Choreography Reel
“To All Our Ends” & “Allhimod”
“To All Our Ends” is an all-female contemporary work exploring how women balance nature and instinct with expectations of self and community. As a woman, a Caribbean immigrant, and a classically trained dancer, Yusha-Marie Sorzano sought answers to this personal question after a major injury threatened her identity as a performing artist. The result is a work that echoes the folkloric dances, the isolation of the hips, the rhythms of her native Trinidad, while at the same time drawing upon the vocabulary of classical concert dance.
“Allhimod” is a large group work commissioned by New Century Dance Project. The work was inspired by the song “Allah Elohim” by composers Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express. The concepts of “Allah” — “God” in Arabic — and “Elohim” — “the living god” in Hebrew — inspired Yusha to create a work that honors the idea that god may live in all on earth and beyond. The work celebrates the human spirit and its will to survive and thrive under challenging conditions through the practice of compassion, humility, and grace.
“War Song”
“War Song” was inspired by Radiohead’s 2009 “Harry Patch (In Memory Of),” a tribute to the oldest survivor of World War I in the UK at the time. Lead singer Thom Yorke says, “It would be very easy for our generation to forget the true horrors of war, without the likes of Harry to remind us. I hope we do not forget.”