Untitled 1 A/P (2025)

Untitled 1 (A/P)

A creation by Stephanie García 

commissioned by Contemporary Dance Ensemble (CDE) at the School of Dance at Utah Valley University

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Ohhhh, the sweet dream (Thanks Armstrong!): 
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind..." 

And yet, we kill each other, we judge others' lives, we are greedy, and we destroy our planet. I am not sure where humanity is walking to. I just create pieces that help me put out there what has become more challenging to digest in the loneliness of this massive dehumanizing humanity. 

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Co-creators and Performance

Leah Ahlander, McKayla Browning, Kaarina Garlick, Lilly Harmer, Abigail Jenson, Zachary Marshall, Grace Messenger, Antonella Miles, Heather Morley, McKenzie Olson, Manny Santos, Ashley Wilcox 

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Music

Silvana Estrada, Mary Lattimore, I Hate Myself Because, Kae Tempest,

Maarja Nuut & Ruum, Red Axes & Abrāo, and Philip Glass & Sergio Sorrentino 

Sound Design

Stephanie G. 

Videography

Leah Ahlander & Manny Santos. 

Video Editing

Stephanie G. 

Costumes

Stephanie García with UVU Costume Shop 

Lighting Design

Stephanie García with Peter Leonard 

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I am deeply thankful to Melissa Younker for her generous invitation to work with CDE's amazing dancers, eternally grateful to the twelve of them who dived beside me into an unknown route for the creation of this crazy work, and to Carla and Ness from the UVU Costume Shop for their invaluable support to make this happen.