Where memory becomes possibility, new ways of moving take form. "Emergent Precipice," the Department of Dance Autumn Faculty Concert, features three distinct contemporary dance works created by Alfonso Cervera, Jr., Donald Isom and Eddie Taketa. Together, the works bring vibrant movement, rich rhythm and resonant storytelling to the stage. Mexican Folklórico, Latin American social dance, Krump, Hip Hop and House meet expansive contemporary dance practices shaped by experimentation, physicality, improvisation and choreographic invention. Moving between cultural memory and contemporary expression, "Emergent Precipice" invites audiences to meet these artists at the edge of transformation through rhythm, spatial play, tension, release and embodied storytelling.
About the works:
Ritmo, by Alfonso Cervera
Title: Ritmo
Choreographer: Alfonso Cervera
Dancers: Hope Bodley, Aidan Branham, Lily Dramble, Caroline Dunn-Helton, Hailey Eversole, Livi Gisondo, Xander Goertzen, Gianna Handlen, Lauren Jimenez, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Jenna Naik, Hattie Plinke, Khamille Randall, Kaedyn Rayl, Katie Sabatino, Maddy Shindle, Isabel Silverman, Fiona Swift, Ava Torok, Yinqui Wang, Jayna Zeltner
Notes on the piece: Inspired by Cervera’s Poc-Chuc practice, which is a technique, methodology, and choreographic approach that blends Mexican Folklórico, Latin American social dance forms, and movement practices from the Western concert dance canon. "Ritmo" experiments with rhythmic structures found within Mexican Folklórico, spatial configurations, and the tension of holding vibration in the space. The work asks how these elements can be reimagined to create new meaning, collective commitment, and nostalgic references while still holding onto the aesthetics, rhythms, and forms from which they emerge.
The Evening of Fluidity, by Donald Isom
Choreographer: Donald Isom
Dancers: Jacklin Ameyaw, Viana Antongiorgi, Kayla Beasanski, Meghan Bhanoo, Cody Carter, Emily Cheng, Charlize Dominguez, GiGi Henley, Cassidy Hluchan, Malina Hull, Olivia Jordan, Adriana Little-Graves, Isabella Nardone, Sarah Newman, Bráleena Pickens, Shyah Sample, Charlotte Turchi, Alex Vanzant
Notes on the piece: “The Evening of Fluidity” is a piece dedicated to storytelling through movement, internal and external battles toward relief. The piece’s movement is pulling from Krump, Hip Hop, and House music and culture.
Title TBA, by Eddie Taketa
Choreographer: Eddie Taketa, in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Lena Cohen, Ellie Espenshade, Paisley French, Yana Person
PRODUCTION TEAM
Lighting Designer: Jonathon Hunter
Costume Designer: Lindsay Simon
Media Designer: Lexi Clark-Stilianos
Documentation: Lexi Clark-Stilianos, Alex Vanzant
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Photo by John Landry, Top5ive Photography of "SWASH," by Eddie Taketa, Autumn Concert: Impulse and Reverb, 2025.
