March 22 + 23 // 2:00, 3:30, 5:00 PM
Motion Capture Studio in the Performing Arts Annex
150 N Riverside Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242

All performances are free and open to the public. Each show is 30 minutes long, and there is no late seating. The doors open 15 minutes before each show. 
Seating is limited. Please reserve your spot in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/route-movements-tickets-850278575107?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please be advised this performance uses strobe lighting effects.

Special Thanks

Many thanks to the Performing Arts Production Unit, The Department of Dance, Motion Capture Studio, my collaborators, my committee chair and members, my friends and family, and Mickey Howe. I am forever grateful for your support throughout graduate school and the thesis process.

Thesis Team

Choreographer and Performer:
Ellen Oliver
Media Designers:
Emily Berkheimer and Ellen Oliver
Sound Designer:
Ramin Roshandel
Lighting Designer:
Victor Maldonado
Digital Media Specialist:
Emily Berkheimer
Poetry:
Lénaïg Cariou (2019), translated from French by Virgil Blanc, text performed and recorded by Alexandria Pierre-Etienne
MoCap Costume Specialist:
Kaelen Novak
Fabrications Specialist:
Juliana Waechter
Stage Manager:
Mariana Tejeda
Committee Chair:
Daniel Fine
Committee Members:
Dr. Rebekah Kowal, Dr. Christopher-Rasheem McMillan, Jessica Tucker

Meet the Team

Ellen Oliver

Ellen Oliver on a green screen rock wall

Ellen Oliver

Title/Position
Choreographer, Performer, Media Designer

Emily Berkheimer

Emily Berkheimer headshot

Emily Berkheimer

Title/Position
Media Designer, Digital Media Specialist

Lena Cariou

Lénaïg Cariou looking at camera smiling holding a book

Lénaïg Cariou

Title/Position
Poet

Victor Maldonado

Victor Maldonado headshot

Victor Maldonado

Title/Position
Lighting Designer

Kaelen Novak

Kaelen Novak Headshot

Kaelen Novak

Title/Position
MoCap Costume Specialist

Alexandria Pierre-Etienne

Alexandria Pierre-Etienne headshot

Alexandria Pierre-Etienne

Title/Position
Poetry Performer

Ramin Roshandel

Ramin Roshandel digital headshot

Ramin Roshandel

Title/Position
Sound Designer

Mariana Tejeda

Mariana Tejeda dancing on stage in a white flowy dress with colorful shapes on screen behind her

Mariana Tejeda

Title/Position
Stage Manager

Juliana Waechter

Juliana Waechter headshot

Juliana Waechter

Title/Position
Fabrications Specialist