SHOW DETAILS
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
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.