LAUNCH PAD: A CHOREOGRAPHERS’ SHOWCASE

Performance

June 10

Patricia N. Nanon Theater

In Residence

May 31 - June 12

Launch Pad: A Choreographers’ Showcase is a springboard program for choreographers who are at a crossroads in their careers. This pilot program was engineered in partnership between The Yard and Headlong—a Philadelphiabased activator of performance research, cultural inquiry, and overlapping layers of communities. The Yard and Headlong are bringing three choreographers to residency and providing space, time, fellowship, mentorship, and compensation for their creative output and support in shaping new pathways in their choreographic careers. Headlong is an activator of performance research, cultural inquiry, and overlapping layers of communities. They incubate artist projects foster the creative eco-system by providing educational opportunities, financial advice, and strategic planning,

David Guzman is a cross-disciplinary performer who loves and honors lichens. His durational workshop installation “Treeing” invited passers by to greet urban ecologies through contemplative walks and paper-making from trash. For more about David, please visit dancetheyard.org/launchpad.

Marguerite Angelica Monique Hemmings is a performance artist/educator currently based in Philadelphia, USA. They focus on one’s own body, one’s own way of moving, and connecting to the unseen. They are a master of body ceremonies and a curator of vibes. For more about Marguerite please visit dancetheyard.org/launchpad.

Sophieann Mahalia Promotes body positivity and uses dance to tell dynamic stories. She explores dance through her own experiences of the black dancing body by using her fusion of African, hip hop, and waacking to promote the limitless and regal qualities of womanhood within the black dancing body.

For more please visit: headlong.org wefreeee.com sophiannmahalia.com