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AN IMMERSIVE ODYSSEY
ANA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WAYWARD MUSIC SERIES PRESENT
FEBRUARY 8TH AND 9TH
GOOD SHEPHERD CENTER
DIRECTORS & CHOREOGRAPHERS: ANA COLLABORATIONS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: JOHN ROBINSON
COMPOSER: MACIEJ LEWANDOWSKI
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: ELLIE VAN BEVER
PLAYWRIGHT: ALINA RIOS
LIGHTING DESIGN: BLAKE HORN
COSTUME DESIGNERS: ATELIER ABENE
LIGHTING DIRECTOR AND STAGE MANAGER: NICOLE LOEFFLER-GLADSTONE
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CREATIVE TEAM
ANA
MACIEJ LEWANDOWSKI
AUDREY RACHELLE N ALEX OLIVA HAVE CHOREOGRAPHED, DIRECTED, AND PRODUCED MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKS BOTH ON AND OFF SCREEN SINCE 2015. IN THOSE SEVEN YEARS THEY HAVE COLLABORATED WITH OVER 30 DIFFERENT ARTISTS INCLUDING DANCERS, FILMMAKERS, MUSICIANS, COMPOSERS, VISUAL ARTISTS, WRITERS, ACTORS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND SET DESIGNERS. THEIR PROJECTS RANGE FROM INTIMATE LIVE DANCE TO CINEMA TO IMMERSIVE THEATER TO MUSIC VIDEOS AND ROCK VENUES.
ANA HAS BEEN FEATURED ON MOTV ALONGSIDE GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING SAXOPHONIST, JOHNNY BUTLER, AND IN MUSIC VIDEOS BY EMERGING SINGERS RAYCEE JONES AND AXEL BARRAGAN.
THEIR FIRST SHORT FILM, SEASONED (2017), WAS FEATURED IN FILM FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS INCLUDING THE STANDARDVISION SHOWCASE AWARD WHICH GAVE SEASONED A MONTH-LONG RUN IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES.
ANA HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED AND PRESENTED BY FOUNDATIONS, FESTIVALS, GALLERIES, AND THEATERS NATIONWIDE INCLUDING GIBNEY DANCE, PHOENIX ART MUSEUM, SAN FRANCISCO DANCE FILM FESTIVAL, BROOKLYN BOWL, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NYU JERRY H. LABOWITZ THEATRE, CATHERINE CLARK GALLERY, NARS FOUNDATION, MERCURY LOUNGE, WILD PROJECT, THE TANK, DIXON PLACE, THE CREATORS COLLECTIVE, AMONG OTHERS.
ELLIE VAN BEVER
ELLIE VAN BEVER IS ORIGINALLY FROM PORTLAND, OR AND GRADUATED FROM AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WITH A B.S. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. AFTER GRADUATION SHE JOINED CHRISTOPHER K. MORGAN & ARTISTS IN WASHINGTON D.C. WHILE DANCING WITH CKM&A SHE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PERFORMING AT THE KENNEDY CENTER, THE AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE, AND IN THE VELOCITY DANCE FESTIVAL. IN NEW YORK SHE HAS WORKED WITH JILLIAN PEÑA, ANA COLLABORATIONS, THE EQUUS PROJECT, AMIROV DANCE THEATER, THEA LITTLE, UNDERTOW DANCE, AMONG OTHERS. IN 2018 SHE JOINED KATIE SCHERMAN + ARTISTS FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF “TO HAVE IT ALL” AT BODYVOX DANCE CENTER, WHERE HER PERFORMANCE WAS NOTED AS “STRONG AND MYSTERIOUS” (OREGON ARTSWATCH). SINCE MOVING TO SEATTLE, SHE HAS WORKED WITH BETH TWIGS OF THE GRAY AND JOINED KARIN STEVENS DANCE AS A COMPANY MEMBER IN 2023. AS AN ARTIST AND PRODUCER, ELLIE IS ATTRACTED TO WORK THAT DISTORTS THE TRADITIONAL PERFORMER TO AUDIENCE RELATIONSHIP; WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH SITE-SPECIFIC WORK, IMMERSIVE DANCE-THEATER, OR AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT.
