 | Costume Design by Karen Krolak unless otherwise noted Lighting Design by Jason Ries Special Thanks to Impulse Dance Center, Clayton Raithel, Catrin Evans and the Groton School Theatre Department, Aisha Cruse & Kelsey Griffith. The biggest thanks goes to OnStage Dance Company for providing such an incredible opportunity to our community. Monkeyhouse Loves You! |
 Photo by Olivia Blaisdell | Conglomerate (2018) * Choreographed by Elizabeth Powers in collaboration with the dancers Performed by Elyssa Berg, Sarah Feinberg, Nicole Harris, Caleb Howe, Samantha Mullen, and Olivia Scharff Music by Kourosh Dini This piece was created as a part of Monkeyhouse’s Choreography Mentorship Program and was originally presented at NACHMO Boston 2018. So many thanks to Karen Krolak and Nicole Harris for their mentorship throughout this process. Thank you to Jason Ries for mentorship in lighting and design. Special thanks to each of the performers for all of their input and trying the same prompt so many times while never producing the same outcome and to Karen Krolak for being at each rehearsal and always asking the right questions. |
| Ricochet (premiere) Choreographed by Sarah Feinberg in collaboration with Elizabeth Powers Performed by Sarah Feinberg and Elizabeth Powers Music by Psycliq Thank you to Monkeyhouse for providing me this opportunity to create and perform. Thank you to Karen Krolak for the mentorship you have provided throughout this choreographic process but also throughout my life. Thank you to Nicole Harris for inspiring me with your movement and creative choices during Musings. Thank you to Jason Ries for asking questions and challenging me to think about my work in new ways. Thank you to Elizabeth Powers for being a wonderful dance partner and for everything you have contributed to the choreographic process both in Musings and rehearsals. |  |
Musing Prompt #46.329 (premiere)
Improvisation Prompt by Karen Krolak
Performed by Caleb Howe, Elyssa Berg, Nicole Harris, Olivia Scharff and Sam Mullen
Music by Twink the Toy Piano Band
Special Thanks to Aisha Cruse
Improvisation Prompt by Karen Krolak
Performed by Caleb Howe, Elyssa Berg, Nicole Harris, Olivia Scharff and Sam Mullen
Music by Twink the Toy Piano Band
Special Thanks to Aisha Cruse
Ukiyo (premiere)
Choreographed by Nicole Harris
Performed by Sarah Friswell Cotton, Olivia Scharff, Nicole Harris
Costumes by Nicole Harris
Special Thanks to Kelsey Griffith, Impulse Dance Center
Ukiyo (Japanese) - the “floating world”; a place of fleeting beauty and living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life.
Choreographed by Nicole Harris
Performed by Sarah Friswell Cotton, Olivia Scharff, Nicole Harris
Costumes by Nicole Harris
Special Thanks to Kelsey Griffith, Impulse Dance Center
Ukiyo (Japanese) - the “floating world”; a place of fleeting beauty and living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life.
[220] (premiere)
Choreographed by Karen Krolak in collaboration with Sam Mullen
Performed by Sam Mullen
Music by Twink the Toy Piano Band
Sam would like to thank Karen for the encouragement, freedom of expression and constant support.
www.DictionaryofNegativeSpace.com
Choreographed by Karen Krolak in collaboration with Sam Mullen
Performed by Sam Mullen
Music by Twink the Toy Piano Band
Sam would like to thank Karen for the encouragement, freedom of expression and constant support.
www.DictionaryofNegativeSpace.com
 Photo by JK Photo | Connexa (2013) Choreographed by Sarah Feinberg and Nikki Sao Pedro-Welch Performed by Olivia Scharff and Samantha Mullen Music by Drop Trio Thank you to Monkeyhouse for the opportunity share this piece again. Thank you to Olivia Scharff and Samantha Mullen for taking this piece on with such energy and enthusiasm. It’s been a blast working on it with you two! |
4 things (2018)
Choreographed by Elizabeth Powers in collaboration with the dancers
Performed by Michelle Boilard, Michela Doherty, Sarah Feinberg, and Elizabeth Powers
Music by Mystified
Costumes by Elizabeth Powers
Choreographed by Elizabeth Powers in collaboration with the dancers
Performed by Michelle Boilard, Michela Doherty, Sarah Feinberg, and Elizabeth Powers
Music by Mystified
Costumes by Elizabeth Powers
| This piece was created as part of the OnStage Dance Company Residency Program in the Spring of 2018. Thank you to Jennifer Kuhnberg for organizing OnStage Dance Company’s Residency Program and providing the space for this work to be created. Thank you to Karen Krolak for her always wise words of wisdom during this process. [82] (premiere) Choreographed by Karen Krolak in collaboration with Olivia Scarff Performed by Olivia Scharff Sound Design by Karen Krolak Special Thanks to Chris Lanier and to Olivia for being brave enough to take on this solo. www.DictionaryofNegativeSpace.com |  Photo by Sarah Friswell Cotton |
 Photo by Sarah Friswell Cotton | Irradiance; In Three Parts (premiere) * Choreographed by Elyssa Berg Performed by Sarah Feinberg, Nicole Harris, Caleb Howe, Elizabeth Powers Music by Daniel Birch, Kevin MacLeod, and Mathieu Lamontagne and Emmanuel Toledo Thank you to Monkeyhouse for the opportunity to create work and share the space with so many talented and supportive artists. Thank you to all of the artists who participated in musings to bring inspiration and insight into the direction of the work. And lastly, a special thank you to Nicole Harris, Karen Krolak, and Jason Reis for their guidance and support of working in new ways with new resources while growing as an artist. |
Voetstoots (premiere)
Choreographed and Performed by Caleb Howe and Nicole Harris
Music by Francois Couture
Sound Design by Nicole Harris
Umbrella Design by Karen Krolak
Special Thanks to Karen Krolak and Peter-John de Kock
Voetstoots (Afrikaans) - refers to something, usually sold, with all its faults and without guarantees - “As is”
Choreographed and Performed by Caleb Howe and Nicole Harris
Music by Francois Couture
Sound Design by Nicole Harris
Umbrella Design by Karen Krolak
Special Thanks to Karen Krolak and Peter-John de Kock
Voetstoots (Afrikaans) - refers to something, usually sold, with all its faults and without guarantees - “As is”
* Created as part of Monkeyhouse’s Choreography Mentorship Program
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