Motion

Open dance rehearsals.

Lauri Stallings’ choreographic practice negotiates how people come together, exploring how physical proximity, collective movements, and shared social rituals can transform spaces into emotional arenas. 

Motion is a new 2 - hour performative action for 8 moving artists that moves through the lobby space of Mana Contemporary. Drawing on the raw aesthetics of Mana’s late-modern day industrial architecture, stallings maps live sculpture, movement choirs, and flocking patterns reminiscent of Georgia red-winged black birds to engage with motion primarily as a fluid, orchestrated environment where bodies must slow down, synchronize, and navigate the physical presence of others. Motion is a preview of seed ideas and creative processes in Jersey City and Atlanta for a new project for Nimbus Dance and the Powerhouse Arts District in Fall 2027.

Motion is made possible in part by Samuel Potts and Nimbus Arts Center. Motion is made possible through an ongoing artist residency at The Goat Farm, Atlanta.