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Sean Dorsey Dance “The Lost Art Of Dreaming” (online on-demand APAP screening)

Photo: Lydia Daniller

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Register for a link now, to receive a private link on January 13, 2023: Online link will go LIVE between January 14 @ 8am EST and January 31 @ 11pm EST

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Online

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FREE (register now to receive private link via email on January 13, 2023)

Sean Dorsey Dance’s new work THE LOST ART OF DREAMING is an invitation to embrace expansive imagination, reconnect with longing, connect with joy and pleasure, and propel ourselves toward loving Futures.

This 70-minute work is a fusion of full-throttle dance, live storytelling, intricate costuming and exquisite partnering … all performed with Sean Dorsey Dance’s signature technical precision, guts and deep humanity.

THE LOST ART OF DREAMING is performed by a powerhouse ensemble of five trans, queer and gender-non-conforming dancers (Sean Dorsey, Brandon Graham, Héctor Jaime, David Le, Nol Simonse) – with a rich, layered soundscore featuring commissioned and original music. Learn more about Artistic Director Sean Dorsey.

This work tours with 5 dancers, Technical Director and Wardrobe Supervisor.

THE LOST ART OF DREAMING premiered in San Francisco in November 2022, and is available for touring beginning in Spring 2023. Limited NDP Tour Subsidy available.

Tour sites currently include: American Dance Festival, Dance Place (Washington DC), Maui Arts & Cultural Center (Maui), Reston Arts Center (Reston VA), 7 Stages (Atlanta GA), The Yard (MA), Velocity Dance Center (Seattle WA).

Supported by the NEA, NDP, NPN; Commissioned by American Dance Festival, Dance Place (Washington DC), 7 Stages (Atlanta GA), Velocity Dance Center (Seattle WA), Queer Cultural Center (San Francisco CA), and Yerba Buena Gardens Festival; and developed through residencies with the National Choreography Center in Akron (Akron OH).

THE LOST ART OF DREAMING travels with an extensive roster of community-engagement activities and post-performance lobby experiences of our Postcards From The Future and The Futurist Pledge.

Choreographed and written by:
Sean Dorsey

Movement created & performed by:
Sean Dorsey, Brandon Graham, Héctor Jaime, David Le, Nol Simonse

Original music composed by:
Anomie Belle, LD Brown, Sean Dorsey, Frida Ibarra, Alex Kelly, Ben Kessler, Jesse Olsen Bay, and Kelsey Lu

Costume Design:
Tiffany Amundson, Krystal Harfert and Melissa Castaneda

Lighting Design:
Clyde Sheets

Technical Direction:
Emily Paulson

Soundscore Engineering:
Grace Coleman

Postcards From The Future artists:
Tupili E. Arellano, Wriply Bennet, liminal hymn, Art Twink

Graphic Design:
Den Legaspi

THE LOST ART OF DREAMING has been commissioned by American Dance Festival, Dance Place (Washington DC), 7 Stages (Atlanta GA), Velocity Dance Center (Seattle WA), Queer Cultural Center (San Francisco CA), and Yerba Buena Gardens Festival; and developed through residencies with the National Choreography Center in Akron (Akron OH).
THE LOST ART OF DREAMING has been awarded support from the commissioners above, and from the California Arts Council, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project – with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, National Performance Network and San Francisco Arts Commission.