WHELM

A live performance piece created for the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance Class of 2022.

The material for this piece was developed through the physical manifestation of the task: get out of your own way. Through this task phrase work, solos, and duets were made and sewn together via a mass running motif. The piece ultimately reflects a society whose members are under duress and the ways community can catch, support, or stampede these individuals.

Check out what the students had to say about the process here!

Choreography: Bret Easterling in collaboration with the dancers

Music: Kyle Bobby Dunn

Costumes: Kate Poppen

Lighting Design: Michael Korsch