Original choreography premiered during the New Horizons dance concert at Colorado Mesa University. The duet from this two-section work was presented for adjudication during the 2023 Northwest Regional American College Dance Association Conference, University of Utah.
Gala Selection.
Performed by Colorado Mesa University dance majors
Rena Ruiz and Mallory Christopher.
Original choreography premiered during the Dancescore concert, The College at Brockport in 2010. It was then selected for presentation at the American Dance Guild Festival in 2012 in New York, NY. This work has been re-staged at Idaho State University for presentation at the American College Dance Association Conference (2018) and at Colorado Mesa University in 2021. CMU Dancers in video: Emily Bundy, Mallory Christopher, Cassidy Phillips, Rena Ruiz, and Sierra Swensen.
Original choreography premiere in 2022 during the Colorado Mesa University Finding Joy dance concert. Performers: Ashley Andrews, Maisy DeBerry, Emily Bundy, Cassidy Phillips. This work was an extension of a previous work that I choreographed with four dancers at Idaho State University and performed with 40 student musicians performing Eric Whitacre's "Sleep". I wanted to explore what would unfold with new dancers, new music and in
with other production elements.
Original choreography premiered in 2012 during the Rochester Dance Project choreography showcase in Rochester, NY. It has been re-staged for presentation during the Hobart William Smith dance concert and Idaho State University dance concert. In 2019, members of KDiehl Danceworks performed this work during the Body Logic Dance Festival in Salt Lake City, UT and it received the highest award for choreography. In Fall 2023, I re-staged the work on Colorado Mesa University dancers for presentation in the CMU Danceworks concert. In Spring 2024, it was commissioned by Colorado West Performing Arts Company for inclusion in their May concert series at Avalon Theatre in Grand Junction, CO. This video is from the CMU Dance concert and the performers are Kara Farmer, Mallory Christopher, and Corinne Nelson.
Original choreography premiere in 2015 at MuCCC Contemporary Dance Festival in Rochester, NY. This work has been re-staged and presented at Midwest RADFest and during the Cleveland State University Dance Concert. Re-staged at Idaho State University for presentation during the 2019 Northwest Regional American College Dance Association Conference, University of Utah. Gala Selection. This video is from that Gala concert and performers are Idaho State University dance majors Emmanuel Chavez,
Aaron Peite, and Amanda Stubblefield.
Original choreography in collaboration with Idaho State University Dancers. Premiered during the ISU Dance Concert in January 2020. This work was an exploration of Space Harmony concepts in Laban Movement Analysis. Performers: Tara Miller, Amanda Stubblefield, Challen Jackson, Katherine Fairborne, Rachel Jensen,
and Jennifer Dykman.
Original choreography presented during the Cleveland State University Dance concert. This work was an exploration of music by Philip Glass and other imagery inspired by the properties of glass. I collaborated with musician/composer Matt Ryals to create the
opening sound of breaking glass.
Choreography by Bill Evans. Performed at Hochstein Music Hall and at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Bill Evans Dance Company members: Heather Acomb, Thomas Ciccone, Kathy Diehl, Don Halquist, Vanessa VanWormer, Courtney World.
Choreography by Anne Harris Wilcox. Presented during Present Tense Dance concert at Hochstein Music Hall in Rochester, NY. Dancers: Donna Damelio-Brett, Kathy Diehl, Anne Harris Wilcox, Ellen Tomer, Cadence Whittier. I performed with Present Tense Dance for various projects from 1998-2014.
Premiere at 92nd Street Y, New York, NY. Created during DEVICES: Choreographic Intensive, a mentoring program with Doug Varone and Dancers. This work was inspired by the book "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed.
Performed by members of KDiehl Danceworks: Michelle Pritchard, Kelly Johnson, Alaina Olivieri, and Kathy Diehl
Original choreography in collaboration with musician and composer Matt Ryals. This work was presented in the Cleveland State University dance concert at Cleveland Playhouse Square in 2017. The process of working with Matt was truly inspiring as I love electronic music and felt very honored to perform alongside him with his original composition.
Original choreography premiere at Artisan Works in Rochester, NY in 2015. Selected for presentation during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2017.
This excerpt is from a performance for the University of Rochester
dance concert.
Performers: Kathy Diehl and Leanne Rinelli
Collaboration with the amazing cellist Nadine Sherman. This work is an improvisational dance performed to Nadine's original composition "Remnants". This performance is from Gallery Dances presented by Rochester Dance Project at NuMovement studio in Rochester, NY. Originally premiered during Nadine's graduate school thesis concert through Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY which I was incredibly honored to be included in. She then invited me to perform in her music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BLIJf8VS7s
Showcases performances with several choreographers. Video created by Kristi Faulkner productions
This reel features video footage and photos from varied experiences at The College at Brockport, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, American Dance Guild, Cleveland State University, Webster University, Idaho State University, Hobart William Smith Colleges, Fort Worth Dance Festival, and with Bill Evans Dance Company (including images of Impressions ofWillow Bay, Bach Dances, and Tres Tangos).
Choreography in order of appearance:
3 Spaces: with composer Matt Ryals
Singular Moments of Unraveling Truth
(Un)Recognized Space
Lotus
Triangulation (
Fragments of a Haunted Mind
A Place for Pressing: choreography by Jenny Miller
Free to Be
Inner Workings
Final image from Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival performance of Impressions of Willow Bay, choreography by Bill Evans
A compilation of rehearsal, class, and performance footage in the CMU dance program from 2023-2024. Having just a bit of fun and
there is more to come!
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