Our Bodies Remember

Jazzart Dance Theatre choreographers Chesney Stanfield, Emile Petersen and Lihle Mfene present Our Bodies Remember, a double-bill of contemporary dance theatre about awakening, remembrance and the ongoing process of becoming. Two distinct works, Unveil and Ancient Souls, explore the forces that awaken us to who we have been, who we are and who we may still become.

Unveil Unveil turns inward, asking what it means to move through life in a state of inertia.

As the dancers face a series of inward and outward revelations, they come face to face with their own essence.

Each must choose between the difficult work of becoming and remaining beneath the veil.

Ancient Souls Ancient Souls imagines a timeless realm between life and death, where souls gather after countless human lives.

They encounter one another’s memories, emotions and truths as they reflect, heal and share fragments of their past lives.

Along the way, they move toward a deeper understanding of themselves, their purpose and the connection that binds them across lifetimes.