The inspiration for the color palettes used in this piece literally materialized the night before our shoot day. I googled “desert night celebration” and images with these vivid colors appeared. I was hooked!

My goal was to create a mysterious but welcoming energy to the piece. The orange tones represents the concepts of firelight and community.

The light you see hanging above is called a lantern light modifier. It was meant to represent “the thing” that draws community together in our lives. Examples of this could be a dinner table, or a camp fire.

This light was hung by the onsite theatre technician, I had to rent it from a local company in order to use it for this piece. This light was meant to be the primary distinguishing factor from the first Prince Of Egypt Project “Deliver Us”.

The choreography was designed to draw the audience in and remind them of the importance of community, and the strengthening affects it has on our lives.

I wanted the piece to feel like a bunch of friends returning after years apart, participating in a dance that they all learned together when they were kids. Kind of like our version of “The Electric Slide” :)

The piece is filled with smaller group moments like this, all the way to large group sections where its a giant party onstage.

It culminates in one final dance break that was particularly joyful for me to put together. These kinds of moments are some of my favorite memories in dance.

Each dancer was a joy to work with and a privilege to choreograph on. I can’t wait for next years project!