Dona Nobis Pacem | The Fallen
For this creation I was so taken with the music I had to create. The driving force behind my movement is the passion within music. To see the music with your eyes, using the whole body, giving full value to the moment, creating art.
The title "Dona nobis pace" ( grant us peace ), is a loose narrative of limbo, stuck between life and death. With fallen dark angels and weak humans looking for direction. Through life we look for protection with love but in the end and the beginning we are alone.
Premiere
Performed by dancers of the Royal New Zealand Ballet,
at St James Theatre Studios Wellington in November 2017.
Dancers & Length
6 women and 3 men, 11mins 31 sec
Music
The Leftovers composed by Max Richter.
Tracks include:
Afterimage 2
Family Circles
Dona Nobis Pacem 2
Departure (Home)
The Leftovers
Video credit: Kelsey Gee
Video credit: Jeremy Brick
Photo credit: Kelsey Gee
Choreography by Shaun James Kelly