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Up Spiral
Choreographer: Andrea Roberts
Dancers: BlueMoves Company Members Jaimie Flores, Jessica Gaby, Kayla Johnson, Andrea Roberts, Autumn Wegner
Up Spiral is inspired by the poem “Sometimes” by Kayla Fiorvanti. Through pain that comes from loss, disappointment, grief, trauma, and tragedy; you and the different aspects of the self that makes up who you are up spirals through learned lessons and experience. Allowing you to transcend emotions into healing. The Dancers each represent the different pieces of you as well as those you commune with in the telling of this journey found in “Up Spiral.”
Music: Climb to Sakteng by Imogen Heap
Sol/i/dar/i/ty
noun
unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group. “friends finding solidarity through hardships”
Choreographers/Dancers: AnnaMarie Hesse, Eleanor Lutz, Florence Bavas, Mina Hesse
Music: “Breathe Me” by Sia and “Something to Live for” by Ethan Jewel
Blue Moves Modern Dance Company presents:
Scars
Post
Choreographer: Valerie Hackworth
Dancers: Holly Cannon-Hesse, Jessica Gaby, Autumn Wegner, Megan Pennington, Andrea Roberts
Have you found it hard to recharge since the pandemic? You’re not alone. Many extroverts all over the nation agree. After the world opened back up, home still felt like the safest place. That makes it hard to recharge. Thankfully, I see my friends every Sunday.
Music: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Jon Brion
Introspection
Artistic Director: Jaimie Flores
Director of Photography: CJ Overton
Production Assistant: Martha Lopez
Camera Operator: Adrian Cerise
Produced by JaiFlo Studios and Glass Wing Productions
Special thank you to our sponsors: Evelyn Greene, Tina Overton, Martha Lopez, Grassland Academy
Dancers: Semira Graham, Pegah Kadivar, Megan Pennington, Layne Porter, Valkyrie Rutledge, Autumn Wegner
Introspection explores the concept of stoic suffering and the irony of our silent struggles. In our culture, suffering is often seen as a badge of honor, a mark of resilience that we bear alone, believing that internalizing pain is a sign of strength. Through movement, the film challenges this notion, revealing how isolation only deepens our wounds. It highlights the transformative power of community, showing that true strength comes not from enduring suffering in silence but from embracing connection and shared healing.
Music: “Doomed” by Moses Sumney
Somatic Grounding
Leader: Amanda Cantrell Roche
Amanda works as a teaching artist, expressive arts facilitator, and somatic healer.
Red Flags for the Color Blind
Choreographer: Caiden Fioravanti
Dancers: Caiden Fioravanti and Brandon Johnson
Music and Spoken Word: Red Flags for the Color Blind by Kayla Fioravanti
Red Flags for the Color Blind is a contemporary dance performed to the spoken word journey of healing of a woman who ignored the frantically fluttering red flags of narcissism.
Bridges
Choreographer: Andrea Roberts
Dancers: BlueMoves Company Members- See credits at the end of film
“Bridges” is inspired by Anthony Billups Mural that is located in the Capitol View Neighborhood in Nashville, TN. The Mural was inspired by Tennessee’s final vote giving woman the right to vote! “Bridges” echoes and honors our fore Mothers who fought of our rights. Teaching us how we must follow in their foot steps for tomorrow’s Human Rights Battles.
Music: “Bridges” by Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips
Meditation Station
Choreographer: Megan Pennington
Dancers: Amy Bell, Holly Cannon-Hesse, Jessica Gaby
A mental vacation from Scars’ heavier themes, Meditation Station invites you to pause, breathe, and simply exist in the present before our journey continues.
Music: “Body’s Healing Frequency” and “432 Hz Restorative Calm” both by Spiritual Frequencies, Shiroishi, Science Based Hz Music, “Meditative Melodies-Percussive Version” by Spiritual Frequencies, and “Interlude” by Janko Nilovic, The Soul Surfers
Lizzie Durr
Choreography: Shabaz Ujima with Dancers
Dancers: Shabaz Ujima, Rodney Woods, Brandon “Sunni” Corlew, Munk Foo
This work is about how men discover their uniqueness and despite what others think they push forward with the support of brotherhood.
Music: “Plastic” “Anthem” “Call to Action” by Moses Sumney/ Michael Abels/Moses Sumney
The Riddle
Choreographers: Amy Bell, Brandon Johnson, Autumn Wegner
Dancers: Amy Bell, Brandon Johnson, Autumn Wegner
Navigating life as a creative can be conflicting, confusing, and confounding.
Music: Belong by BIGYUKI
Banyan
Creator: Amanda Cantrell Roche
Created while in residence at The Hermitage Artist Retreat on Manasota, Key, Florida. The two Banyan trees on campus featured in this film are badly damaged from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Their survival is questionable.
Cobalt Chromium
Choreographer: Holly Cannon-Hesse
Dancers: Autumn Wegner, Andrea Phillips-Roberts, Kayla Johnson, Jaimie Flores, Amy Bell, Jessica Gaby, Holly Cannon-Hesse, Megan Pennington
Life is full of interruptions. One day you are strong and healthy the next you are filled with cobalt chromium and titanium. One day fear and questioning creep into every aspect of your being. The next you find yourself filled with hope as you heal. It is impossible to heal without hope and dreams for your future. It is impossible to heal without support from others. I was lucky; I had them both. I now look forward to continuing my dancing journey with my new hips.
Music: Cosmo Sheldrake “ Sunset”, Chino Yoshio “193193”, DjRum “Projection “, DjRum “Forgetting Coda”, Nala Sinephro “ Ada”, Modeselektor “ Tacken” Above
A Poem of Healing
Poet/ Reader: Janey Violet
My piece will reflect the healing power of community and love in little ways. I am excited to use my poetry to tell a story that goes hand in hand with the work of the dancers! I want to bring light and hope to the space and weave my stories in with those we all share!
It Takes a Village
This is a collaborative effort created by all of the participants in the production. Collaboration in the studio leads to beautiful chaos. We invited all of our guest artists to experience celebratory movement. Megan Pennington came up with the concept as Holly Cannon-Hesse facilitated the beautiful, joyful chaos.
Dancers: All Dancers
Music: “Sky Blue” by Subsuming Yakota
Behind the Scenes Crew
Lighting Design: Tyler Rose
Audio Engineer/Projections: Alex Grimm
Stage Manager: Valerie Hackworth
Wellness Fair Coordinator: LeeAnne Carmack
Videography: Top Hat Photography
Rehearsal Space: Global Education Center
Partnered with Abrasive Media
Social Media Manager: Megan Pennington
Guest Artist Liaison: Holly Cannon-Hesse and Andrea Roberts
Production Team: Valerie Hackworth, Megan Pennington, Jessica Gaby, Andrea Roberts, Holly Cannon-Hesse
THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
Derek, Janey, Corina, Jay, Frannie, Lee Anne
THANK YOU TO OUR SCARS DONORS
Grete Gryzwana, Amanda Roche, Christy Rose, Nancy Pennington, Ashlyn Hall, Nicole Drinkwater, Ashlyn Ciancialo, Pamela Roberts, Norma Phillips, Glen Roberts, Christine May, Vincent Grande, Taylor Grimm Wood, Judy Rose, Wendy Cooper Porcelli, Martin O’Connor, Marco/Sayyo Dela Cruz, Jacob Wood
THANK YOU TO OUR SUSTAINING DONORS
Julie Shavers, Dar Maleki, Hannah Loomis, Valerie Hackworth, Alexis Ramsey, Amanda Roche, Victoria Howard, Ann and Mick McGauran, Umit Gunebir, Sean Siple
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS