Constructing Dance: a play-filled celebration of the Art of Making Dances took place January 23 through February 8, 2025. Curated, themed evenings from an open, all- inclusive call to the metro-Atlanta dance community will take place at Actor’s Express Theatre on the West Side. Initiated by Core Dance, this project is a partnership with DanceATL and Actor’s Express Theatre.
In Core Dance’s current evolution, we choose to deepen our work as a leading center and laboratory for the creation, development, investigation and dissemination of dance and movement-based forms. In celebration, we offer Constructing Dance as a testament to our past and a lens on our future.
Alex Spitzer by Mary Lou Mudge
Faith Fidgeon by Shannel Resto
The Line Up
Charné Furcron by Ela Lamblin
Ania Bartelmus by Erik Voss
AK Bayer by John Ramspott
Small Dances
New or adapted works were performed within a 5'x5' square on the larger stage challenging artists to create a work for a limited space. Pre-marked squares on the stage were assigned moments prior to the performance through a “chance operation”.
On the Corridor
New or adapted works were performed within (or in relation to) a "corridor" of space onstage, limiting the performance area to a narrow hallway. A designated corridor of the stage was assigned moments prior to the performance through a “chance operation”.
Program 1
January 24
Grace Carter
Katherine Roarty
Madeline O’Brien
Shelby Coon
Lilia Cardosi
Program 2
January 31
Erin Dutton
Leah Behm
Ruth Prithika
Lilia Cardosi
Program 3
February 7
Faith Fidgeon
Isa Newport
Joshua Gilyard
Meg Gourley
Onur Topal-Sumer
Dancing the Score
Dancing The Score is an evening of improvisational performance by an ensemble of individuals creating together and alongside one another as they navigate a predetermined "score" or framework in real time in front of an audience.
Program 1
January 25
AK Bayer
Alex Spitzer
Erin Dutton
Joanna Futral
Leah Behm
Lilia Cordosi
Program 2
February 1
Amanda Jaquez
Jenn Klammer
Julianna Feracota
Onur Topal-Sumer
Shelby Coon
Graham Shelor
Isa Newport
Program 3
February 8
Ashlee Jo Ramsey-Borunov
Charné Furcron
Dana Lupton
Faith Fidgeon
Nadya Zeitlin
Sammy Spriggs
Sue Schroeder
A.M. Collaborative Mid-Process Showing
January 29
An informal showcase of the works-in-process from this season's A.M. Collaborative artist pairings. Now in its 5th cycle, DanceATL’s A.M. Collaborative offers Atlanta-based makers of any artistic medium a community of partnerships and group feedback. The group of participating artists support and sustain each other’s processes and artistic inquiries, each deepening their own creative practice. A.M. Collaborative provides accountability, fellowship, and a space in which to explore and interrogate new ideas and methods of making work. This program strives to nurture collaboration and connections within the diverse Atlanta dance and arts community.
Works By
Anna East, Caroline Grimaldi, Graham Shelor, Jodie Jernigan, Katelynn Draper, Kendall Alexander, Kristen Mikayla Louder, Lauren McCall, Madeline O'Brien, Page Yang, Psaireth Alexander, Shelby Coon, Violet Novoa
Under Construction
Under Construction is an informal sharing of new and "in-process" works, providing opportunities for artists to test out work on an audience, receive feedback, and share their process. These Sunday events featured tickets on a donation-based pricing sale with a "pay-what-you-can" ticket fee structure for audiences.
Program 1
January 26
Facilitated by Dee Dee Chmielewski
Joanna Futral
Joshua Gilyard
Meg Gourley
Tzipporah Gerson-Miller
Program 2
February 2
Facilitated by Lori Teague
Alex Spitzer
Caitlin M. Spencer
Katie Watkins-Washo
Jenn Klammer
Wrecking the Dance
Existing dance works were performed then deconstructed or "wrecked" by another dancemaker, then performed again. Taking out the preciousness, allows artists to see their work in a new way by letting someone else take it apart and rebuild it in their own way.
February 5
Choreographers
Erin Dutton
Ruth Prithika
Ashlee Jo Ramsey-Borunov
Dance Wreckers
Jacque Pritz
Meg Gourley
Onur Topal-Sumer
Grace Carter by Honey Lit Moments
Caitlin Spencer by Caitlin Spencer
Shelby Coon by Brittany Davis
