Making Moves x Art Where You're At
This upcoming virtual session of Making Moves will be in collaboration with Art Where You're At artists.
The video screening and discussion will see artists Elizabeth Stehling presenting "Pause" and Katie Brennan and Oscar Trujillo presenting excerpts from their performance "Whisper". With a Q&A moderated by Kyle Mullins, you can expect to engage in conversation connecting the broader dance community and the works that came from Art Where You're At.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Oscar Trujillo’s career in dance and movement education has taken him to New York, San Francisco, Miami and now Kansas City, MO. A practicing yoga teacher, somatic coach and massage therapist, he continues to perform with Karen Peterson and Dancers, Randolph Ward and NWD Projects. His performance credits include Maija Garcia/Organic Magnetics, Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Capacitor, Ramon Ramos Alayo, Robert Moses’ Kin and more.
Katie Brennan has performed in Kansas City with 940 Dance Company, City in Motion, and Gurukul Indian Dance Company. She spent a season with Core Project Chicago before moving to NYC where she completed dance therapy post-graduate work and performed with Kinesis Project Dance Theater. In Miami, Katie has performed and created work with NWD projects, Karen Peterson & Dancers, and Momentum Dance Company. Katie currently splits her time between Miami and Kansas City balancing her artistic pursuits and private dance therapy/psychotherapy practice: www.integrated-mindbody.com
Elizabeth Stehling is a filmmaker and digital media artist in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up riding horses and going to folk dances in the foothills of Appalachia. Her work often uses symbolic movements, communal dances, and loaded gestures as the basis to explore emotional landscapes. She is Digital Media Manager at the Kansas City Ballet where she produces the video, social, and digital content. https://www.elizabethstehling.com/
Kyle Mullins is a dance artist based in Kansas City, MO. He is a current Charlotte Street Foundation Studio Resident and producer of Charlotte Street’s Making Moves series. He is the producer for the Kansas city NACHMO hub, teaches professional level modern at City in Motion, and artistic director of Cerca Trova. Kyle currently teaches at City in Motion in midtown Kansas City. https://cercatrovadance.com/
Amanda January, native of Kansas City, has most recently performed with Tulsa Modern Movement. She was both performer and choreographer with City In Motion Dance Theater for 10 seasons while also performing with Gurukul Dance Company in the classical Indian dance style of Kuchipudi. Amanda was a founding member of the Kansas City Flamenco group- De los Barrios.
Jamie Roach has lived in the Kansas City area for 20 years. She is a classically trained violinist who primarily plays with a live band in the acoustic, rock and contemporary Christian genres. Jamie works as the Executive Director of a local housing nonprofit and is obsessed with international travel.
Brian Deal born and raised in Kansas City, is a passionate musician who has been playing music in several forms for 31 years. He is a Christ follower, husband, and father to three boys. In addition to this, Brian is the lead audio-visual specialist for Kansas City Public Schools.
ABOUT THE WORKS
Whisper
In Whisper, local artists Katie Brennan and Oscar Trujillo led a COVID safe performance experience along Cliff Drive exploring the dissonance and resonance of its urban and natural landscapes. Through improvisation and set choreography, the performers and audience were afforded the opportunity to witness, reflect and connect. The dance collaborators have been in quarantine together and were able to explore closeness, touch and partnering that reflect the need for intimacy in a distanced time.
Pause
Pause is a contemporary dance film mimicking the abrupt stop in normal life due to COVID-19. Five local dancers complete movements with forced, spontaneous pauses scattered throughout their dances. They attempt to continue without knowing when they will be required to stop next. Filmed at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Center and the Pilgrim Chapel Butterfly Garden in Kansas City, Missouri using social distance guidelines. The project is filmed and edited by Elizabeth Stehling. The original musical score is by Stacy Busch. Participating dancers are Joshua Bodden, Haley Kostas, Kyle Mullins, Jennifer Owen, and Irene Vallar.
