Motus Dance Theatre

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Past Shows

Each Other
Lost in the wilderness, blind and trapped, in darkness we cannot find each other...Created and performed for the Herron School of Art & Design's 2009 Fundraiser, Visionary, on June 6. Photos on Flickr coming soon!

Spark a Revolution
Motus performed two new works, as well as a collaboration with all the artists who participated in this IndyFringe Festival and Earth House fundraiser, on April 17, 2009.

60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Performance
Commemorative Performance at the IU Law Building on the IUPUI campus, December 6, 2008.

Wicked Dreams, Pleasant Nightmares
An abstract journey through the subconscious mind, leap from light to dark, fall into fear, initiate insecurity, creep through curiosity and dance the desires of the mind. Wicked Dreams Pleasant Nightmares uncovers the reverie and awakens the imagination.
Premiered in the 2008 IndyFringe Festival at the American Cabaret Theatre. See a slide-show of photos on Flickr!

Wine Wednesday Performance, 2008
Performed in June 2008 with live musical performance by Grampall Jookabox, and hosted by Joseph Lehner at his Wine Wednesday event.  View the performance on YouTube.

Rear View Mirror: Celebrating Five Years of Motus Dance Theatre
Motus Dance Theatre's performances of repertoire at the Wheeler Art Center in Fountain Square on March 28-30, 2008. See a slide-show of photos from the performance here!

Emerging Spaces: Creative Dances for Inspiring Spaces
Motus Dance Theatre's 2007 Fall Performance Series included Strange Fruit, a fundraiser for AYS Art Enrichment programs, at the Wheeler Art Center on October 27; Wine Wednesday performances, hosted by Joseph Lehner, on November 14; A First Friday performance collaboration with artist, Kyle Ragsdale, at the Harrison Center for the Arts on December 7: Read a 5 year old's Review of this performance! The Central Library's Grand Opening performance in the new Atrium on December 12; The Indianapolis Museum of Art's Winter Solstice performance on December 20.

Kin: A bizarre family portrait
Premiered in the 2007 IndyFringe Festival at the Auditorium of the Athenaeum.
Origrinal music produced by Stung Tongue Productions. 

Unwrapped
A holiday show, with guest director Michael Bachman, performed at Broad Ripple High School, November 8-9, 2006.

RED TAPE
Premiered in the 2006 IndyFringe Festival. Developed during the breaking.ground/ workshop, and performed at the Phoenix Theatre mainstage.

under.construction and breaking.ground/ June 2006
Featured many new dancers and choreographers in this collaborative workshop and performance.

Untitled performance, Urban Garden Performing Arts,
May 5, 2006 - Collaboration featured during the Harrison Center for the Arts First Friday open house.

Light on Wings, Urban Garden Performing Arts
March 3, 2006 , presented with the help of the Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission, at the Harrison Center for the Arts' First Friday studio night. Motus artists performed in this collaborative piece with the Urban Garden company, Elyce Elder, and the Thread Bare exhibit.

Mozart Festival, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra,
February 3 & 4, 2006 - Motus dancers performed the Minuet preceding the Symphony's Mozart Festival concert.