| an excerpt from 'Coiled at the Base of Our Spines" Volta Dance Theater, premiers 'Coiled at the Base of Our Spines', the new work by choreographer/director Maryn Mills. 'Coiled' features 14 dancers from Atlanta, Athens, and Charleston, chosen by Maryn for their unique personalities and roles they have played in her dance career. The 40-minute work utilizes four, 4'x8' platforms and original, colorful, hand-made costumes, designed by Maryn and crafted by her mother. The movement, developed over the past 8 years, explores concepts of repetition, musical influence and emotional derivation. "I have chosen to work with repetition in movement the way a songwriter might use repetition in musical phrasing and song structure. Pop music reminds its listeners through repetition of choruses. I want to prompt my dance audience through repetition of movement," says Maryn. Maryn is inspired by an eclectic list of musical selections to accompany the movement. Songs from The Beach Boys, Radiohead, Dave Brubeck, Laurie Anderson, CSS, Brian Eno, Spoon, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs fill the performance. Also eclectic, the first half of the evening features companies Maryn has worked with or been a part of in the past, including Charleston Dance Project, Dancefx, Good Moves, Lisa Yaconelli, Notchyomamas Modern Project, PickleShoes, Project 7, and SIDEWAYS Contemporary Dance Company. Volta Dance Theater presents excerpts of 'Coiled' at the 2nd annual Le Flash Festival in Atlanta's Castleberry Hill ... |
