an evening length, original performance by tbd. dance collective as part of The Storytelling Series at KANEKO. Meaning in Movement featured the premiere of One Day, One Month, One Year - a film by Nik Fackler

Premiere Date: July 23, 2016

Choreography by: tbd. dance collective

Dancers: Richard Badger, Kat Fackler, Malik Deshon Fortner, Kara Gillmore, Stephanie Huettner, Alyssa Rivera, Brittany Steigner, Jessica Westerlin, Lauren Wichert, Julie Rose Zukaitis

Music composed and performed by: Graham Patrick Ulicny

Photographs by Ben Semisch, Courtesy of KANEKO

 As part of the Storytelling series at Kaneko, tbd. dance collective engaged the audience in an evening’s length exploration of how movement conveys meaning.  The artists’ performance deconstructed the creative process of storytelling through dance using structured improvisation, site-specific choreography, and emotional representation through movement.

The event was centered around the premiere of One Day, One Month, One Year - a short film directed by Nik Fackler. Guided by the sounds composed and performed live by Graham Patrick Ulicny, tbd. created movement installations throughout various rooms within the building that drew inspiration from scenes, concepts, and the storyline within the film. The performance acted as an abstracted version of the film, meant to be viewed as a live introduction in order to play with how the story was told. Dancers concluded the performance in front of a screen, performing a final gesture sequence pulled directly from a scene within the film, and collapsing just as the film began.

a movement based narrative film chronicling the periods of time in a person's life during a monumental transition.

Presented by KANEKO

A Studio Fackler & Torchwerks Production

Run Time: 18 minutes

Written, Directed, and Edited by: Nik Fackler

Director of Photography: Ben Drickey

Choreography by: Kat Fackler & Steph Huettner

Produced by: Patty Dillon & Kat Fackler

Featuring Original Music by: Graham Patrick Ulicny

Starring: Kat Fackler & Vernon Wheeler

Dancers: Elizabeth Bergman, Erin Brandt, Kyan Doubet, Kara Gillmore, Stephanie Huettner, Alyssa Rivera, Annie Schenzel, Lauren Wichert

Mixed at Ware House Productions by: Tom Ware & Nik Fackler

Assistant Camera Operator: Logan Gee

Grip/Electric: Scott Pittock

Colorist: Jaime O'Bradovich at Company 3

Production Assistants: Casey Dunne, Samantha Gonzalez, Emma Penrose

Filmed on location in Omaha, NE

Movement is one of the most powerful tools of communication we possess.  Dance is movement infused with imagination.  It is a universal language that allows us to communicate outside of certain boundaries and social constructs.  Without words, it allows us to externalize personal experience and identity, construct narratives, and convey meaning about the society in which we live.

Within dance, meaning is transmitted through performed emotions, which have the ability to connect an audience to a deeper level of humanity.  Emotions are recognized not just through the dance, but also through the qualities of movement universally associated with feeling.  Perceptions of emotion allow members of the audience to construct their own narratives, extract meaning, and ultimately, relate to the dancer and one another on the shared experience of living.