STAGE WORKS
CAKE
CAKE is the embodied extolling of cake’s perennial greatness. The dance fluctuates between historical, pop, and personal references to prove that Marie Antoinette’s incorrectly attributed statement was the right idea- cake is the best and you should eat it.
Choreography & Performance: Michelle Lukach & Nathan Forster
Sound Design: Nathan Forster
Sound: Gordon Ramsay, Birthday Cake, Rihanna; Requiem in D-Minor 'Lacrimosa,' Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; The Great British Baking Show, Tom Howe
Text: Nathan Forster & Michelle Lukach
Posts From Nowhere
Stemming from an initial recounting between two artists' adventures from coast to coast, Posts from Nowhere is a performance about wanderlust, home, and self; riffing on Jason McCue's intimate discography that resonates with themes of memory, nostalgia, and belonging.
Choreography & Performance: Nathan Forster
Music: Screen Turn On, Jason McCue
Finding
How do we find something within ourselves? Take a journey where alongside the dancer we'll shift from introspection, to extrospection, to retrospection, and, finally, something new that feels right.
Choreography & Performance: Nathan Forster
Music: Melody no. 17 "Sleepless Night" by George Gershwin, performed by Michael Tilson Thomas
Photo: Halted Moments by Mia
GESTALT: A Night of Pieces
An evening-length performance, GESTALT, featured old and new choreography by RFDT Artistic Director Nathan Forster, Marissa Aucoin/Format Dance of New Jersey, and Michael D. Lee of California. The evening was a combination of past RFDT solo repertory, a world premiere solo by Forster, a commissioned world premiere duet by Aucoin, and a commissioned East Coast premiere by Michael D. Lee.
*GESTALT was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo: Gary Motyczka
Cat of Nietzsche
Cat meets existential crisis meets Nietsche meets absurdist dance theatre meets a donut metaphor. What could go wrong?
Choreography & Performance: Nathan Forster
Text: Nathan Forster
Moving Forward
A dancer with a piece of fabric, embodying the process of moving forward. As they dance, the fabric unravels, and we are left with roadmap of everywhere we've been to get to now.
*Presented as part of a guest artist performance at Middlesex College
Choreography: Nathan Forster
Performance: Tabitha Edwards
Music: Premiere Gymnopedie by Erik Satie, performed by Alexandre Tharaud
Lighting Design: Roman Klima
Photo: Rich Kowalski
Development
Described as enigmatic, hypnotizing, and playing upon the subtle boundary of the individual in space and the individual in performance; "Development" is a vigorous exploration of process and presentation in a satisfying, bite-sized nugget of modern dance.
Choreography and Performance: Nathan Forster
Music: Come Out by Steve Reich, edited by Nathan Forster
Leopold's Draba
Based on the ideas posited in the Essays of 20th Century Forester/Conservationist Aldo Leopold in his book Sand County Almanac, "Leopold's Draba" is an exploration of the concept of wilderness that juxtaposes our developed lives.
Choreography: Nathan Forster in Collaboration with Dancer
Dancers: Elanna Etemad, Nathan Forster
Costumes: Nathan Forster
Lighting Design : Lauren Parish
Photo: Halted Moments by Mia
