Some Choreography & Events

 

2012, Threshold - in progress

a new work dealing with dwelling spaces  

 

2011, PLOT

an evening-length, site-specific immersive performance adventure for The Goat Farm Arts Center 

performances by Blake Beckham, Emily Christianson, Camille Jackson and Alisa Mittin

created in collaboration with Malina Rodriguez (Artistic and Technical Direction, Lighting), Danny Davis (Production), Julia Hill (Art Direction), Neil Fried (Video and Sound), Shay Buckley (Costuming), Jon Summers (Sound Design), and more of Atlanta's finest.  

 

2010, American Muscle 

performed by Blake Beckham, Alex Abarca, Corian Ellisor, Ellen Lyle, Juana Farfan, Lilli Ransijn, and Emily Christianson 

technical direction and lighting design by Malina Rodriguez 

full length premiere: September 11, 2010 Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery  

also: Dance Truck at the Time-Based Art Festival, presented by the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (2011), Emory Dance Company (2011), and Test Flights at 7 Stages produced by Ground Delivery Dance and Fly By Theatre (2010)

 

2009, Study in Time Travel for Public Parking

a solo for Dance Truck, Le Flash Festival, Castleberry Hill

 

2009, Alicia

a solo created and performed by Blake Beckham

premiere: Decatur Arts Festival

 

2009, In a Quiet Hassle  

performed by Caitlin Yuhas, Kaitlyn Pados and Sophie Slesinger

 

2008, Universal Joint:Coping

a quartet for students of the Emory Dance Company performed by Alyssa Bruehlman, Josh Gwynn, Daniel Liebeskind and Kala Seidenberg 

also: Emory Dance Program Alumni Concert (2011) with dancers Kala Seidenberg, Nick Surbey, Chelsea Spencer and Mohammad Zaidi 

 

2006, Scar/ed  

a solo created and performed by Blake Beckham 

premiere: Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery, with body art by Alan Loehle 

also: Asheville Fringe Festival (2007), with body art by Constance Humphries

special thanks to: Molly Perez, Dean Williams, and Chris McClung for video interviews 

2006, Night Walking

a solo created and performed by Blake Beckham 

the precursor to Scar/ed

premiere: 2006 Nerve Series Atlanta 

2005, Mapping the Border: a dance event for letting go 

created and performed by Michael Estanich, Amiti Perry, Noelle Stiles, Boris Willis and Blake Beckham 

with text by Katherine Dunn and a performance score by Adam Overton 

master of fine arts thesis project 

performed at The Ohio State University's Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design

2005, Okarette 

choreography by Blake Beckham 

performance by CoCo Loupe, Karen Ivy, Karen Ganen Pinto and Amiti Perry 

a quartet for performance at The Ohio State University Music Department's "Drums Downtown"

2004, There is nowhere this and other observations 

performance by Blake Beckham, Michael Estanich, Esther Palmer, and Amiti Perry at The Ohio State University 

the precursor to PLOT

 

2004, Apologetics

choreography and performance by Blake Beckham 

text by Robert Cheatham 

premiere: The Ohio State University

also: Nerve Series, Atlanta GA (2004), Danspace at St. Marks Church, NYC (2004), Silesian Dance Theater Conference and other venues with Joe Alter Dance Group, Poland (2005), Asheville Fringe Festival, NC (2007) 

2003, Farewell Rituals 

created and performed by Blake Beckham with Adam Overton 

premiere: Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery 

an installation, sound environment, dance and performance event 

2003, Not Waving but Drowning

2002, The Memory Dances 

2002, Pocket/Change 

2002, Life after Life

2001, Informed 

2000, Long Days Journey Into Light