Tears in the Waves - Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Tears in the Waves

Mijkalena Smith, JCWK Dance Lab, Karen Fox, Human Landscape Dance

Dance

An evening of contemporary dance presented by Mijkalena Smith (Philadelphia), Jessica Warchal-King/JCWK Dance Lab (Reading), Karen Fox/Bella Deluxe Entertainment (Bethlehem), and Malcolm Shute/Human Landscape Dance (Washington DC). Our work explores opposing forces, social systems, nature, grief, and how those forces tear us apart, but sometimes reveal hidden strengths. In “Curtains in the Wind,” Malcolm Shute and Katie Sopoci Drake whip, sway, and twist in a storm. “Burden of Two Souls,” by Mijkalena Smith, depicts an alternately supportive and toxic intimacy. In Fox’s “Voices of the Mer,” mermaids navigate the land, voicing ancient wisdom. Warchal-King’s “Eroded” explores how grief impacts the body: wind and water tearing like sharp claws. In “It’s Complicated,” Shute and Alexander Short are drawn together and drawn apart, depicting love at a certain age. When we ride the timeless wave of circumstance, our tears swell the ocean.

Details

Run Time: 75 mins

Ticket Price: $25

Venue: Chi Movement Arts Center

Dates: September 21, 2024

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September 21, 2024 7.00pm

1316 South Ninth St.

General Admission: $25

About the Artist

Mijkalena (Mijka) Smith (she/her) is a dancer, educator, and choreographer based in Philadelphia. Mijka centers bodily understanding as the foundation for her work, striving to find a balance between pushing physical abilities and maintaining a practice that is physiologically sustainable. She uses this unifying factor, the body, to create work that bridges gaps across artistic mediums, collaborating frequently with musicians and visual artists. Mijka also shares her joy for dance as an educator and choreographer at several studios throughout the Greater Philadelphia area, working with students ages 3-18. https://www.mijkalenasmith.com/

JCWK Dance Lab's mission is to Create Joy, Connection, and Wellness through Kinesthetic stories. Founded and directed by Jessica C. Warchal-King, the company builds community through performance and education in Reading, PA. JCWK Dance Lab also develops Creative Placemaking projects and is available for touring and teaching. http://jcwkdancelab.org

Karen Fox, artistic director of Bella Deluxe Entertainment, is a multi-disciplinary artist. Her work as performer and deviser spans theatre, dance, music, poetry aerial arts and film. She has worked with artists and companies in US, England, India and Mexico. Karen is also a mindful movement and somatic practitioner. https://bella-deluxe.com/

Human Landscape Dance was founded in 2006, and has since brought contact choreography around the world. Specializing in artist partnerships, they have given performances, held workshops, and shot video footage in Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as cities across North America. Noted for “... ingenious choreography and staging...” by the Washington Post, Artistic Director Malcolm Shute’s dances are characterized by intimate portraits of people undergoing change. Using touch to communicate, bodies mold with their environment to create a collage of images. http://hldance.org

Mijka SmithDirector
Jessica Warchal-KingDirector
Karen FoxDirector
Malcolm ShuteDirector

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This event is appropriate for all ages

Covid-19 Safety policy

This event does not require proof of vaccination to attend or masks to be worn