Henderson State University Dance Company
Costumer / Company Member
Emerge Laborant
Emerge Laborant drew from the rise of opioid addiction. For this piece, after discussing ideas with the choreographer, I prepared a design presentation, with inspiration images, ideas, and the initial renderings. After being given the go ahead, I went and purchased items from Goodwill to repurpose for the piece. I then dyed, distressed, and literally burned these items in my kitchen sink. The process was incredibly fun, and I was given a lot of liberty to create something unique for each dancer.
Choreographer: Riley Madlock
Dancers: Katelyn Bell, Brandon Curtis, Katia Hughley, Madison Moore, Felicia Valdez
Lighting Designer: Jennings Johnson
Right / Wrong
I choreographed this piece thinking of the intimacy of relationships, and the dichotomy that can exist between relationships and people’s perceptions of a relationship. In costuming, I wanted something that would add to this intimacy, and still have a soft quality.
Choreographer: Lauren Terry
Dancers: Katelyn Bell, Brandon Curtis, Reagan Hammons, Katia Hughley, Riley Madlock
Lighting Designer: Jennings Johnson
Continuum
For this piece, we wanted to create natural and unique dye on each of the pieces. To do this, I used both powder dye for coloring and rust dyed each piece with steel wool and washers.
Choreographer: Riley Madlock
Dancers: Katelyn Bell, Katia Hughley, Roman Johnson, Riley Madlock, Lauren Terry
Lighting Designer: Jennings Johnson
yllufaecep
This piece was focused on insomnia. Brandon, the choreographer, was very drawn to the lemon-lime yellow color, so I dyed shirts to create that for him. Interfacing was used to create specific necklines for each dancer.
Choreographer: Brandon Curtis
Dancers: Katelyn Bell, Caytlee Coward, Brandon Curtis, Madison Moore, Lauren Terry
