Dance Mosaic 2024 | Ballet Embody

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Ballet Embody invites you to immerse yourself in the enchanting world of dance at "Dance Mosaic: A Showcase of Local Dance." This captivating performance, held at the vibrant Synergy Space, promises an evening filled with grace, passion, and artistic brilliance.

Performance Details:

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Synergy Space, Westminster, MD

5:00pm & 7:00pm, select your ticket for the appropriate performance time

Dance Mosaic 2024 Playbill

NOTES ON BALLET EMBODY’S INAUGURAL DANCE MOSAIC

This season, we are incredibly grateful to be carrying out key elements of our mission:

EMBODYING a collaborative experience,

CULTIVATING a space that elevates dancers and their craft, and

INSPIRING audiences to further explore and experience the artform.

This intimate performance highlights guest dance artists, a fellow local dance company, and live music accompaniment. We invite you to sit back and enjoy!

Emily + Melissa

Co-founders, Management Team

Ballet Embody

The Raven

Choreography by Emily Runkle

Poem written by Edgar Allan Poe

Narration by Geoff Castellucci

MADISON BONVISSUTO RYAN MELISSA LINEBURG

This piece brings Edgar Allan Poe's poem to life by exploring truth, memory, and acceptance of the the fact that reality is unchangeable even when distorted by grief.

Cheering You On

(5pm performance only)

Choreography by Falkner Discher

Music: Cheering You On by for KING & COUNTRY

DIFFUSION DANCE COMPANY

The piece is an embodied narrative of community and mutual support.

Any Kind of Life

(7:00pm performance only)

Choreography by CJ Gordon

Music: Any Kind of Life by Lewis Capaldi

DIFFUSION DANCE COMPANY

Jesus knocking on the door of the lost and Broken.

Interpretations & Elucidations

Choreographed by the Ballet Embody Student Company, guided by Emily Runkle

Music: The Winter by Balmorhea

MADILYN CONROY JULIA LATKO ISABELLA NALEWAK

MARISSA POTOCKI AINSLEY ROCKWELL

ARIANNA SCHANBERGER LAUREN SCHREYER

This piece is a collaboratively choreographed piece, highlighting each dancer's interpretation of this otherwise ambiguous piece of instrumental music. This piece exemplifies how good teamwork magnifies the beauty of the individual.

Umph to It

Choreography by Ryan Bailey

Music: She Works Hard For The Money, Donna Summer

RYAN BAILEY

With steps inspired from the 1983 music video choreographed by Arlene Phillips, you can't help but umph to this feel good song after a long day's work.

Hierarchy

Choreography by Falkner Discher

Music: Nobody by Half•Alive

ELLEN BAST LACEE BUCKHOLZ RACHEL HULTQUIST

The work is a narrative on the theme of social interaction and social hierarchy.

Trinity

Choreography by Melissa Lineburg

Music: Original Score Composed + Performed by Arsen Sumbatyan

MADISON BONVISSUTO RYAN REBECCA DUNPHY MELISSA LINEBURG

Trinity is a dance work that explores the captivating interplay of geometric shapes, the dynamism of energy, and the expressive qualities of movement. Divided into three distinct sections, each with its own unique investigation that unfolds as a mesmerizing journey through movement and music.

Movement I - Harmony

Movement II - Solitude

Movement III - Embrace

Meet the Artists

Diffusion Dance Company is a professional dance company whose purpose is to extend truth and healing through the performing arts and acts of service across cultures. It is a place where artists, therapists, professionals, and volunteers partner to fulfill the practical, physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of humanity.

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Ryan Bailey is a dancer and choreographer based in the DMV & NYC. Upon graduating with a BA in dance from UMBC in 2016, Ryan was granted outstanding senior in choreography and dance after he was awarded an American College Dance Association Gala Finalist. He then furthered his education by attending training programs with dance companies in Chicago, NYC, LA, Portland, and Tel Aviv. In 2017, Ryan premiered his company Pacing Bodies first evening length show funded by Earl and Darielle Linehan which premiered at UMBC. Ryan was featured on national television on season 14 of So You Think You Can Dance that same year. Ryan has danced professionally for MADBOOTS DANCE company on various projects and performances at Gibney Dance, New York Live Arts, and at the Joyce Theater in NYC. He has also had the opportunity to dance for Project 44 Dance Company, performing at the Jack Crystal Theater in NYC. Ryan has performed with Priore Dance directed by Robert Priore based in D.C. Ryan was also a background dancer for the music video “Moons” by Micah McLaurin. Currently, Ryan teaches and choreographs dance at various studios, conservatories, and universities. Recently Ryan set work for Peabody Dance Conservatory and Howard County Dance Company. In the winter of 2024, he will be featured as a dancer in a second evening length work for Haus of Pvmnt Dance Company in NYC at Abrons Art Center. This is Ryan’s third time performing with Ballet Embody as a guest Artist!

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Falkner Discher is a professional dance artist in Baltimore, Maryland. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography from Towson University and is a certified instructor of American Ballet Theater’s National Training Curriculum. He has performed professionally with Ballet New Jersey, Olney Ballet Theater, and Ballet Theater of Maryland. Additionally, Mr. Discher has been granted the privilege to perform works held by The George Balanchine Trust. Mr. Discher’s own choreography has been awarded funding by The Maryland State Arts Council and he has collaborated on international choreography projects.

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Originally from Moscow, Russia, Arsen Sumbatyan is a highly skilled trumpeter and pianist. He completed his music education at prestigious institutions like Moscow Conservatory College and Ippolitov-Ivanov State Musical Pedagogical Institute. Arsen has collaborated with renowned companies such as American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet. He also performed with jazz and symphony orchestras, including the Regent Seven Seas Cruise Jazz Orchestra. As a versatile musician, Arsen plays trumpet for various bands and jazz ensembles, including the Doc Scantlin Band and The Hot Lanes. He currently serves as a Senior Pianist and Accompanist Coordinator at Maryland Youth Ballet, showcasing his talent both as a performer and teacher.

Arsen has composed a new and original score to be performed alongside the reimagined full-length Trinity on the trumpet.

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Dance Mosaic is funded in part by a Community Arts Development Grant from the Carroll County Arts Council and Maryland State Arts Council.

Meet Ballet Embody

Ballet Embody is Maryland’s premiere contemporary ballet company located in Carroll County. Co-founded in 2019 by Emily Runkle and Melissa Lineburg, Ballet Embody produces original classical and contemporary works.

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