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2020–2021; revived 2024 · Dance – stage work

Breathe

Archive folder: Tara Pilbrow piece (Colin finale / Triple Breathe)

Tara Pilbrow (Tara Pilbrow Dance / Animate Alameda); dramaturg Jeff Raz

An outdoor dance piece by Tara Pilbrow, begun in September 2020, that responds to the pandemic, racial justice movements, and environmental crisis, using breath as a way to ground the body under stress. Ben's score mixes music with collaged voice and media clips. It was remade in 2024 with a revised score.

Premiere
2021-07-08
Venue
The Healing Garden (Webster Street area), presented by West End Arts District / Animate Alameda
Where
Alameda, CA
Performances
July 8–9, 2021 (premiere). Remade in 2024 with new dancers and a reworked score: Runway Dance Festival (RADIUM Presents), Radium Runway, 2151 Ferry Point, Alameda Point, Sunday May 5, 2024.
Credits
2021: choreography/direction Tara Pilbrow; dramaturg Jeff Raz; dancers Julie Crothers, Colin Epstein, Hannah Westbrook; voice work Amos White, Mark Farrell, Katina Letheule, Jeff Raz; sound tech Tanoa Stewart (A-Town Agency); music Ben Juodvalkis; video Maurice Ramirez. 2024: choreography Tara Pilbrow with the dancers; music Ben Juodvalkis; performers Colin Epstein, Victoria Kamala Fifield, Ava Shannon, Hannah Westbrook.

Press

“First created as a site specific work in 2020, Breathe was a visceral reaction to the pandemic and the political upheavals of that time.”

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