Soft Block is a 13 minute dance for 6 movers, based on the tactics of non-violent direct actions, particularly the creation of "soft blockades" through different linkages of hands. By bringing choreographies of protest into the studio we're hoping to learn more about how we can show up for each other on the streets. Can we discover new methods in the studio that can become tools for future social movements?
Choreography by Moriah Ella Mason
Music by Miles Wilder
Performances by Sarah Bauer, Diana Clarke, Sarah Friedlander, José Pérez IV, Darcy Shaffner, and Mandy Hackman
Presented at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh PA as part of newMoves9 Festival in May 2018.
I am continuing to develop Soft Block into a longer and more nuanced work. If you are a dancer, martial artist, an activist engaged in non-violent direct action, or a movement theory scholar and you are interested in collaborating on this work please reach out.
Choreography by Moriah Ella Mason
Music by Miles Wilder
Performances by Sarah Bauer, Diana Clarke, Sarah Friedlander, José Pérez IV, Darcy Shaffner, and Mandy Hackman
Presented at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh PA as part of newMoves9 Festival in May 2018.
I am continuing to develop Soft Block into a longer and more nuanced work. If you are a dancer, martial artist, an activist engaged in non-violent direct action, or a movement theory scholar and you are interested in collaborating on this work please reach out.