Amy Seiwerts Imagery

AMY SEIWERT'S IMAGERY'S MISSION IS TO INFLUENCE AND REIMAGINE THE FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY BALLET THROUGH COLLABORATION, EXPERIMENTATION, AND RISK-TAKING IN A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT.

IN 2023 THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: JANUARY 1-MARCH 31, 2023 - SKETCH ON DEMAND. VIRTUAL ON-DEMAND PERFORMANCES SKETCH 12: DEAR DIARY FILMED FOR A UNIQUE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE, THE FILMS OFFERED AN EXCITING HYBRID OF DANCE FILM AND TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTATION. (VIEWERS: 100) JULY 7, 2023 - SKETCH 13 OPEN REHEARSAL - 30 PARTICIPANTS JUNE 27, 2023 - JULY 27, 2023 SKETCH 13 REHEARSALS AT ZACCHO STUDIO - FOUR (4) CHOREOGRAPHERS, EIGHT (10) DANCERS. JULY 28-30, 2023 - SKETCH 13: LUCKY INVITED FOUR CHOREOGRAPHERS TO EMBRACE CHANCE AND CREATE THEIR OWN LUCK AS THEY STEP OUT OF THEIR CREATIVE HABITS. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE BRING AN ELEMENT OF CHANCE INTO OUR CHOREOGRAPHIC PROCESS, CHALLENGING OUR COLLABORATORS TO FLEX THEIR CREATIVITY AND LEADING TO NEW DISCOVERIES? JAN-DEC, 2023: ARTISTIC FELLOWSHIP POSITION - IN ASI'S PAID, TWO-YEAR ARTISTIC FELLOWSHIP POSITION, NATASHA ADORLEE HAS WORKED ALONGSIDE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AMY SEIWERT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ANNIKA PRESLEY TO BUILD PRACTICAL ARTISTIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS. ADORLEE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER DEVELOP HER CHOREOGRAPHIC VOICE DURING HER SECOND COMMISSION FOR SKETCH 13. NOVEMBER- DECEMBER 2023 - SKETCH 13: ON DEMAND: VIRTUAL ON-DEMAND PERFORMANCES SKETCH 13: LUCKY. FILMED FOR A UNIQUE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE, THE FILMS OFFERED AN EXCITING HYBRID OF DANCE FILM AND TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTATION. (VIEWERS: 200) CREATION OF ORGANIZED HOPE AMY SEIWERT'S LATEST DANCE FILM FEATURES DANCER JAMES GILMER (IMAGERY, ODC, ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER), A LIBRETTO BY MARC BAMUTHI JOSEPH, AND A SCORE BY DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN. THE FILM GRAPPLES WITH THE CHALLENGES OF PRESENT-DAY AMERICA AND EXPLORES THE COURAGEOUS ACT OF RE-FORMING AN IDENTITY AFTER IT HAS BEEN BROKEN. "ORGANIZED HOPE" WAS CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH FILMMAKERS BEN ESTABROOK AND AARON KIERBEL AND SUPPORTED IN PART BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. THE FILM WILL PREMIERE IN SPRING 2024.

IN 2024 THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: - JANUARY 18-19, 2024 BLOOMIG FLOWERS AND THE FULL MOON AT JOE GOODE ANNEX. FOR THE FINAL PRESENTATION OF HER ARTISTIC FELLOWSHIP POSITION NATASHA ADORLEE CREATED A MULTIMEDIA WORLD WHERE ASI DANCERS JOSEPH A. HERNANDEZ AND KELSEY MCFALLS LEAD THE AUDIENCE ON A JOURNEY TO THE SOUL. WITH 3-D PROJECTION DESIGN BY MARK JOHNS AND AN ORIGINAL DESIGN AND MOVEMENT BY NATASHA ADORLEE, THIS PERFORMANCE WEAVED DANCE, VISUALS, AND MUSIC INTO AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. BLOOMING FLOWERS AND THE FULL MOON TELLS THE POIGNANT STORY OF ADORLEE'S MOTHER'S IMMIGRATION FROM 1960S TAIWAN TO THE UNITED STATES. - SCREENING OF DANCE FILM ORGANIZED HOPE AT VARIOUS FESTIVALS. ORGANIZED HOPE AMY SEIWERT'S LATEST DANCE FILM FEATURES DANCER JAMES GILMER (IMAGERY, ODC, ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER), A LIBRETTO BY MARC BAMUTHI JOSEPH, AND A SCORE BY DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN. THE FILM GRAPPLES WITH THE CHALLENGES OF PRESENT-DAY AMERICA AND EXPLORES THE COURAGEOUS ACT OF RE- FORMING AN IDENTITY AFTER IT HAS BEEN BROKEN. "ORGANIZED HOPE" WAS CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH FILMMAKERS BEN ESTABROOK AND AARON KIERBEL AND SUPPORTED IN PART BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. 02/07/2024 AMY SEIWERT'S IMAGERY AND ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FILED FOR ELECTION TO TERMINATE WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF 03/31/2024.