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Expose It

Choreography: Jamie Carr
Music: Marcus Carline
Costume Design: Diane Carr
Premier Date: 2018

Performance Locations:

  • Bite Dance Company Showcase
  • San Pedro Art Festival 
  • RAW Artist Orange County
  • RAW Artist Los Angles
  • New Shoes 16
  • National Arts Drive
  • Los Angles Dance Festival

Vulnerability. Encounters with this word typically evokes a negative connotation, a weakness; as if exposing your inner self in an honest and true way is wrong. But is it possible to think of the opposite? What if an act of vulnerability is exceptionally brave? 

 

Expose It journeys through these complex questions. The negative  connotations of vulnerability represented by the use of socks, creates barriers that limit growth and produce frustration. When the dancers  present their vulnerabilities to the group they discover strength and courage and begin to experience freedom. With support from each other, the dancers doubts and fears are transformed into feelings of freedom.

un.fixed

Choreography: Jamie Carr
Music:
Costume Design: Diane Carr
Premier Date: 2019

Performance Locations:

    • San Pedro Arts Festival
    • Mix Match Dance Festival
    • Shift/WEST Residency
    • Versatility Dance Festival
    • DanceBreak Showcase
    •  Open Mic Night – MashUp

 

un·fixed is a physical exploration of labels and limitations. The dance utilizes a rope to represent the physical manifestation of boundaries established in our society. Using intricate, detailed movement, the dancers establish the baseline of definitions and boundaries of the group. By questioning and challenging the physical limitation of the rope, each dancer negotiates the associated physiological and emotional dramas of the boundary. Eventually, the movement enables the dancers to unfix the boundary of the rope and explore a world free of definitions and limitations. Honoring the unique journey of unfixing, the movement oscillates between dynamic unison, partnering, and solo work.

When Asked

Choreography: Jamie Carr in collaboration with the dancers
Music: “Woman of Aran” by British Sea Power and “Alone” by XXYYXX
Costume Design: Diane Carr
Premier Date: 2018

Performance Locations:

  • Dance All Day Festival
  • San Diego Festival of the Arts
  • National Arts Drive

When Asked is loosely based on the colloquial phrase “the good, the bad, and the ugly”. Authentic: Grooves company members take movement from a base phrase, increase the complexity and details, and discover new possibilities when asking to reveal the totality of oneself. The three dancers represent the same character but are highlighted one at a time to introduce different personality aspects of the same individual.  Ultimately revealing and accepting all sides of one’s self provides clarity and a sense of completeness. 

Fidus

Choreography: Jamie Carr
Music: 
Costume Design: Diane Carr
Premier Date: 2019

Performance Locations:

  •  Reflect Showcase

Fidus – the Latin word for faithful or loyal. 

Fidus is a trio depicting gratitude for friendship. Through thick and thin, friends are always the biggest advocate, enthusiast, and aly one could have. Through extensive partner work, the dancers depict reliance and sharing through the difficult, the day to day and joyful times. Friends know the true version of you and vice-versa; even when you don’t see it yourself. The detailed movement expresses the appreciation for friends who can be there to support, back-up, and celebrate each other.

Rooted

Choreography: Performers
Music: Sojirn
Costume Design: Diane Carr
Premier Date: 2018

Performance Locations: 

  • San Pedro Arts Festival
  •  Spectrum Showcase
  • National Arts Drive

Rooted, A performance piece designed to study individual growth while focusing on unity. Each performer brings their unique characteristics that contribute a distinctive element to the entirety of the piece. This element, while weak when alone, increases strength when combined with every performer’s artistic expression. The different expressions utilize a score that demands collaboration between all performers creating the desired outcome of unity. 

 

Furthermore, navigating through the complexities of non-verbal communication nourishes the collective energy of the performance. Similar to a tree root, each artist exclusively burrows deeper into the concept of collaboration, resulting in the union of a single tree. Although the piece uses no details to a story, this unification manifested between the artists provides a vessel that connects to the audience.

Scree

Choreography: Performers
Music:
Costume Design: Diane Carr
Premier Date: 2018

Performance Locations:

  • RAW Artists San Fransisco
  • National Arts Drive

Scree is s a collection of broken rock fragments at the top of or on the slope of a mountain. At any moment scree could fall to the bottom of the mountain. This piece explores the concept of being in this fragile state and that breaking down is not the end, but an opportunity for a new beginning. Oscillating between set and improvised choreography, the dancers have their individual track in order to authentically explore this concept. However, like life, when two tracks cross, the moments of contact present the opportunity to provide strength and support for one another. The movement is heavily inspired by personal experiences working within a rough guideline presented by the poem Mountain written by Helen Mort.