AND NOW, HOLD ME (2022)

“And Now, Hold Me” offers up kaleidoscopic approaches to holding space via prismatic performance premiered at Dance Place in January 2022.

DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER - BRITTA JOY PETERSON
CO-PRODUCER - OLIVIA WEBER
PERFORMANCE, MOVEMENT COLLABORATION - SERGIO GUERRA ABRIL, DYLAN LAMBERT
LIGHTING DESIGN - EVAN ANDERSON
SCENIC DESIGN - ELSA RINDE
SOUND DESIGN - GAVIN PRICE
COSTUME DESIGN - STEPHANIE BAHNIUK

 

PRADA X MET GALA (2022)

A last dance to warm up before stepping into the 2022 #MetGala which celebrates American style and music. For the occasion, the cast of and inspirations behind @bazluhrmann’s “Elvis” (@austinbutler, @altonmason, @olivia_dejonge, @priscillapresley, #JerrySchilling, @spaceykacey, @kelvharrjr and @catherinemartindesigns) are all dressed in #Prada.
Follow the crew and their best moves through the night.

DIRECTOR - SAMBA FILMS
PRODUCER - OLIVIA WEBER
GAFFER - ATSUSHI TAKAOKA
COMPOSER - EMILIANO BASSI
TALENT - BAZ LUHRMANN, AUSTIN BUTLER, ALTON MASON, OLIVIA DE JONGE, PRISCILLA PRESLEY, JERRY SCHILLING, KACEY MUSGRAVES, KEVLIN HARRIS JR, CATHERINE MARTIN
LOCATION - THE CARLYLE HOTEL

 

A MODEL FOR STAYING WITH (2021)

"A Model for Staying With” is a multidisciplinary art project broaching the human-created climate crisis, forestry practices, ecological theory, and what’s at stake in metaphor.

DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER - BRITTA JOY PETERSON
CO-PRODUCER - OLIVIA WEBER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - ROBERT WOOFTER
COMPOSER - DEREK BLACKSTONE
SCENIC DESIGN - KIM LUSK
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGN - EVAN ANDERSON
VIDEOGRAPHY - AARON TUCKER
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, DOCUMENTATION - LAUREN JESSICA BROWN
FEATURING - MALIK BURNETT, ANNIE PETERSON, VYETTE TIYA, ZOE WAMPLER

 

ALREADY THERE (2021)

already there gathers together a gallery of vivid vitalities in the REACH’s Studio K. Timed entry reservations invite small groups to follow swells of music, light, and dance through this immersive installation.

DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHY, CONCEPT - BRITTA JOY PETERSON
CO-PRODUCER - OLIVIA WEBER
COMPOSER - SEAN DOYLE
SCENIC DESIGN - SARA BROWN
LIGHTING DESIGN - EVAN ANDERSON
SOUND DESIGN - BAILEY TRIERWEILER, UPTOWN WORKS
ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGN - DANIELA HART, NOEL NICHOLS
PROJECTION DESIGN - ELIZABETH MAK
ASSOCIATE PROJECTION DESIGN - KATERINA VITALY
EDITING - ELIZABETH MAK, BRITTA JOY PETERSON
COSTUME DESIGN - BRITTA JOY PETERSON, OLIVIA WEBER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - AARON TUCKER
VIDEOGRAPHY - AARON TUCKER, JORDAN BETINE
GRAPHIC DESIGN - KATIE WILLIAMS
DOCUMENTATION - LAUREN JESSICA BROWN, AMANDA BLYTHE
PERFORMANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHIC COLLABORATION - AMANDA BLYTHE, CAROLYN HOEHNER, WILLIAM KEISER, DYLAN LAMBERT, SYDNEY LEMELIN, CANDACE SCARBOROUGH, VYETTE TIYA, ZOE WAMPLER
RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION - AMBER LUCIA CHABUS
PIANO, GUITAR, BASS, PERCUSSION - SEAN DOYLE
CELLO - IVA CASIAN-LAKOS
VIOLIN - JESSICA BAUER
ADDITIONAL MUSIC RECORDING AND MASTERING - BRYAN CAMPBELL

 

DANCESPACE

Dancespace is a digital platform connecting dance professionals with workspace.

FOUNDER - OLIVIA WEBER
DESIGN - KATIE WILLIAMS
WEB DEVELOPMENT - SYDNEY LEMELIN
CONTENT - MARITA ANASTASI
COMMUNITY OUTREACH - HANNAH GMACH

 

EXTERNAL ORGAN (IN PROCESS)

External Organ is a cumulative creative research project yielding methods, workshops and performances grappling with organs, organisms, and organization through the lenses of climate change, ecology, and relationships. Evening length work premiering at Dance Place in Fall 2022.

DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER - BRITTA JOY PETERSON
CO-PRODUCER - OLIVIA WEBER
PERFORMANCE AND MOVEMENT COLLABORATION - EMILY AMES, AMANDA BLYTHE, MALIK BURNETT, CAROLYN HOEHNER, DYLAN LAMBERT, GABRIEL MATA, ANNIE PETERSON, VYETTE TIYA, ZOE WAMPLER

 

EXQUISITE FRAME (2020, 2021)

Exquisite Frame is a forum for experimentation, exposure, and exchange. The first 3-part series of invited co-curations with DMV-based artists, short new works premiered virtually during Dance Place’s 2020-2021 season.

PRODUCER - BRITTA JOY PETERSON
CO-PRODUCER - OLIVIA WEBER
IN COLLABORATION WITH - DANCE PLACE
CO-FACILITATION - CANDACE SCARBOROUGH, KATHERINE ZOUKERI, REBECCA A. FERRELL
FEATURING NEW WORK BY JENNA BEARDSLEY, HAUS OF BAMBI, AMANDA HAMELINE DANCE, SYDNEY LEMELIN, ZOE WAMPLER, GREG DAVID, JONATHAN HSU AND TORI YOUN, STEPHEN LYONS II, SARAH BETH OPPENHEIM, EMILY AMES, ANNIE CHOUDHURY, LAUREN DEVERA, CAROLYN HOEHNER, WILLIAM MILLER JR.