WORKS
Performance: Choreography/Direction
(*available to license)
The World We Left Behind* (2023) 26 minutes. 7 dancers. Music by Phong Tran. Inspired by a custom tabletop role-playing game by Samantha Leigh. Costumes styled by Barbara ErinDelo and Troy Schumacher. Lighting by Ben Rawson. BalletCollective
All That We See* (2014, rev 2023) 19 minutes. expanded from 5 to 11 dancers. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Inspired by a painting by David Salle. Barnard/Columbia.
The Night Falls* (2023) 90 minutes. 9 dancers. 8 singers. 10 musicians. 4 additional performers. Scenario and lyrics by Karen Russell. Music and lyrics by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Stage design by Jason Ardizzone-West. Costumes by Karen Young. Lighting by Amith Chandrashaker and Abigail Hoke-Brady. Projections by Hannah Tran. Music Direction by Naomi Woo. Sound Design by Garth MacAleavey.
Forest of Shifting Time* (2022) 31 minutes. 8 dancers. Music by Augusta Read Thomas. Source art, prop, and costume design by Doug Fitch. Lighting by Ben Rawson. BalletCollective
Step the Brain Along the Path (2022) 60 minutes. 8 dancers. Music by Alex Somers. Projection Design by Sergio Mora-Diaz. Lighting Design by Ben Rawson. Terminus Modern Ballet Theater.
Natural History* (2021) 22 minutes. 14 dancers. Chamber ensemble. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Source poem by Carey McHugh. Costumes by Karen Young. Lighting by John Cuff. BalletCollective.
The Nutcracker at Wethersfield* (2020) An immersive, one-of-a-kind production of the holiday classic where the audience becomes part of the story. 60 minutes. 22 dancers. Music by Tchaikovsky.
Natural History* (2020) 22 minutes. 7 dancers. Chamber ensemble. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Source poem by Carey McHugh. Costumes by Karen Young. BalletCollective.
FARAWAY* (2019) 30 minutes. 8 dancers. Chamber Orchestra. Music by Judd Greenstein. Source art by Zaria Forman. Costumes by Karen Young. Lighting by John Cuff. BalletCollective.
The Auditions (2019) 26 minutes. 7 dancers. Chamber Ensemble. Music by Augusta Read Thomas. Martha Graham Dance Company.
The Night Falls (In Development) 70 minutes. 9 dancers. 8 singers. Music and Lyrics by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Scenario and Lyrics by Karen Russell. Set design by Jason Ardizzone-West. TheNightFalls.net
Opus 55 (2018) 6 minutes. 1 dancer: Wendy Whelan. Music by Dustin O’Halloran. DRA Hudson Valley Dance Festival
Translation Expanded* (2018) 50 minutes. 6 dancers. Music by Julianna Barwick. Installation by Sergio Mora-Diaz. Costumes by Outdoor Voices. Source art by writer Ken Liu. Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre
Girl With the Flaxen Hair* (2018) 3 minutes. 2 dancers. Debussy.
Cut Capers* (In Development) 20 minutes. 14 dancers. Music by Francis Poulenc.
Translation* (2017 New York) 33 minutes. 6 dancers. Music by Julianna Barwick. Installation by Sergio Mora-Diaz. Costumes by Outdoor Voices. Source art by writer Ken Liu. BalletCollective
The Wind Still Brings* (2017 New York) 22 minutes. 14 dancers. Music by William Walton arr. Robert Miller. Costumes by Jonathan Saunders. New York City Ballet
Until the Walls Cave In* (2016 New York) 25 minutes. 7 dancers. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Source art by architect James Ramsey. BalletCollective
The Answer* (2016 New York) 6 minutes. 2 dancers. Music Judd Greenstein. Source art by architect Carlos Arnaiz. BalletCollective
Invisible Divide* (2015 New York) 25 minutes. 7 dancers. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Source art by Paul Maffi. BalletCollective
The Last Time This Ended* (2015 New York) 8 minutes. 2 men. Music by Mark Dancigers. Source art by Dafy Hagai. BalletCollective
Common Ground* (2015 New York) 18 minutes. 7 dancers. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Costumes by Marques'Almeida. Commissioned by New York City Ballet.
Qual per ignoto calle (2015 Nantucket stage version) 13 minutes. for male dancer and countertenor. Antonio Vivaldi
VOID (2015 New York) 15 minutes. 2 dancers. Music by Richard Reed Parry. Installation by Jordan Backhus, Sergio Mora-Diaz, and Oryan Inbar. Curated by Roya Sachs. Commissioned for Performa.
Clearing Dawn* (2014 New York) 10 minutes. 6 dancers. Music by Judd Greenstein. Costumes by Thom Browne. Commissioned by New York City Ballet
All That We See* (2014 New York) 19 minutes. 5 dancers. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Inspired by a painting by David Salle. BalletCollective.
Dear and Blackbirds* (2014 New York) 9 minutes. 2 dancers. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Inspired by a poem by Cynthia Zarin. BalletCollective.
With Us (2014) 6.5 minutes. 2 dancers. Troy Schumacher. 92nd Street Y Commission
Kreisler Suite (2014 New York) 7.5 minutes. 2 dancers. Fritz Kreisler. 92nd Street Y Commission
The Impulse Wants Company* (2013 New York) 22 minutes. 7 dances. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Inspired by a poem by Cynthia Zarin. BalletCollective.
Spanish Pipedream (2013 New York) 3 minutes. 2 dancers. John Prine
Qual per ignoto calle (2012 New York) 10 minutes. for male dancer and countertenor. Antonio Vivaldi. In the round. Commissioned by Salon/Sanctuary
Warehouse under the Hudson (2012 New York) 30 minutes. 7 dancers. Music by Nick Jaina, Nathan Langston, Amanda Lawrence, and David Moss. Arranged by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Scenario and multimedia projections by Kevin Draper
Song (2012 New York) 4 minutes. 2 dancers. Gabriel Kahane
Epistasis (2011 New York) 25 minutes. 7 dancers. Music by Nick Jaina, Nathan Langston, and Amanda Lawrence. Arranged by Ellis Ludwig-Leone.
Progress (2010 Fremont, MI 2011 New York) 21 minutes. 6 dancers. Music by Nick Jaina, Nathan Langston, and Amanda Lawrence. Multimedia projections by Kevin Draper
Commercial and Fashion Projects
CR Fashion Book Issue 2 "Dance the dance" with photographer Paul Maffi
CR Fashion Book Online "Fantasy Pas de Deux" with photographer Paul Maffi
CR Fashion Book Online "Transformation" online film with photographer Paul Maffi
Zero Zero Project NYC performance event with Kaimin Noir, Nicola Formichetti
Aritzia film "Lose Yourself to Dance" with director Jay Buim
Avenue Magazine March 2014
Sony PlayStaytion "World's Greatest Victory Dance" series of 6 short films with ad firm BBH and director Jon Jon Augustavo
Aritzia Editorial and short film with photographer Bon Duke "Community"
New York Times inaugural Men's Style issue cover shoot with photographer Bon Duke
HP Tablet Commercial Summer 2015 featuring Sara Mearns "An Unlikely Collaboration"
Tom Ford Fall 2015 Campaign with photographer Bjorn Iooss
#DanceInYou - a Capezio dance film featuring Maddie Ziegler with director Bon Duke
Gazing Ball Ballet - a collaboration with Jeff Koons and Google to produce Koons' first live action video art piece
