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The Company
Scott/Powell Performance
is a contemporary dance company whose vision is rooted in a dedicated
14-year collaboration between choreographer Mary Sheldon Scott
and composer Jarrad Powell. Created in 1994, Scott/Powell
Performance has a history of strong artistic vision, and has gained recognition as an important
creative force in the Pacific Northwest. Their performance research, marked by strong formal elements
devoid of pop-cultural references, has resulted in a series of "mysterious and beautiful works filled
with oblique references to the natural world." (The Seattle Weekly) Central
to their concerns are man’s estrangement from Nature and wounded struggle to retain humanity. Scott and Powell
resist addressing these issues frontally rather they are revealed through disciplined actions that are abstract
and non-literal in their essence. Scott’s
choreography uses the rigor of a technical and charged movement
vocabulary to expose a physical voice that is elemental and
visceral. Powell’s sound scores, lyrical and haunting,
create powerful and evocative sonic landscapes that challenge
and shape the performance space. Robert Campbell, installation artist,
digital print maker, filmmaker and video artist, is a frequent collaborator with the company.
Scott/Powell Performance
features a powerful cast drawn from Seattle's most compelling modern dance artists.
Scott/Powell Performance has been presented through On the Boards, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, Dance Theater Workshop/NYC, Western Washington University, American College Dance Festival, Bumbershoot Festival, Velocity Dance Center, Cornish College of the Arts and Composer/Choreographer. Projects of Scott/Powell Performance have received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the National Performance Network Creation Fund, Artist Trust, 4Culture/King County, The Mayor’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs/City of Seattle, the Washington State Arts Commission, and the Washington Composer’s Forum. |
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