AXIS Dance Company

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Radical Impact

Radical Impact, choreographed by AXIS Artistic Director Marc Brew, was created in collaboration with Composer/Pianist JooWan Kim, Artistic Director of Hip-Hop Orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj. Working together for the first time, Marc and Joowan explore what it means to be human through music and movement, investigating themes around politics and identity. The work draws on each dancer’s unique experiences and how their stories can be told through the medium of dance.

Five disabled and non-disabled dancers sit / stand in a clump with chests contracted inwards as they raise their hands to lowered faces. Dwayne tilts forward in his wheelchair and Lani stands on his back she raises her upper limb into the air. All Five Dancers wear white costumes with maroon vests.
Photo by David DeSilva, Carina Ho, Lani Dickinson, Dwayne Scheuneman, Scotty Hardwig & Yuko Monden Juma.

Premier October 2017
Choreographer: ​Marc Brew
Dancers: James Bowen, Lani Dickinson, Yuko Monden, Edisnel Rodriguez, JanpiStar and Dwayne Scheuneman
Music: ​Original Score composed by JooWan Kim of Ensemble Mik Nawooj. Performed Music Performed: ​String Quartet: Clare Armenante (violin), Mia Nardi-Huffman (violin), Justine Preston (viola), Evan Kahn (cello)
Lighting Design: ​Allen Willner
Costume Design: ​Susan Roemer of S-Curve Apparel & Design

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