LITTLE SEISMIC DANCE COMPANY PROJECTS
DIVINING (2019)
Choreographed by Katie Faulkner in collaboration with the dancers
Performed by Alex Carrington, Chinchin Hsu, Tara McArthur, Suzette Sagisi
Original Score by Ben Juodvalkis
Lighting Design by Allen Willner
Costume Design by Ciriaco Sayoc
Presented by ODC Theater | San Francisco
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TOE THE LINE (2017)
Choreographed by Katie Faulkner
Performed by Alex Carrington, Crystal Chan, Emily Daly, Chinchin Hsu, Suzette Sagisi, Stacey Yuen, Aline Wachsmuth
Music by Ben Juodvalkis
Premiered October 2017 in Stevenson Alley (San Francisco) as a commission by San Francisco Trolley Dances
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DON'T WORRY BABY (2016)
Choreographed by Katie Faulkner
Performed by Janet Collard, Peiling Kao, Daiane Lopes da Silva, Tara McArthur, Suzette Sagisi
Music and Sound Design by Ryan Huber
Lighting Design by Jack Carpenter
Premiered May 2016 at CounterPulse (San Francisco) as part of the little seismic dance company 10th Anniversary Home Season. Made possible by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, the Zellerbach Family Foundation and numerous individual donors.
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DEEP FIELD (2016)
Choreographed and Performed by Katie Faulkner
Music and Sound Design by Michael Trigilio
Video Design by Heather Stockton
Costume Design by Keriann Egeland
Lighting Design by Jack Carpenter
Premiered May 2016 at CounterPulse (San Francisco) as part of the little seismic dance company 10th Anniversary Home Season. Made possible by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, the Zellerbach Family Foundation and numerous individual donors.
Nominated for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award in the Category of Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
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COAT OF ARMS (2014)
Choreography by Katie Faulkner
Performed by Chad Dawson + Katie Faulkner
Music by Quarteto Mayari
Created during a 2014 Rauschenberg Residency
Premiered August 2014 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, CA, as part of the BAN7 (Bay Area Now) Performance Festival
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WE DON'T BELONG HERE (2011)
Choreography by Katie Faulkner (with contributions from the dancers)
Music + Video Design by Michael Trigilio
Performed by Caroline Alexander, Vivian Aragon, Celine Parker, Jennifer Bishop, Jesse Chin, Alex Crow, Lauren Crow, Juan De La Rosa, Christy Funsch, Gretchen Garnett, Rebecca Gilbert, Julia Hollas, Ashley Johnson, Jennifer Perfillio, Maggie Stack, Jessica Stephenson, Emmaly Wiederholdt, Eva Wilder, Michelle Wong, Lisa Woo
Lighting Design by Allen Willner
Costume Design by Keriann Egeland
Performed on site in Union Square + Yerba Buena Lane, Downtown San Francisco
Commissioned and supported by Dancers’ Group for its ONSITE series, The Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Bernard Osher Foundation, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, James Irvine Foundation, Joyce Theater A.W.A.R.D. Show!/ San Francisco, San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco Arts Commission, Walter and Elise Haas Fund, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, and numerous Kickstarter donors.
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SAWTOOTH (2011)
Choreography by Katie Faulkner
Performed by Peiling Kao + Mo Miner
Composed by Eli Nelson
Lighting + Scenic Design by Matthew Antaky
Costume Design by Keriann Egeland
Commissioned and supported by the ODC Artist-in-Residence Program and the Joyce Theater A.W.A.R.D. Show!/ San Francisco Grant
Premiered at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA, as part of the SCUBA National Touring Network
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UNTIL WE KNOW FOR SURE (2009)
Choreography by Katie Faulkner
Performed by Katie Faulkner + Private Freeman
Music by Maria Silva, Alfredo Duarte + samples from Balmorhea + Django Reinhardt
Sound Design by Katie Faulkner
Commissioned by the ODC Artist-in-Residence Program
Premiered at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA, as part of SCUBA Two National Touring Network
Supported by the Zellerbach Family Foundation and individual donors
Winner of Joyce Theater A.W.A.R.D. Show!/San Francisco Competition; 2011 Isadora Duncan Dance Award Winner of Best Performance by an Ensemble
Photo by Andrea Basile
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SMOKE (2009)
Commissioned by the ODC Artist-in-Residence Program
Choreography by Katie Faulkner with dancers
Performed by Janet Das, Rebecca Gilbert, Mo Miner, Nadia Oka
Music by Notwist, Kaada, Dot Tape Dot, Ekumen, Miguel Frasconi
Live Musical Saw by Sara Gambina-Belknap
Video Photography by RJ Muna
Lighting Design by Allen Willner
Set Construction by Dave Pangaro
Premiered as part of SCUBA Two National Touring Network @ ODC Theater. Supported by the Zellerbach Family Foundation and individual donors
Photo by Andrea Basile
THE ROAD AHEAD (2008)
Commissioned by ODC Theater/Litquake for Festival #3 Off Book: Stories that Move “Page to Stage”
Choreography: Katie Faulkner
Performers: Janet Das, Private Freeman, Rebecca Gilbert, Mo Miner
Author/Narrator: Tess Uriza Holthe
Music: RF + Murcof
Premiered at Project Theatre Artaud, San Francisco, CA
Photo by Andrea Basile
LOOM (2008)
Choreography + Direction by Katie Faulkner
Cinematography by Benjamin Goldman
Editing by Katie Faulkner
Featuring: Katie Faulkner + PrivateFreeman
Music Excerpted From: Dave Tipper, Katie Faulkner, Brian Eno + Daniel Lanois, The Beach Boys
Premiered at CounterPulse, San Francisco, CA
Supported by the Zellerbach Family Foundation and Theater Bay Area CA$H and individual donors
Winner of 2009 Special Isadora Duncan Dance Award
Photo by Benjamin Goldman
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THE DRY LINE (2008)
Choreography byKatie Faulkner
Performed by Stephanie Miller, Janet Das, Marlena Penney-Oden
Animation/Video Design by Benjamin Goldman
Additional Photography by JC Earle
Sound Design by Jacques Poulin-Denis
Costumes by Emilica Beahm
Premiered at CounterPulse, San Francisco, CA
Supported by the Zellerbach Family Foundation and Theater Bay Area CA$H and individual donors
Nominated for 2009 Isadora Duncan Dance Award in the Category of Visual Design
Photo by Tue Nam Ton
SHADOW OF MATTER (2006)
Choreography by Katie Faulkner
Performed by Margaret Cromwell, Janet Das, Rebecca Gilbert, Sonsheree Giles, Renee Waters
Music by Jacques Poulin-Denis
Premiered @ CounterPulse, San Francisco, CA
Supported by the Zellerbach Family Foundation and Theater Bay Area CA$H and individual donors
Photo by Rob Kunkle
HIGH TIDE (2006)
A Dance Film
Choreography + Direction by Katie Faulkner
Featuring: Janet Das, Katie Faulkner, Rebecca Gilbert, Stephanie Miller
Cinematography by JC Earle
Editing by Katie Faulkner
Music by Lhasa de Sela
Premiered at CounterPulse, San Francisco, CA
Supported by the Zellerbach Family Foundation and Theater Bay Area CA$H and individual donors
Video Stills by JC Earle
STILL (2006)
Choreography by Katie Faulkner
Performed by Janet Das/ Katie Faulkner
Sound Design by Jacques Poulin-Denis
Music by SlowBlow
Premiered at CounterPulse, San Francisco, CA
Supported by the Zellerbach Family Foundation and Theater Bay Area CA$H and individual donors
Photo by Adam Shemper