August 28 – Elmwood Avenue Festival for the Arts, Buffalo, NY

EAFA was finally back in action this year and we performed work based on one of our favorite themes, Earth’s Elements.  We had staged Earth’s Elements several times before, at Old Falls Street, Penn Dixie Fossil Farm, and Silo City.  For those, we performed in a circus-style, using flashy costumes and lots of “wow” moments. For this year’s Elmwood Arts Fest, we kept the inspiration of earth, water, fire, and air, but toned down some of the flash, and added nuance.  We wanted to create a more artistic performance that embodies the experiences of these natural elements.  The four choreographers also reworked the pieces from solo pieces used in the cirque show to duet performances incorporating lots of partner work.  Erica Cope (earth), Hannah Lippincott (water), Jess Bennett (fire), and Mary Schnepf (wind) each shared a little bit about their choreographic process before the pieces were performed.