UnSequenced

Heather Bryce, who heads Brooklyn-based Heather Bryce Dance, discusses her work Moving Memory, a movement meditation on modified, lost, or fractured memory. It was developed after interviewing people experiencing Alzheimer's and Dementia.

UnSequenced is a podcast in which we discover the stories and emotions behind the movement. Each episode dives deep into the creative process with a choreographer, documenting what compels them as an artist, what drives their artistic decisions for a particular work, and what unexpected things come up along the way.

Choreographer Carrie Ahern and her cast of five dancers explore how women express themselves sexually through movement and storytelling in work Carnal Spill, performed in private homes throughout New York City. It debuted in May 2022. The text heard in Carnal Spill was written by Ahren and her collaborator Vanessa DeWolf. The work’s original music was by composer Anne Hege.

UnSequenced is edited and mixed by Stephanie Wolf, with additional audio support by Justin Epstein from RYBG. Contributor Trina Mannino produced this episode. Joe Kye composed the UnSequenced theme music.

Fascinated by the patterns and politics of crowds, Sarah Friedland choreographed and directed CROWDS, a three-channel video installation. Friedland presented CROWDS as an in-person experience in 2019 at La MaMa Galleria as part of Performa19 and the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Then in 2021, she presented it digitally at the University of Rochester and American Dance Festival.

Sydney Burrows reported this episode. UnSequenced is produced and hosted by Stephanie Wolf. Joe Kye composed the UnSequenced theme music. Additional editing by Candice Thompson. CROWDS was produced by Brighid Greene and Sarah Friedland. An Art Factory International Production. Cinematography by Luca Nervegna. Sound Design by Denera James and Assaf Gidron.

In summer of 2021, choreographer Eugenia Zinovieva premiered a new work on the company she danced with at the time, Festival Ballet Providence in Rhode Island. Ad Infinitum builds on questions she's had about human behavior for years.

UnSequenced is a podcast in which we discover the stories and emotions behind the movement. Each episode dives deep into the creative process with a choreographer, documenting what compels them as an artist, what drives their artistic decisions for a particular work, and what unexpected things come up along the way.

Contributor Kathryn Boland reported this episode. UnSequenced is produced and hosted by Stephanie Wolf. Joe Kye composed the UnSequenced theme music. The Ad Infinitum score heard throughout this episode was composed by Jay Markov. Additional editing by Candice Thompson.

Choreographer Colleen Thomas’s work “Light and Desire” draws on themes of family history, social politics and her own experiences. She also calls it “an act of resistance,” pushing back against oppressive forces. It debuted at New York Live Arts in September 2021. Contributor Trina Mannino spoke with Thomas about the piece.

UnSequenced is a podcast in which we discover the stories and emotions behind the movement. Each episode dives deep into the creative process with a choreographer, documenting what compels them as an artist, what drives their artistic decisions for a particular work, and what unexpected things come up along the way.