On A Windy Day, Chris Ferris & Dancers

excerpts from a 22 min. piece
choreography: Chris Ferris
dancers: Melissa Brading, Grace Eichinger, Cara Gallo, Haley Hauglum, Amanda Keith, and Kristen Mangione
music: Loren Kiyoshi Dempster
costumes: Patti Gillstrap

On A Windy Day, is a direct culmination of three other dances: the strong pounding trio "But Your Feet Are Clean", the tactile spiraling duet "Arm Hairs Wood Grain Scent Of Air" and the multidirectional linear solo "Complicated Birds". This sextet sets opposing actions in contrast to one another and then combines the extreme movement dynamics creating a large wash of kinesthetic pleasure. This dance is organized dynamically and varied as a piece of visual music. As a result the performers are very connected as they listen to one another, partaking in this vibrant conversation of movement.