Directed by Maya Quetzali

PHOTOS BY JULIANA MCGUIRL

INSPIRED BY THE DESERT; SIFTING SAND REPRESENTATIVE OF CHANGE, HISTORY, AND SOLITUDE.

AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, MOVERS PERFORMED VIGNETTES OF SOLO, DUET, TRIO, AND ENSEMBLE DANCES. THE ULTIMATE GOAL WAS TO DISCOVER THE NAVIGATION BETWEEN SOLITUDE AND CONNECTION IN THIS EVER-CHANGING WORLD.

As the set designer, i sought to EXPLORE HOW I COULD CREATE AN EXPANSIVE AND ABSTRACT DESERT IN A BLACK BOX THAT WAS 38'X20'.

MY CONCEPT WAS A FORCED-PERSPECTIVE PATH THAT EXTENDED UP THE WALL WITH 3 ROWS OF BURLAP MASKING ON EITHER SIDE, CREATING A V-SHAPE.

CAST

ANDRE VALDEZ

ARIANA CALDERÓN

FEDERICO MOSTERT

ISAIAH SPETZ

JAE HWANG

NILE BIRCH

MARISSA JOYCE STAMPS

MICHELLE LAU

SARAH KATZ

CREATIVE

Set Design by Ellery Pierce

Costume Design by Rachel Perez

Lighting Design by Jordan Powell

Sound Design by Zein Karam

Carpentry by Thomas Wagner

Stage Managed by José Hugo Hurtado