EXODUS (Excerpt)

EMIA Alumnus

Choreographer: Spirit Priester 

Music: “Igor’s Theme” - Tyler, the Creator;

“Alright” - Kendrick Lamar; “Hear House - TQRFLEKX;

“Rain” - Sunday Service Choir

Music Mixing and Editing: Jeremy Grant, TQRFLEKX

Dancers: Austin Coats, Amanda Goodridge,

Isaiah Harvey, Malachi Kingston,
Spirit Priester, Mateo Vidals,
Kouryan Wiggins

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Special thanks to Suzy Mondesir.

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Triadic Themes

Choreographer: Winston Dynamite Brown

Music: "Gifted" - Cristobal Tapia De Veer;

"Get With It" Orgone; "Let It In" - Ayla Nereo

Music Mixing: Becky Seow, The DynamitExperience

Dancers: Gianni Alvarez, Jelena Bates,

Josiah De Vaughn, Nyla Farrell, Zoei Fogle,

Grace Harris, Autumn Highsmith,

Zion Hines, Juliette McEnroe,

Sinai Nkita-Mayala, Nevaeh Williams​

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...where you come from

Choreographer: Karen Gayle

Music: "Din Da Da" - The Roots,

"The Other Side (Pt 1)" - Gil Scott-Heron

Dancers: Leah Calloway, Kellie Cotton,

Jordan Dease-Medley, Caelen Gibbs, Jayson Jean,

Carlena Osgood, Natalia Rivera Cifuentes, Alicia Steeple,

Jonah Thomas, Toni-Trenette Williams

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Revised segment:  ...where you come from (2022)​

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The Unwavered

Ascen-DANCE Participants

Choreographer: Robert Redick

Music: "A Process in the Weather of the Heart" - Simon Goff

Dancers: Michael Alford II, Veronica Cheeseboro,
Mia De Franco, Shanik Garcia, Michelle Isaac, 
Rachel Kampuries, Jean McLocklin,
Jessica Park, Freyani Patrice

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This piece is dedicated to the memory of my friend

Dana "Lioness" (1997-2025)

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​​​​​Kuku

Choreographer: Roderick Jackson

Percussionists: Jade Bowen-Jean, Jordan Dease-Medley,

McKenna Dunn, Syrai Forsythe, Caelen Gibbs,

Jayson Jean, Alexander Sánchez, Michael Sanjurjo Jr.,

Ellington Tanner, Toni-Trenette Williams

Dancers: Isabella Alessandrino, Rebekah Allwood,

Gianni Alvarez, Jelena Bates, Talia Blackmon,

Ava Cartwright, Harper Clark, Ariah Cobb,

Jhalaysia Crews, Josiah De Vaughn, Nyla Farrell,

Zoei Fogle, Laila Guerra, Grace Harris,

Autumn Highsmith, Zion Hines, Alexandra Markina,

Elizabeth Markina, Juliette McEnroe, Sinai Nkita-Mayala,

Nora Onovo, Melody Orecchio, Sophia Ponichter,

Alema Roberts, Svara Sen, Elise Stroud,

Nandi Tucker, Nevaeh Williams, Fiona Zhang​

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In This Life

Session Two Emerging Choreographer

Choreographer: Caleb Wein

Music: "The Rite of Spring" - Don Sebesky

Dancers: Muna Blake, Dimitri Hector, Akira Kong,

Carlena Osgood, Alicia Steeple

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This piece explores the pursuit of happiness

and the struggle to maintain it.​​​​​​​

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Abandoned Stillness

Choreographer: Elizabeth Ahearn

Music: "Six Breaths Before One", "Music for Weather

Elements: Thunders and Lightenings" -  Ezio Bosso 

Dancers: Isabella Alessandrino, Rebekah Allwood,

Harper Clark, Ariah Cobb, Jhalaysia Crews,

Alexandra Markina, Nora Onovo, Melody Orecchio,

Sophia Ponichter, Svara Sen, Elise Stroud, Fiona Zhang

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Thank you dancers for your hard work, generosity, and

commitment, but most importantly for sharing your gifts. It was

truly a pleasure working with each of you! 

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Renewal

Choreographer: Ashanté Green

Music: "The Massai"- Bandros, Stixx, Nobantu Vilakazi

Dancers: Esther Agyare, Sahara Ashford, Muna Blake,

Jannah Evans, Syrai Forsythe, Dimitri Hector,

Isabell Cristina Aoleon Ruiz Loboa, Michael Sanjuro Jr.,

Alicia Steeple, Camille Yarrow

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EMIA Alumnus

Choreographers: Tulia Marshall, Mateo Vidals

Music: "El Camino De Mi Alma" · Hermanos Gutiérrez

Dancers: Tulia Marshall, Mateo Vidals ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Treasured Spirits

Choreographer: Daniel Padierna

Music:  "Legend" - Written by M.Alperin,

Performed by Bulgarian Voices Angelite;

"Uni Normal" - Written by Carsten Nicolai,

Performed by alva noto;

"If da Vinci Was a Girl" - Written by Jacob Gurevitsch,

Performed by Jacob Gurevitsch

Music Engineering: Daniel Padierna

Dancers: Esther Agyare, Sahara Ashford, Muna Blake,

Leah Calloway, Kellie Cotton, Jordan Dease-Medley,

McKenna Dunn, Jannah Evans, Syrai Forsythe,

Caelen Gibbs, Dimitri Hector, Jayson Jean, Akira Kong,

Carlena Osgood, Natalia Rivera Cifuentes,

Isabell Cristina Aoleon Ruiz Loboa, Alexander Sánchez,

Michael Sanjurjo Jr., Abdul Sanz, Alicia Steeple,

Ellington Tanner, Jonah Thomas, Caleb Wein,

Toni-Trenette Williams, Camille Yarrow

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Treasured Spirits honors the resilience and enduring legacy

of Latino culture. From ancestral remembrance to

unwavering strength, the piece culminates in a celebration

of cultural identity that remains unshaken in the face of adversity.