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SOMEWHERE TO LAND:
Dances for Sea and Low Sky

From the Director:

BANDALOOP welcomes you to a shifting shore. You are our cherished guests here, thank you for joining us! Special thanks to Tara Pilbrow and the West End Arts District for making this dream a reality. 

Somewhere to Land is unfolding in a dynamic disorienting global climate, as we all grapple with the grief and opportunity of accelerating change locally, nationally and globally. BANDALOOP’s dances live in this dynamism, creating art in liminal public spaces with weather, landscape and embodied dreaming that expands what is possible. Somewhere to Land is deeply inspired by City of Alameda’s vision of De-pave Park — a post military softening of the landscape here on the shore. Our dance artists have been creating with this idea of de-paving ourselves, softening our rib-cages, creating space for more subtle tidal flows of our bodies. We hope you enjoy this offering. 

In Movement, 

Melecio Estrella

Melecio Estrella's Head Shot

This work is dedicated to migrating children past, present and future.

Conceived and Directed by 

Melecio Estrella and Damara Ganley

Music Composition and Performance

Destani Wolf and Ben Juodvalkis

Book and Lyrics 

Melecio Estrella
Damara Ganley
Ben Juodvalkis
Destani Wolf
Wailana Simcock

Movement Creation and Performance

Jose Abad
Damara Ganley
Rose Huey
Sarah Keeney
Wailana Simcock
Jessica Swanson

Rigging 

Derrick Lindsay
Michael Rogers
Max Buschini

Costume Design

Sara Helen Estrella

Set Design

Christian Haas and Jessica Swanson

Lighting Design

Jim French and Thomas Bowersox

Technical Direction

Michael Rogers

Stage Management and Rehearsal Stewarding

Skip Kirk

Creative Producer 

Thomas Cavanagh

**Special thanks to BANDALOOP core company members Becca Dean and Samuel Melecio-Zambrano, and associate artist Olivia Sander for their movement contributions.

BANDALOOP celebrates the human spirit, nature, and communities through dance that uses climbing technology to expand and challenge what is possible.