The Shedding

The Shedding focuses on the physical and emotional transformations humans go through over the course of their lives and the difficulty we experience in stripping away habits and inhibitions. Six dancers emerge from fabric cocoons to explore a new environment; some help each another, others struggle alone. The dancers peel, "ooze" out of, and cast away the layers of their inner selves, gradually unearthing a pure self-awareness and freedom. 

Choreography by Valerie Green

Performed by Michelle Cohen, Angel Flores, Valerie Green, Erin Hunter, Virginia Munday, Jennifer Schmermund

Commissioned music by Alon Nechushtan

Costumes, Video, Set Design by Valerie Green

Length: 50 min.    

Photo by Angel Hess

The Shedding is made possible in part with funds from the Decentralization Program, a re-grant program of the New York State Council on the arts, administered by the Queens Council on the Arts.

• The Flea Thearter May 2007-excerpt
• La Mama Moves Festival May 2007-excerpt
• Green Space Blooms Festival April 2007 (premiere-evening length)
• New Dance Alliance, Performance Mix @ Joyce Soho April 2007-excerpt
• 92 St. Y Sundays @ 3 Nov. 2006 (evening length)
• FUSE, Performance Dance, CT. Oct. 2006-excerpt
• Dance For Peace @ Fort Greene Park, Sept. 2006-excerpt
• Dixon Place April 2006-excerpt
• 92 St. Y Fridays @ Noon March 2006-excerpt