inSITE with AB Miller, 2023
From August-November 2023, we returned to the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation with AB Miller’s Dance Conservatory I + II class, led by Nicole Robinson. Together, with our inSITE’s teaching artists Aisha Shauntel Bardge (dance) and Leo Rivas (film), the students worked on site at the Maloof create site-specific dances for a live audiences and films.
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inSITE supports students from AB Miller High School's Dance Conservatory and is produced in partnership with The Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation and Fontana Unified School District. This program is supported by a California Arts Council Creative Youth Development Grant. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov. homeLA is fiscally sponsored by Fulcrum Arts.
PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTATION
Student Films
Endless
Choreography: Leana Gonzalez
Performer: Leana Gonzalez
Endless examines the tension of being lost in thought, the struggles of life, and the ability to reconnect with nature. Endless explores the idea that nature can be a place for both finding and losing oneself. In nature, individuals may discover a deeper connection to themselves and the world around them, but they might also lose track of time and concerns, allowing for a mental escape and temporary disconnection from the everyday.
Follow Me…We’re Taking a Detour
Choreography: Mia Jones
Performers: Joceline Castellon, Leana Gonzalez, and Mia Jones. Special thanks to Angel Mandujano for their contributions to this work.
Follow Me…We’re Taking a Detour is about the journey from our youthful selves to the outcome as a result of roadblocks we come across in life. Slowly unveiling the paths to progress and growth, encountering detours that are unforgettable. We struggle, get lost, and disconnect, but ultimately grow and learn from our experiences.
MOTHER.
Choreography: Sydney Goudeau
Performers: Gizelle Diaz, Sydney Goudeau, Rocio Samayoa, and Esmeralda Trujillo
MOTHER. is a piece dedicated to the unity of Mother Nature and how all her elements are individual but work as one to make a beautiful environment. Each element is highlighted through movement and develops throughout the movement. Watch as earth, water, fire, and air work together and move together as one.
Blossom
Choreography: Jeniyah McCarty
Performers: Roger Bautista-Jimenez, Evalena Carbajal, Makaela Iroham, and Jeniyah McCarty
This piece is about the ever-changing ideas in nature. Nature moves, it can be in stillness, or anything in between. Nature will always continue to grow, change, and blossom.
Evolution
Choreography: Hala Nasereddin
Performers: Hala Nasereddin and Meyah Quesada
Evolution was inspired by the idea that humans are not separate from nature but are an integral part of the evolving tapestry of life on Earth. Humans have evolved alongside the natural world however nature will always outlast our humanity; therefore humans must respect, protect, and nurture the natural world.