Trace — Melissa Sanderson

Jordan Fuchs Company Trace (2016)

Trace is a 22-minute duet choreographed by Jordan Fuchs that emerges from contact improvisation based partnering scores focusing on under and over surfaces of the body as entry points into qualities of lightness, delicacy and precision. Painstakingly recreated from videotaped improvisation sessions, the duet extends the performers’ perception of touch beyond the confines of the skin and out into space. Composer Andy Russ provides an original sound composition that builds and diminishes sonic distortions like giant ocean swells.

Jordan Fuchs Company Concert - Texas Woman’s University - Denton TX - 2017, 2016 {254} Dance Festival (excerpt) - Waco Cultural Arts Fest - Waco TX - 2016 Eastfield Faculty Dance Concert (excerpt) - Dallas College Eastfield Campus - Mesquite TX - 2016 Austin Dance Festival (excerpt) - Austin Ventures Studio Theater, Ballet Austin - Austin TX - 2016 W-I-P/Works in Progress (excerpt) - San Antonio Dance Umbrella - Jump-Start Theater - San Antonio TX - 2016

Choreography: Jordan Fuchs in collaboration with the performers

Performance: Whitney Geldon, Melissa Sanderson

Original Music Composition: Andy Russ

Photos: Jordan Fuchs

Choreographer: Jordan Fuchs Dancers: Whitney Geldon and Melissa Sanderson Composer: Andy Russ Lighting Design: Roma Flowers Costumes: Jordan Fuchs This dance developed from extensive research into contact improvisation based partnering work, focusing on under and over surfaces of the body as entry points into qualities of lightness, delicacy and precision. This research was then painstakingly recreated from video, resulting in a highly refined and precise movement vocabulary of solo and partnering work that functions to extend and amplify the performers’ perception of touch into space, beyond the limits of the skin. www.jordanfuchs.org

Jordan Fuchs Company Trace (2016)

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