2018–2024 · Education / school residency
JGPG Inspired Bodies residency at Lowell High School
Archive folder: JGPG Lowell High School residency
Joe Goode Performance Group teaching artists (coordinated by Damara Vita Ganley); host teacher Wendy Jones
A recurring JGPG residency in which teaching artists and Lowell High School dancers create an original piece for the school's spring dance concert, with music by Ben Juodvalkis. In 2021 the residency ran remotely and produced a dance video.
- Premiere
- 2018
- Venue
- Lowell High School (spring dance concert)
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Performances
- Yearly residencies 2018–2024. Spring 2020: teaching artists Melecio Estrella and Wailana Simcock, with rehearsals from Feb 5, 2020. Spring 2021 (remote): teaching artists Olivia Eng and Megan Lowe, with filmmaker Ezra of MylesBeyond Entertainment; a dance video built on students' spoken and sung recordings and Ben's music (including his track 'Happy'), credited as 'Something Different Brings Us', for a Lowell showcase tentatively set for April 27, 2021. Spring 2022: Becca Dean, Olivia Eng. Spring 2023: Jessica Swanson. 2023–24: Megan Lowe and Becca Dean, starting at Lowell on Jan 17, 2024; song 'Bridging Transformation' by Megan Lowe with backing tracks by Ben, performed by Wendy Jones's Dance 2 students at Lowell's spring concert in late April 2024.
- Credits
- Music: Ben Juodvalkis. JGPG coordinator: Damara Vita Ganley. Teaching artists by year: Melecio Estrella and Wailana Simcock (2020); Olivia Eng and Megan Lowe (2021); Becca Dean and Olivia Eng (2022); Jessica Swanson (2023); Megan Lowe and Becca Dean (2024). Video (2021): Ezra, MylesBeyond Entertainment. Lowell dance teacher: Wendy Jones.
Elsewhere
- Youth Education — Joe Goode Performance Group
Research status: researched – partial. Details on this piece are still being confirmed — corrections are welcome.