The Gift (of Impermanence) is a visual poem, a tribute to the work of this extraordinary contemporary dance company. Through a revue collection of snippets, excerpts and remembrances, dancers meet, interact with each other through movement and then part. “The Gift (of Impermanence)” is not a historic chronology of AXIS Dance Company’s past twenty-seven years. Rather, through beautiful and touching dance imagery, Ketley is claiming AXIS Dance Company’s present artistic moment.”
![oel sits in his wheelchair and lifts his arms while looks up; Tanja hits on his lap and closes her eyes and smiles as tilts her head forward. Joel wears a maroon dress shirt, Tanja wears a loose gray top. The dancers perform in dramatic studio lighting.](https://axisdance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2014AXIS_TheGiftOfImpermanence_AndreaBasile_Web-1024x686.jpg)
Premier April 2014
Filming & Editing: Alex Ketley
Producer: Jeanie Bunker
Dancers: Joel Brown, Emily Eifler, Tanja Erhart, Sonsherée Giles, Sebastian Grubb, Sophie Stanley, Judith Smith
Music: Danny Clay and Keith Kenniff
Lighting Design: Matt Lewis in collaboration with Alex Ketley
Costume Design: Sonsherée Giles