Come Go With Me

Responding to the uncertainty of moving to a new place, I turn to rural landscapes uniting my past and present to structure this work, choreographing a hypnotic meditation for grounding. A need for safety led to the work being executed entirely within an embrace. Felt sense is integral to the piece, with the ebb and flow of circling emerging organically. I contrast heavy music—reflecting how it felt to try to fit into an environment and concert dance traditions that were not right for me prior to this work—with slow, eased movement, which mirrors how returning to the rural felt. Timing, pattern, repetition, simplicity, and the mundane, rooted in my embodied experience of the rural, continue to define my aesthetic today.

choreographer, dancer (short blonde hair), sound design, costumer | Kayla Schiltgen
Dancers | Naomi Christenson, Kristen Hylenski
live dance | trio | 2019 | 08:00

Presentation History: Choreographers’ Evening Walker Art Center (Mpls, Mn, 2019), Dances at the Lake Festival Mpls, Mn, 2019), Dances on the Lakewalk (Duluth, Mn, 2019)

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. Kayla is a recipient of the Individual Artist Equity Grant, made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and culture heritage fund.
additional Photography by cc Boyle Photography, Adrian Steinbach, bill cameron, ASHLEY DEREN