THE SERIES 2017 presents Leftovers, a world premiere contemporary concert work choreographed by Ellen Sickenberger on Saturday June 10th, 2017 at 2:00 PM. Performed by Ms. Sickenberger’s company, Depth Dance, to original compositions by Ankit Suri and Mark McDonald, Leftovers will have its premiere as part of a Split Bill concert with Mook Dance Company at The Hudson Guild Theatre.

Set in an underground world not unlike New York City’s subway system, Leftovers features a cast of 5 dance artists excavating the remains of unanswered questions. Inspired by actual conversations overhead late at night on the subway, these leftover thoughts take on a viscerally affecting texture as the dancers of Depth Dance fully embody their meaning. Imagine the effect that we have on each other as if that effect were an impossible to remove stain; now imagine the effect of every word that you hear during your daily commute and how those words stain you as well. By the end of Leftovers all that remains is a dirty pile of bodies smeared with words.

The dancers of Depth Dance include: Erke Roosen, Sarah Kleinke, Graziella Murdocca, Gabriella Sibeko, & Margaret Jones.

Ellen Sickenberger

Artistic Director & Choreographer

Ellen Sickenberger (Artistic Director) is a professional dance artist residing in Brooklyn. Since gaining her BFA in Dance Performance from East Carolina University, she has had the pleasure of dancing for many NYC-based artists such as Freddie Moore, Janice Rosario, Bryn Cohn, Yoshito Sakuraba, and Nadine Bommer. Ms. Sickenberger currently performs with Smashworks Dance Collective, of bones || Hollye Bynum, and Dante Brown|Warehouse Dance. Her work has been described as “hauntingly beautiful” and “captivatingly chilling” by Broadway World.