Concept o4 presents PRELUDE

PRELUDE is a work-in-progress showing of PIT, a new aerial and contemporary dance work by Natasha Adorlee. Within the imagined arena of a bullring, dancers test the limits of strength and vulnerability, moving between the air and ground in cycles of dominance, resistance, and release.

Performed by William Brewton Fowler Jr., Jenelle Gaerlan, Kelsey McFalls, Ryan Smith, and Livanna Maislen, with artistic collaborator Babatunji Johnson. Directed/choreographed by Natasha Adorlee. Lighting design by Dave Robertson.

Meet the Choreographer/Director
Natasha Adorlee is an Emmy Award-winning choreographer, filmmaker, and composer based in San Francisco. She is the founder and artistic director of Concept o4, creating work that merges dance, film, and design. Her stage and film projects have been presented by companies and venues across the United States, and her work, Blooming Flowers and the Full Moon, received an Isadora Duncan Dance Award. Recent commissions include Joffrey Ballet (Winning Works), BalletX, Tulsa Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Ballet22, Kawaguchi Ballet (Japan), Axis Dance Company, and South Chicago Dance Theatre, among others. A Jacob’s Pillow Choreographic Fellow, Natasha builds visceral, image-rich performances that invite audiences into bold physical worlds.

Age Guidance
All ages are welcome, though the work engages with adult themes and concepts. If you’d like guidance on whether it’s suitable, please do not hesitate to contact us in advance.

Accessibility
Zaccho Dance Theatre is ADA accessible. The system is older, so please contact us in advance to coordinate and ensure a smooth visit.

PRELUDE is presented through Concept o4’s AIR residency with Zaccho Dance Theatre, with additional support from Concept o4’s community of generous individual donors, the Dancers’ Group CA$H Grant, the San Francisco Arts Commission, and the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation. Thank you to everyone who has helped make this possible.

Concept o4 is a fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group and relies on tax-deductible donations to bring new productions like PIT to life. Since Eventbrite no longer allows donation add-ons to ticket sales, we’d be deeply grateful if you consider donating directly through Dancers’ Group.

Thank you for supporting bold, new work that shapes our understanding of the world.

Sincerely,
Natasha Adorlee
Artistic Director, Concept o4