AXIS Dance Company

AXIS redefines dance & disability.

Petrichor – the smell of earth after rain

“It’s important to me that the dancers I work with can personalize the work. Being truthful on stage is empowering and seeing the artists come to terms with their individual connections to gratefulness is a journey that can be shared by everyone involved in the rehearsal process.” —Jennifer Archibald

Five disabled and non-disabled dancers lean forward together in a line with outstretched hands. Standing dancers balance on one foot and extend their other leg as they move. The dancers wear silver, flowing costumes.
Photo by David DeSilva, Dancers JanpiStar, Lani Dickinson, AJ Guevara, DeMarco Sleeper,
Bradford Chin, Yuko Monden Juma

Premier October 2019
Choreographer: ​Jennifer Archibald
Rehearsal Director: ​Sonsherée Giles
Dancers: Bradford Chin, Sonsherée Giles, AJ Guevara, Yuko Monden Juma, DeMarco Sleeper, and JanpiStar
Music: ​The Shaman’s Heart II by Byron Metcalf, Steve RoachIn My Room by Fennesz
Lighting Design: ​Walter Holden
Costume Design: ​Julie Bell

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