CALLED AN " ELECTRONICS SPECIALIST" (SETH COLTER WALLS, THE NEW YORK TIMES), MACIEJ LEWANDOWSKI IS A PERFORMER, COMPOSER, AND SOUND DESIGNER WHOSE WORK FOCUSES ON THE CAPACITY FOR SOUND (AND OTHER MEDIA) TO AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT/SPACE IT IS BEING PRODUCED IN. RECENTLY HE HAS WORKED WITH ANA COLLABORATIONS, THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE, YARN/WIRE, WET INK, REBEKAH HELLER, ASH FURE, JORDAN MORLEY, QUINCE, ÅSHILD KANSTAD JOHNSEN AND XUAN. HIS WORK IN MULTI-MEDIA HAS LED HIM TO COLLABORATE ON PRODUCTIONS AT TIMESPANS FESTIVAL, RAINY DAYS, WIEN MODERN, ULTIMA OSLO, THE MOMENTARY, AND UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL. HE CURRENTLY LIVES IN BROOKLYN, NY WITH HIS PARTNER AND A CAT NAMED PEBBLES.
BLAKE HORN
BLAKE HORN IS A SEATTLE BASED CINEMATOGRAPHER THAT HAS TRAVELED THE GLOBE LENSING BOTH DOCUMENTARY AND FICTIONAL NARRATIVE FILMS. HIS FOCUS ON CREATIVE PROJECTS ALLOWED HIM TO FILM MULTIPLE SHORT FILMS, DANCE FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES, AND MUSIC VIDEOS. CREDITS INCLUDE SHOOTING FOR VICE, BBC, SPECIAL OLYMPICS, NFL, NHL, NBC, REFINERY29 AND 23ANDME. IN 2020 HE WRAPPED THE CHOOSE-YOUR-OWN-ADVENTURE 6-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOW THE WORLD YOUR WAY, AND HAS TWO FEATURE FILMS, BETTER HALF AND MIND BODY SPIRIT, RELEASING IN 2024.
ATELIER ABENE
ATELIER ABENE, CONSISTING OF JULI AND ALEX ABENE, ARE NEW YORK BASED COSTUME DESIGNERS AND STYLISTS.THEY SPECIALIZE IN COSTUMES FOR THEATER AND LIVE MUSIC & EVENTS BUT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FILM, PHOTOSHOOTS, BURLESQUE, OR WHATEVER IDEA YOU MAY HAVE THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO LIFE. CLIENTS INCLUDE JON BATISTE, DISNEY STYLE, PUNCHDRUNK INTERNATIONAL, AMC+, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, AND MORE.
ALINA RIOS
ALINA RIOS IS FOUNDING EDITOR OF BRACKEN MAGAZINE AND A PUBLISHED POET AND FICTION WRITER. SHE NOW WRITES FOR STAGE AND FILM WITH HER PLAYS BEING PRODUCED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC BY SLACKLINE PRODUCTIONS, NYLON FUSION, KIBO PRODUCTIONS, AND OTHERS. HER SHORT FILM PRESSED/BLUEBELLS PREMIERED IN CANNES IN 2022 AND ANOTHER SHORT FILM SOOT DARLINGS IS CURRENTLY IN CONSIDERATION WITH FILM FESTIVALS. SHE’S A DRAMATIST GUILD FOUNDATION NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FINALIST (2023-2024) AND A QUARTERFINALIST IN THE SCREENCRAFT STAGE PLAY COMPETITION 2023. SHE’S BEEN MENTORED BY KEVIN DYER (WINNER OF BEST PLAY, WRITERS’ GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN) AND STELLA DUFFY. IN 2023, AFTER TRAINING WITH FRANTIC ASSEMBLY IN LONDON, SHE STARTED HER OWN PHYSICAL THEATRE COMPANY VERBOOOM. SHE HAS ENJOYED LENDING HER STORY-THIRST AND EAR FOR NATURAL DIALOGUE TO THE WORLD OF DRAGONSLAYER. FIND OUT MORE AT ALINARIOS.COM.
IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT BY
JOHN ROBINSON
GREG AND BETSY HATTON
PETER AND ANN VAN BEVER
EDER OLIVA
DIRK JENKINS
CHRIS FROST
LIT IMMERSIVE
JAMES STANLEY
JAMES JONES
BODY-SPACE-TIME RESIDENCY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON’S DEPARTMENT OF DANCE
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