The following video features choreography to Conduit from Eighth Blackbird’s album Hand Eye. With choreography by Jennifer Backhaus and performed by Ellen Akashi, Tawny Chapman, Amie Lee Kilgore, McKell Lemon, Katie Natwick, Kaitlin Regan, Chihiro Sano, Megan Seagren, Samantha Waugh, Amanda Kay White, this is an excerpt from the premiere of “One Continuous Line” at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, Irvine, CA.

Credits:

Choreography by Jennifer Backhaus
Premiere: Irvine Barclay Theatre, Irvine, CA
Music: Conduit I, II, III by Robert Honstein; South Catalina by Christopher Cerrone, Performed by Eighth Blackbird
Lighting Design: Michael Korsch
Costume Design: Rachael Lorenzetti
Running Time: 20 minutes

Performed by Ellen Akashi, Tawny Chapman, Amie Lee Kilgore, McKell Lemon, Katie Natwick, Kaitlin Regan, Chihiro Sano, Megan Seagren, Samantha Waugh, Amanda Kay White

Jennifer Backhaus’ latest work for the company features an all-female cast of 10 dancers. Expressing a strong sense of unity and celebration of women, it lyrically reveals their strength, determination and ability to move forward.

Known for her quick and clever choreography, Backhausdance’s founder and artistic director explores themes of continuity, flow and perpetual motion. Taking its cue from life, the work follows a non-linear line of momentum where one movement leads to another and ricochets, bouncing back and forth and creating radiant vivacity.