current repertory
Photography by Patrice Joseph
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CumulusCUMULUS is a quartet inspired by the movement and power of clouds. The subtle, strong force in the sky mimics our own transient experiences as humans on this planet. Like clouds, our existence is fleeting but impactful.
Premiere November 2022 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller - Music: Michael Wall (length 8:00) |
Photography by Patrice Joseph
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EphemeralEPHEMERAL is a contemporary pointe duet exploring the fleeting nature of many interpersonal connections utilizing classical and contemporary technique with intertwining partnering work.
Premiere December 2022 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller - Music: Travis Lake (length 3:01) |
Photography by Agnieszka Pniewski
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VISSI D’ARTE & EBBEN N’ANDRO LONTANAThis solo dance is an expression of love, loss, and acceptance choreographed to two opera arias performed by soprano Marie-Claire Giraud.
Premiere October 2021 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller - Soprano: Marie-Claire Giraud - Music: "Vissi d’arte" by Giacomo Puccini & "Ebben N’andro Lontana" by Alfredo Catalani (approx. 7 min) |
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UNITYUNITY explores the beauty of human connection when two souls connect on the same wavelength. The performers explore the harmony created by bodies moving in ritualistic unison, complementary patterns, and weight-bearing partnering. By finding synchronization with the individuals around us, we can help make the journey of life make a little more sense.
Premiere November 2019 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller - Music by Michael Wall (length 10:08) |
Photography by Andrew Mauney
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AttachmentsATTACHMENTS is a quartet inspired by the complexity of human connections and the constant influences we have on one another. With the ingenious costume design by Zachary Alexander, Lindsey L. Miller was able to create an innovative work exploring interpersonal connections and the exchange of energy. The costumes connect by zippers to one another and parts transfer from one dancer to another symbolically showing the influence humans have on one another and the resulting transference of energy. Choreographed to original music by Anthony Carrera, the work breaks down one on one relationships as well as their connection to the group as a whole.
Premiere August 2018 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller - Music by Anthony Carrera (length 13:38) - Costumes by Zachary Alexander |
Photography by Andrew Mauney
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The distance between two pointsTHE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS is a duet performed with one dancer projected virtually and one dancer live. Two films were created to enable both dancers to be able to perform the work live with their virtual counterpart regardless difference of the space and time between the two performers. One piece of choreography creates two different media/dance performance experiences. Inspired by the way technology enables long distance human connections to thrive, this work shows the progression of a movement phrase being developed via video exchange between a NYC-based and a Toronto-based artist and the duet that was created as a result of the collaboration.
Premiere August 2018 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller with Natayu Mildenberger - Music by Anthony Carrera (length 4:02) - Costumes/Styling by Zachary Alexander - Projection Filming by Chris Dreams - Projection Editing by Lindsey L. Miller |
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Plastic oceanPLASTIC OCEAN sheds light on the plastic epidemic happening in our ocean today. With a cast of dancers moving within a field of plastic trash, we hope to raise awareness through art that something must be done to stop and undo the damage we have caused by wastefulness.
Premiered April 2018 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller - Music by Bettina Sheppard (length 15:02) - Costumes by Zachary Alexander |
Photography by Allison Armfield
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Body talkBODY TALK is an all female cast of dancers exploring the struggles of body image and the journey to self-empowerment. Through a collaborative process, choreographer Lindsey L. Miller gave the dancers of LLMoves an environment to share their own experiences and insecurities of their own body image issues through open conversation and improvisation explorations. These acts of expression served as the inspiration to create the movement vocabulary for the work. Media bombards us with an “ideal” definition of beauty, and our peers often reinforce these thoughts. We explored the importance of rejecting and overcoming these constraining thoughts not only as individuals, but also as a community of women striving to build more inclusive, compassionate mindsets.
Premiered November 2017 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller - Music by Darren Ziller (length 9:36) |
Photography by Andrew Mauney
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the trees are fallingTHE TREES ARE FALLING is a choreographic work addressing the topic of man versus nature. Through choreography and film projections, we explore the struggle the human race faces of how to live within the planet’s natural environment without destroying it. We express how humanity needs nature and a healthy ecosystem in order to survive, but our society has not yet figured out how to do so without also harming Earth in the process. Premiered August 2017 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller - Costumes by Zachary Alexander - Music by aTonal hits (length 12:01) - Projections/Images by Court Whelan - Projection Editing by Lindsey L. Miller |
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trepidationTREPIDATION is a solo exploring the emotional and energetic trajectory of panic attacks. Mental illness and mental conditions are widely stigmatized in our society, yet millions suffer silently with their struggles. The solo follows the waves of panic that people with anxiety disorders often experience and the process to calm the body after experiencing an attack.
Premiere November 2017 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller - Costume by Sho Konishi - Music by Michael Wall/Darren Morze (length 4:08) |
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impulseIMPULSE is a duet exploring two parts of one individual. The original premise of this duet was the question “Is it persistence or insanity to repeat the same actions over and over again and expect different results?” The duet is choreographed to showcase the duality that exists within one individual and how we cope to find a cohesive focus between contrasting views within our minds.
Premiere July 2017 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller - Costumes by Bianca Stewart - Music by Shane Borth/Quixotic (length 8:11) |
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comanche moonCOMANCHE MOON was a commissioned work for Illinois State Wesleyan’s Faculty Choreographed Dance Concert within their Theatre Department. The theme of the concert was the seven deadly sins. One of the themes I was selected to choreograph on was wrath, and I was inspired to choreograph a work inspired by the wrath the Native Americans felt when being pushed out of their own land. Their strength and pride helped inspire a wrath-based piece of choreography that was much more focused on the justification of their power rather than the sinfulness of that emotion. The wrath seen from the Comanche tribe from the Great Plains specifically moved me to choreograph a scene of the foreboding tribal energy before a ritualistic raid that happened on many full moons. These dreaded full moons eventually became to be known as even to this day in the area as the Comanche Moon.
Premiere May 2013 - Choreography by Lindsey L. Miller - Costumes by Zachary Alexander - Music by Native American Drums; Evelyn Glennie/David Motion (length 6:25) |