Performances
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"Reaching Out for the Unlimited"
Inspired by Kate Chopin's The Awakening
with music by Grammy-winning guitarist/composer,
Andrew York
November 7,8 and 9, 2008
Electric lodge
Venice, california
The Awakening follows the personal journey of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother in late 19th-century Creole society. Over a romantic summer on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, she discovers passion and freedom, and reconnects with her soul. But, in the struggle to reconcile her newfound insight with the pressures of a society built on conformity, she returns to the comforting waters of the Gulf and does not return. Vaughn Dance Company's adaptation of this story - Reaching Out for the Unlimited - traces Edna's emotional journey, focusing on her complex relationships - with friends, lovers, and with the sea.
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Past Performances
See video excerpt of previously performed "Fission/Fusion"
Centripetal
November 2007 -- a series of solo and small group works by culminated in the premiere of Vaughn's 25-minute, 8-dancer piece,
"Fission/Fusion," an exploration of individuality and the bolstering effect of community. Centripetal also featured "Pulse" (2003), a hypnotic meditation on yearning; Joshua McBride's alms to nature, "Rock and Water" (2007); the angular geometry of "Radius of Curvature" (2003); the premiere of the dynamic quintet "Slide Rule"; and Karen Quick's swim through insanity in the Camille Claudel-inspired "Danaid (the Weight of Water)" (2007).
Centripetal cast: Gayle Davis, Kate Koumantzelis, Joshua McBride, Karen Quick, Jan Sizer, Chana Smith-Balloffet, Cristine Tatomer, Jennifer Vaughn, and Anna Wyckoff.
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Blue Lines
February 2007 -- showcasing new material, including the moody duet "Anam"; Joshua McBride in "Rock and Water"; Karen Quick performing the Rodin-inspired "Danaid (the Weight of Water)"; a re-mix of the geometric "Radius of Curvature" (2003); as well as a preview of the first third of the work-in-progress "Fission/Fusion". Blue Lines also featured Vaughn's epic work "Isosceles" (2005).
Blue Lines cast: Gayle Davis, Emily Leicham, Joshua McBride, Karen Quick, Lisa Remington, Jan Sizer, Chana Smith-Balloffet, Cristine Tatomer, and Anna Wyckoff.
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Open
December 2005 -- the company's debut showcase performance Open offered samples of Vaughn's earlier work, "Bolero" and "Pulse," featured a seductive solo by Karen Quick and a fierce yet playful duet by Joshua McBride and Chana Smith-Ballofet. The second act of Open premiered the 26-minute epic work "Isosceles", which portrays the emotional complexity of a love triangle played out over a single day.
Open cast: Gayle Davis, Emily Leicham, Joshua McBride, Karen Quick, Jan Sizer, Chana Smith-Balloffet, Jennifer Vaughn, and Anna Wyckoff.