Dee(a)r Spine

choreographed by Sam Mitchell

music director Tommy Babin 

costume designer  Janet O'Neill

scenic designer     Raphael Zhao

lighting designer   Bo Tindell

projection design Bo Tindell

 

See video under: Look Book in the Media Gallery 

Dance Studio 3, U.C. San Diego, San Diego CA

February 2014

 

Photo Credit: Will Given 

 

UCSD 2nd Year Design Project 

Dee(a)r Spine is Sam’s very personal exploration and re-interpretation of the Yaqui Deer Dance. Sam has felt a great need to explore and connect with the culture of his parents and this particular piece is a moved and moving meditation on genealogy and connection to the land.