FALL and Dragonfly Aerial Arts Presents:
A BENDING OF ITS OWN KIND
Rebekah Hampton Barger, Executive Producer and Artistic Director
Abby Welch, Assistant Director and Creative Producer
Choreography by Rebekah Hampton Barger in collaboration with the dancers
Lighting Design by Kelly Landry
Aerial Apparatus Design by Robert Cortner
Originally commissioned by OZ Arts Nashville
Conceived of and written by Rebekah Hampton Barger
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rebekah Hampton Barger
Josie Baughman
Jasmine Clark
Molly Haslag
Alexandra Winer
WHEN I WAKE UP
Sound design & editing by Dorse Brown
Josie Baughman, Jasmine Clark, Molly Haslag, Alexandra Winer
HAVE YOU TRIED THIS
Sound design by Rebekah Hampton Barger
Sound editing by Dorse Brown
Full cast
ASPIRATION
Music by Timbre Cierpke, Wu Fei, Analeise Kowart, Paul Kowart, and R. Aaron Walters
Josie Baughman, Jasmine Clark, Molly Haslag, Alexandra Winer
MY BODY, MY FRENEMY
Music by Derek Pearson & Ryan LaFave of Porcelain Teeth
String arrangement & sound mixing by Michael Rupe
Written & spoken by Rebekah Hampton Barger
Recorded by Derek Pearson
Full Cast
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CURVE
Music by windchimes and the Oklahoma wind
Photo projections by Martin O’Connor
WHO’S TO SAY THIS WILL MAKE MORE SENSE THE NEXT TIME THROUGH
Written & spoken by Audra Almond-Harvey
Recording directed by Tavius Marshall
Recorded & edited by Andrew Collins
Music by Dan Wright of Interstellar
Full Cast
THANK YOU FROM REBEKAH
First & foremost to my husband & son, Michael & Sean, for their constant love & support that allowed me the space & time to develop this work.
To Abby Welch for their energy & empathy, for keeping me on task, & for being an incredible sidekick on this journey.
To the dancers for their creativity, intelligence, & willingness to be vulnerable as we developed this material. I couldn’t be more proud to share the stage with these brilliant, strong women.
To Nashville School of the Arts for space to rehearse & present work in. An extra thank you to Debra Perry, & Tyler Gilstrap, the outgoing and incoming directors of the dance co . We’re very proud to call Nashville School of the Arts home.
To Kathryn Wilkening and the rest of the staff of Metro Parks Dance Division for their leadership & support of FALL and all that they do for the Nashville dance community.
To all the artists who have contributed to the various iterations of this work, thank you for taking the spark of an idea & working with me to let it grow into something new.
To my closest friends Audra, Ashley, Kat, & Kelly for all of the ways that you encourage me & help to keep me sane.
To my family - my sisters, brothers, nieces & nephews, Mom & Dad - your support of me has never wavered for a moment & I can’t even begin to express my gratitude.
And finally, to everyone who have shared their stories with us. Thank you for your transparency, your strength, & your willingness to share your personal experiences. My greatest wish is that we represent your stories with honesty & empathy.