This upcoming virtual session of Making Moves will be in collaboration with Art Where You're At artists.
The video screening and discussion will see artists Elizabeth Stehling presenting "Pause" and Katie Brennan and Oscar Trujillo presenting excerpts from their performance "Whisper". With a Q&A moderated by Kyle Mullins, you can expect to engage in conversation connecting the broader dance community and the works that came from Art Where You're At.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Oscar Trujillo’s career in dance and movement education has taken him to New York, San Francisco, Miami and now Kansas City, MO. A practicing yoga teacher, somatic coach and massage therapist, he continues to perform with Karen Peterson and Dancers, Randolph Ward and NWD Projects. His performance credits include Maija Garcia/Organic Magnetics, Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Capacitor, Ramon Ramos Alayo, Robert Moses’ Kin and more.
Katie Brennan has performed in Kansas City with 940 Dance Company, City in Motion, and Gurukul Indian Dance Company. She spent a season with Core Project Chicago before moving to NYC where she completed dance therapy post-graduate work and performed with Kinesis Project Dance Theater. In Miami, Katie has performed and created work with NWD projects, Karen Peterson & Dancers, and Momentum Dance Company. Katie currently splits her time between Miami and Kansas City balancing her artistic pursuits and private dance therapy/psychotherapy practice: www.integrated-mindbody.com
Elizabeth Stehling is a filmmaker and digital media artist in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up riding horses and going to folk dances in the foothills of Appalachia. Her work often uses symbolic movements, communal dances, and loaded gestures as the basis to explore emotional landscapes. She is Digital Media Manager at the Kansas City Ballet where she produces the video, social, and digital content. https://www.elizabethstehling.com/
Kyle Mullins is a dance artist based in Kansas City, MO. He is a current Charlotte Street Foundation Studio Resident and producer of Charlotte Street’s Making Moves series. He is the producer for the Kansas city NACHMO hub, teaches professional level modern at City in Motion, and artistic director of Cerca Trova. Kyle currently teaches at City in Motion in midtown Kansas City. https://cercatrovadance.com/
Amanda January, native of Kansas City, has most recently performed with Tulsa Modern Movement. She was both performer and choreographer with City In Motion Dance Theater for 10 seasons while also performing with Gurukul Dance Company in the classical Indian dance style of Kuchipudi. Amanda was a founding member of the Kansas City Flamenco group- De los Barrios.
Jamie Roach has lived in the Kansas City area for 20 years. She is a classically trained violinist who primarily plays with a live band in the acoustic, rock and contemporary Christian genres. Jamie works as the Executive Director of a local housing nonprofit and is obsessed with international travel.
Brian Deal born and raised in Kansas City, is a passionate musician who has been playing music in several forms for 31 years. He is a Christ follower, husband, and father to three boys. In addition to this, Brian is the lead audio-visual specialist for Kansas City Public Schools.
ABOUT THE WORKS
Whisper
In Whisper, local artists Katie Brennan and Oscar Trujillo led a COVID safe performance experience along Cliff Drive exploring the dissonance and resonance of its urban and natural landscapes. Through improvisation and set choreography, the performers and audience were afforded the opportunity to witness, reflect and connect. The dance collaborators have been in quarantine together and were able to explore closeness, touch and partnering that reflect the need for intimacy in a distanced time.
Pause
Pause is a contemporary dance film mimicking the abrupt stop in normal life due to COVID-19. Five local dancers complete movements with forced, spontaneous pauses scattered throughout their dances. They attempt to continue without knowing when they will be required to stop next. Filmed at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Center and the Pilgrim Chapel Butterfly Garden in Kansas City, Missouri using social distance guidelines. The project is filmed and edited by Elizabeth Stehling. The original musical score is by Stacy Busch. Participating dancers are Joshua Bodden, Haley Kostas, Kyle Mullins, Jennifer Owen, and Irene Vallar.