Contemporary Modern Dance with Speak, Memory Repertory Master Class

Washington and Lee University Theater, Dance, and Film Studies Department Dance Guest Artists Contemporary Modern Dance with Speak, Memory Repertory Master Class
Theater, Dance, and Film Studies Department
Waeli Wang
Waeli Wang

January 17, 2025
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Jefferson Street Dance Studio

Grounded in contemporary and classical modern genres that fuse natural alignment, multidimensional opposition, and dense movement vocabularies influenced by qigong and capoeira to cultivate use of breath, weight, and momentum. We begin by connecting with the cardinal directions of the Earth to feel its support, nourishment, stability, and grounding forces. Moving into center and across the floor exercises to enliven and bring heat to the dancing body in preparation to engage with repertory from Speak, Memory – a work navigating the contours of memory. Through its subtle shifting dynamics, rippling effects, and explorations of multidimensional gravity, Speak, Memory evokes a sense of dreaming, nostalgia, and longing.