At Large

At Large: a governing body that represents a whole population rather than a subset.

For the July performance at the Athenaeum, Jane Franklin Dance goes beyond the parameters of a single theme to reveal multiple viewpoints and to celebrate the communal whole of a fleeting moment in time.

• Rob Priore’s Esta Vida explores themes of commitment and expression.  Surprising movement weaves a story of partnership in juxtaposition to isolation.  The work was selected for Richmond Dance Festival 2022 and was seen at Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival 2022.

• “In Curators’ Selects, three representatives of the Athenaeum Gallery selected five artists they had not been familiar with prior to visiting Artomatic. (Artomatic is a regional art exhibition open to everyone. It is an un-curated community-building experience. Many established artists participate as do many emerging artists. 2024’s Artomatic, held this Spring in Washington, DC featured over 800 artists.) This exhibition will feature the work of these artists and explain the perspectives of each of the curators and why they felt the works merited wider recognition.” The Athenaeum
  Jane Franklin Dance activates the exhibit and responds to visual art by Jenny Ganzler, choreography by Kelsey Rohr; Louis Del Valle, choreography by Kevin White; Rita Elsner, choreography by Jane Franklin and Christiane Tribastone, choreography by Ryan Carlough

•  Forty+ Project, an ongoing program of Jane Franklin Dance, celebrates the collective creativity of people past the age of 40.  A choreographer and community members come together to explore creative ideas. For this performance we are happy to present hip-hop inspired stylings choreographed by Certified Life Coach, Wellness Educator, Dancer, Choreographer, Host of @thriveandthread Podcast and Founder of @thelionsdendmv, Lauren DeVera. 

• Element, by Christopher Saunders, performed by three male dancers explores shades of masculinity and gender expectation.

• Michala Conroy’s HumANIMAListic was recently selected for Aurora Dance Festival and presented June 14 at the Capital One Hall at Tysons VA.  HumANIMAListic delves into the duality of human nature. The dance looks at the isolation that technology may bring to everyday life and in contrast, makes connections to innate animalistic tendencies, physical and instinctive.

• New York City based choreographer Robert Rubama’s premier work is a duet within a symmetrical form created for dancers Michala Conroy and Amy Scaringe.