About Vaughn Dance Company

Origins

A modern dance company, with roots in ballet and lyrical jazz dance, Vaughn Dance Company was formed in 2002 by choreographer Jennifer Vaughn. Vaughn's modern work weaves together the familiar and the innovative, often bringing together disparate artistic and historic elements to illustrate connections.

The company itself is distictive with a wide diversity in age (a span of more than 30 years), dance style, and appearance.

The company began performing individual pieces in 2003 and has so-far produced five concerts of original work: Open (2005), Blue Lines (2007), Centripetal (2007), Reaching Out for the Unlimited (2008), and Chiaroscuro (2009).

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Past Successes


Reaching Out for the Unlimited

(Evening-length work in two acts)
Music: score by Andrew York
Costumes: Anna Wyckoff and Gayle Davis
Performed 2008, planned performance spring 2009
Based on Kate Chopin’s novel, The Awakening, Reaching Out for the Unlimited traces the heroine's emotional journey, exploring her relationships with friends, lovers, and the sea.

Pulse

(9 minute piece for 5 women) Music: Pulse, by Ani Difranco Costumes: Gayle Davis Performed in 2003, 2005, and 2007 "Pulse" contemplates femininity, sensuality, longing, and the connection between women.

Isosceles

(26 minute piece for 7 dancers Music: Lento - Sostenuto Tranquillo Ma Cantabile from Symphony No. 3 by Henryk Gorecki Costumes: Gayle Davis Performed in 2005 and 2007 "Isosceles" delves into the complexity of a love triangle over the course of a single day.

Fission/Fusion

(25 minute piece for 8 dancers) Music: "Part 1" from Keith Jarrett's Koln concert Costumes: Gayle Davis and Anna Wyckoff Performed in May and November 2007 "Fission/Fusion" explores individuality and the bolstering effect of community.

Rock and Water

(5-minute piece solo) Music: Debussy's Claire De Lune, performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra Costumes: Gayle Davis and Anna Wyckoff Performed in May and November 2007 "Rock and Water" was first inspired by a vision of a bare-chested man in full and flowing skirt, but as the piece developed, the skirt became reminiscent of water flowing around rocks in a stream.

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