REPERTOIRE

The Poet’s Dream is a 75-minute dance drama with seven dancers 14 characters. The dance action shows the journey the Poet undertakes in order to find his voice. The show is a modern allegory populated with archetypal characters ~ Death, War, Grief, Sphinx tempt and confront the Poet on his way through the underworld. Rich ethnic music coupled with ritualistic choreography is spellbinding. The drama opens with Death’s prologue and thereafter each character is introduced with a cryptic verse. The dance can also be enhanced by multimedia projections on a 12-foot by 9-foot screen. The included playbill lists the characters in order of appearance and gives a synopsis of the action.

The Shamyn’s Breath is a two-part dance drama developed by Gabrielle Casella, dedicated to a woman’s rite of passage from self-consciousness to feminine wholeness. In the mythology inspired Part One, Womb-man’s Journey, the Shamyness is an apprentice to Aphrodite, Athena and Hera and must make a sacrifice before she can claim herself whole. In the Asian influenced Part Two, Helix Rising, the cosmic forces of Yin & Yang awaken the Shamyness for the next phase of her quest that leads to her crowning as a complete woman with transcending visions of life. The acts can be performed individually as complete acts or together as a two-part play. Each part is 45-minutes.

Animal Play, by Alan Bell and Emily Youngbaer, is a swinging in the trees good time for children of all ages. With music by Alex Mitnick and Alan Bell of Kaleidoscope Songs (www.kaleidoscopesongs.com), strange and interesting animals emerge from the forest to present a funny, sometimes scary and thought-provoking vision of nature. With a running time of 70-minutes, Animal Play features animals that eat from trees (humans would need to be on stilts to be that high) and other creatures that leave their habitat to sniff the strange group of large and small mammals that have come to observe them (audience participation).

Episodes are shorter shows more suited to a party, celebration, club or festival setting. Sometimes only one act is required, but as many as six scenes can be requested for a single evening. High energy Episodes are opened by the Shaman who presents us visions of Life, the Earth, and the Universe. For example, one show might be inspired by the four elements, another by nature, and yet another; city life. Subject matter and length are open to negotiation and can employ video projection screens to deliver a specific effect.

Commissioned Works. Length of show, music, plot, and costumes open to negotiation. Screen presentations optional. Great for dedications, presentations and fund-raisers.

Contact: Glenn Weikert: 267.972.7672 | info@archedream.com