oh our changing proximity to our memories. at what points a space becomes a place. how have you learned to listen in these walls? with your ears but also every inch of your skin and what lies underneath it. how are you taking in your time here? notice what it’s doing to you. notice what you’re doing to it. can you hear me? what about now?
p l a c e s
April 2024.
Excerpt from p l a c e s performed in April 2023 in Dallas. Collaborators/ Alec Marianek, Mia Sherrod, Grace Shirley, Jada Spriggs. Lighting/ Jon Bremner. Sound/ Intro from “Pain” of p l a c e s 3 by Martina Buzzi, Nicolas Buzzi, and Li Tavor. “Wood” by Duval Timothy and Yu Su. Photos/ Jenna Davis
maybe it’s in the lining of my jacket?
December 2023.
performance. friction. skin. insulation. destruction. craving. shedding. healing. breath. admiration. intimacy. an exploration of the connective tissue between us all. in how many ways can we sift through the identity that lives inside of the fabric we put on our bodies?
Choreography, videography, and photography by Jenna Davis in collaboration with movement artists-Ava Geske, M'Shiari Gonzales, Ryan Jaffe, Christina Jones, Alec Marianek, Solé Mitchell, Jadyn Rozzano-Keefe, Mia Sherrod, Jada Spriggs, and Sarah Waller.
Produced by SMU's Engaged Learning Fellowship granted to Jenna Davis with mentorship from Christopher M. Ham.
Filmed and edited by Rhett Goldman.
