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A short work of choreography dealing with restriction, denied impulse, and the attempt to break restraint.

I am currently in my third year at Hampshire College studying dance and choreography. For the past three months I have been working on two original choreographic works for the Hampshire Winter Dance Concert. One is a trio which examines and celebrates the differences in the physical capabilities and languages of individual bodies even within the highly structured, choreographed, and technical realm of staged and performed dance. The other piece is a quartet dealing with physical restraint, denied physical impulse, the anxiety that accompanies physical restraint, and the desire for articulation within confinement. 

Each year Hampshire participates in the New England Regional American College Dance Festival (ACDFA) by sending student work for adjucation (critique). The festival offers student choreographers the opportunity to have their work critiqued and discussed by members of the professional dance world, and college age dancers the opportunity to participate in three days of classes with guest artists. This year I was selected by Hampshire's dance faculty to bring my quartet, which has yet to be named, to the festival. 

Unfortunately the Hampshire Dance Department cannot fund sending the piece to the festival. I would really love to take advantage of this opportunity and need your help doing so! We need at least $750.00 to attend the festival and produce the piece. Even a donation between one and five dollars will help! All donations will be used for our registration fees, travel expenses, food while at the festival, and costuming for the dance. 

The video above is a collection of footage taken over the past three months during rehearsals. 

Thanks!

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