST WORK FROM LED WAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. A CREATIVE TRIUMPH THAT I HOPE OTHER AUDIENCES GET TO EXPERIENCE. INCREDIBLY BRAVE AND ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.” -Siolo Thompson, Psychopomp Projects, Seattle
“...AN EXPLOSION OF COLOR, TEXTURE, WILD CHARACTERS, FANTASTIC FLASHY LIGHTING, AND PHENOMENAL DANCING…” - Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon ArtsWatch, Portland
about the show
Layered with humor, an electrifying score, and dazzling contemporary choreography, Kid Lightning tells the story of a group of talented contestants on a popular game show vying to be crowned the next “Kid Lightning.” These individuals push their limits to claim fame and enter the intoxicating arena of celebrity, only to discover it is more than they bargained for. Equal parts awe-inspiring spectacle and intimate introspection, it contrasts the candy-coated superficialities of pop music and fame with more complex realities found underneath the surface.
This completely original performance is both timeless and timely: a tale woven through human history but also one that is especially relevant today. Kid Lightning reimagines what a theatrical experience can look like through a stylized stage design that weaves narrative and a signature blend of dance, music, and film. Feedback received since the premiere proves that Kid Lightning hits a chord with modern audiences and emphasizes the importance of sharing this piece and its message. From Colleen Loverde, LED artist and rehearsal director, “This is the first dance show that I’ve been a part of in which the audience reacted & responded immediately, viscerally, openly, honestly, vocally… I truly believe this needs to be seen.” Ultimately, Kid Lightning tells a story both singular and universal: a reminder of our flawed nature, grace, and shared humanity. “I loved every minute,” says Jamuna Chiarini/Oregon Arts Watch.
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED by Lauren Edson
ORIGINAL SCORE by Andrew Stensaas
SCENIC/LIGHTING DESIGN by Michael Mazzola
VIDEO DIRECTED by Kyle Morck
COSTUME DESIGN by Robin Holsinger
PERFORMED by Brett Perry, Colleen Loverde, Franco Nieto, Cassidy Fulmer, Emma Lalor, Tony Carnell, Elise Gonsalves
ABOUT THE COMPANY
LED is an award-winning arts organization that weaves signature contemporary choreography, original musical compositions, and elements of film into thought-provoking narratives and inspiring stories that are redefining the boundaries of performing arts. With a namesake that sparks groundbreaking innovations, LED serves as a playground for artistic expression: a cultural and creative center, a dance company, a musical project, a film studio.
Founded in 2015 and proudly based in Boise, Idaho, LED is shaped by the artistic vision of husband-and-wife co-founders, Lauren Edson and Andrew Stensaas. Lauren and Andrew are intimately involved in the creative production of each artistic work, building each piece from the ground up, and relying on a network of extremely talented artists, dancers, musicians, designers, and technicians to bring each creative experience to life.
Recently named by Dance Magazine as “25 to Watch” for 2020 and described by the Seattle Times as “a feat of pyrotechnics and an important addition to the arts scene in the Northwest," LED's performances have wowed sold-out audiences all over the country and their unique approach to art making is helping put Boise on the map as a cultural hub.
Kid Lightning
LED from Boise, ID presented as part of the Westside Theater 2024-25 Season
kid lightning
SHOW DATES|TIMES
Oct 18 @ 7:30pm
Oct 19 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
“KID LIGHTNING, THE NEWEST WORK FROM LED WAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. A CREATIVE TRIUMPH THAT I HOPE OTHER AUDIENCES GET TO EXPERIENCE. INCREDIBLY BRAVE AND ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.” -Siolo Thompson, Psychopomp Projects, Seattle
“...AN EXPLOSION OF COLOR, TEXTURE, WILD CHARACTERS, FANTASTIC FLASHY LIGHTING, AND PHENOMENAL DANCING…” - Jamuna Chiarini, Oregon ArtsWatch, Portland
about the show
Layered with humor, an electrifying score, and dazzling contemporary choreography, Kid Lightning tells the story of a group of talented contestants on a popular game show vying to be crowned the next “Kid Lightning.” These individuals push their limits to claim fame and enter the intoxicating arena of celebrity, only to discover it is more than they bargained for. Equal parts awe-inspiring spectacle and intimate introspection, it contrasts the candy-coated superficialities of pop music and fame with more complex realities found underneath the surface.
This completely original performance is both timeless and timely: a tale woven through human history but also one that is especially relevant today. Kid Lightning reimagines what a theatrical experience can look like through a stylized stage design that weaves narrative and a signature blend of dance, music, and film. Feedback received since the premiere proves that Kid Lightning hits a chord with modern audiences and emphasizes the importance of sharing this piece and its message. From Colleen Loverde, LED artist and rehearsal director, “This is the first dance show that I’ve been a part of in which the audience reacted & responded immediately, viscerally, openly, honestly, vocally… I truly believe this needs to be seen.” Ultimately, Kid Lightning tells a story both singular and universal: a reminder of our flawed nature, grace, and shared humanity. “I loved every minute,” says Jamuna Chiarini/Oregon Arts Watch.
Cast & collaborators
CHOREOGRAPHED & DIRECTED by Lauren Edson
ORIGINAL SCORE by Andrew Stensaas
SCENIC/LIGHTING DESIGN by Michael Mazzola
VIDEO DIRECTED by Kyle Morck
COSTUME DESIGN by Robin Holsinger
PERFORMED by Brett Perry, Colleen Loverde, Franco Nieto, Cassidy Fulmer, Emma Lalor, Tony Carnell, Elise Gonsalves
ABOUT THE COMPANY
LED is an award-winning arts organization that weaves signature contemporary choreography, original musical compositions, and elements of film into thought-provoking narratives and inspiring stories that are redefining the boundaries of performing arts. With a namesake that sparks groundbreaking innovations, LED serves as a playground for artistic expression: a cultural and creative center, a dance company, a musical project, a film studio.
Founded in 2015 and proudly based in Boise, Idaho, LED is shaped by the artistic vision of husband-and-wife co-founders, Lauren Edson and Andrew Stensaas. Lauren and Andrew are intimately involved in the creative production of each artistic work, building each piece from the ground up, and relying on a network of extremely talented artists, dancers, musicians, designers, and technicians to bring each creative experience to life.
Recently named by Dance Magazine as “25 to Watch” for 2020 and described by the Seattle Times as “a feat of pyrotechnics and an important addition to the arts scene in the Northwest," LED's performances have wowed sold-out audiences all over the country and their unique approach to art making is helping put Boise on the map as a cultural hub.