In mid-March with the start of the DMV’s stay-at-home orders, I began crafting the Quarantine Movement Chain Letters, a series of exquisite corpse-style, compilation dance films featuring over 60 artists throughout the DC arts community, designed to unite and encourage folks to find joy in their bodies amidst adversity.
Please feel free to check out DC Theatre Scene’s feature on the project here. Then continue scrolling down to see each piece so far.
Quarantine Movement Chain Letter #1 - i’m fine
Movers: Kelly King, Jared H. Graham, Maria Simpkins, Joshua Cole Lucas, Acacia Danielson, Kathleen Akerley, Irene Hamilton, Jon Jon Johnson, Ezra Tozian, Amy King, Morgan Flanagan, Paige Washington
Quarantine Movement Chain Letter #2 - wriggle
Movers: Julia Klavans, Jordan Clark Halsey, Shubhangi Kuchibhotla, Ashton Muñiz, Francesca Chilcote, Colin Connor, Paige Arredondo, Linda Bard, Lee Liebeskind, Julia Ruth Holland, Thomas Beheler, Molly Cohen, Katie DuBois Maguire, Annalisa Dias, Emily Brown, Maryam Najafzada
Quarantine Movement Chain Letter #3 - watch me dance
Movers: Mary May, Paola Vanessa Losada, Rachel Hynes, Scott Ward Abernethy, Rachael Montgomery, Mikayla Goetz, Nutsa Tediashvili, Darius Johnson, Jennifer Knight, Alex Mills, Rachel Small, Noa Gelb, Malena Pennycook, Janine Baumgardner, Ryan Sellers, Kathryn Elizabeth Kelly, Courtney McGowan
Quarantine Movement Chain Letter #4 - the bedroom bop
Movers: Joshua Cole Lucas, Paola Vanessa Losada, Malena Pennycook, Jonathan Del Palmer, Suzy Alden, Thomas Beheler, Mikayla Goetz, Erin Denman, Julia Ruth Holland, Emily Whitworth, Annalisa Dias, Kathleen Akerley, Paige Washington, Shubhangi Kuchibhotla
"The Bedroom Bop" is a track from "NAVID-19" a 19 song, 19 minute coronavirus mood ring by Navi. It's available as a Pay If You Want download here.