The Cure(d)
(2024)Set to the music and lyrics of the British rock band The Cure, with pole dancing, aerial, modern dance and juggling, The Cure(d) is a dance performance at times poignant, provocative, light hearted, dark and undeniably deeply vulnerable.
Learn morePenelope’s Odyssey
(2023)In a time-bending tale of love, betrayal, courage and wisdom – eight dancers tell the tale of Penelope’s Odyssey in 75 minutes of seduction, backstabbing, power play, and disguise.
Learn moreThe Pearl
(2022)Through a poetic interweaving of projected photography and choreography, seven women share the struggles they each endure between their conditioned selves and their true nature. The Pearl is designed to provoke poignant, honest dialogue by intimately confronting the destructive nature of commercially propagated norms.
Learn moreBushnell Digital Dance
(2021)In the Fall of 2021, Ryan Glista of the Bushnell Digital Dance Project reached out to choreographer Sonia Plumb to create the first ever digital mapping performance for the Bushnell Performing Arts Center.
Learn moreTouch – A Digital Duet
(2020)Touch – A Digital Duet was conceived and created during the first phase of the 2020 pandemic lockdown. Isolated from friends, family and loved ones, lacking physical contact, the only way to connect was through the digital space of the virtual world.
Learn moreDance of da Vinci 2.0
(2020)Diving deep into The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, choreographer Sonia Plumb has created a masterpiece of movement with projections, original music and top-notch dancers. Eight dancers propel themselves through space and time in this exciting interpretation of Leonardo’s drawings and writings.
Learn moreDance of da Vinci
(2018)The Dance of da Vinci is an original full-length dance concert inspired by the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci. Choreographer Sonia Plumb explores the artist, inventor and the scientist’s relationship with Renaissance Humanism
Learn moreFire or Ice and Ritmo Del Sol
(2016)Fire or Ice and Ritmo Del Sol were conceived and choreographed as a response to breaking down cultural barriers, seen and unseen, regionally, nationally and internationally. Seeing the divide between Hartford’s heavily minority based cultures and the surrounding less diverse towns and municipalities, Plumb sought to confront what was happening locally and worldwide.
Learn moreThe Odyssey
(2015)In just over 60 minutes, The Odyssey tells the trials and tribulations of the Greek hero Odysseus through modern dance, film, masks and an original rock ilk score.
Learn morePrivacy Settings
(2014)Privacy Settings takes a tongue and cheek, in-depth look at how our lives are connected in the world of social media and digital technology: what goes public, what remains private and the gray, often diluted areas of truth.
Learn moreThe Moon
(2013)The Moon – inspired by the tale “The Moon” by Brothers Grimm, four characters from a far away land steal the moon and bring it back to their country. They each take turns oiling the moon by day so that it shines at night.
Learn moreToo Close to the Light
(2013)Too Close to the Light – inspired by the costumes and light of Loie Fuller. Two beings struggle to maintain individual identities within their own light and darkness.
Learn moreWater Wars
(2012)Water Wars takes a bold, beautiful look at rivers, climate change and our responsibility to make it available to all. The dance was developed in collaboration with composer Cory Gabel during SPDC’s residency at the University of St. Joseph. The dance is a response to the global water crisis.
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