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2026 · Dance – site-specific / aerial

FLOCK

Archive folder: FLOCK × BANDALOOP

Melecio Estrella and Damara Vita Ganley (co-directors) · BANDALOOP / FLOCK

The third part of BANDALOOP's LOOM trilogy, a vertical dance theater work inspired by bird and human migration, with live Spanish and English songs by Destani Wolf and Ben Juodvalkis. Performances move across a building's architecture, and some versions add community choirs and movement choruses.

Premiere
2025-06-06
Venue
The Momentary (world premiere)
Where
Bentonville, AR
Performances
June 6-7, 2025, The Momentary (world premiere, 90 minutes). Somewhere to Oakland finale, Frank H. Ogawa Plaza / Rotunda, Oakland, July 26, 2025. Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City Main Library glass wall, June 18-20, 2026. Summer 2026 tour excerpts (Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, Dallas, Aspen). East Coast premiere with Global Live Arts at 585 Kendall, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA, Nov 1-8, 2026 (shows Nov 5-7); tech rider for 'The Platform' in progress Aug-Sept 2026.
Credits
Direction/choreography: Melecio Estrella, Damara Vita Ganley. Original music and live performance: Ben Juodvalkis (musical director) and Destani Wolf (multilingual score). Additional composers (Utah 2026): Kevin Farrell, Kate Diaz. Dancers (premiere): Jose Abad, B Dean, Damara Ganley, Rose Huey, Sarah Keeney, Wailana Simcock (Utah 2026 adds Jessica Swanson). Vocal chorus (premiere): University of Arkansas Schola Cantorum. Movement chorus (premiere): Blake Worthey, Hai Lam Huynh, Christianette Caro, Dana Doughty, Marissa Oliver, Dana Krementz. Rigging (Utah): Basil Tsimoyianis, Miranda Oakley, Winter Ramos, Brooke Anderson. Executive producer: Thomas Cavanagh. Production manager: Jodi Cobalt. Cambridge audio: Thomas Bowersox.

Press

“A score composed by Ben Juodvalkis included Spanish and English vocals performed by Destani Wolf”

“weaving improvised and scripted music together, written by Destani Wolf and Ben Juodvalkis.”

“Uplifted by a multilingual musical score by Destani Wolf and Ben Juodvalkis, FLOCK humanizes and celebrates the migration experiences alive in all our lineages.”

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