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DONYELLE - PART 2

Most of this Part 2 work represents Donyelle as a Teacher, Director and Choreographer.To say that her students loved her would be a great understatement.And when they collaborated, she wanted to mine what made each and every one of them special and beautiful, revealing that in the dance.

SPARK
Choreography by @donyelledenise8
From HERE WE ARE
Directed by @stephanielandwehr
Dancers
@david.u3
@kales.lb
@dina.desimone
@lindsey.pool
@jessa1ba

AMDA Dance Film Production
@amdaofficial

IF YOUR BODY WAS A PLANET
Choreography by Donyelle
From BODY POEM
Directed by @itstracysilver & @caindevore
Dancer
@thewhitjones16

AMDA Dance Film Production

IN THE MIDDLE
Choreography by @nasirwashere1
From DOORS
Directed by Donyelle
Dancers
@nate.j.lopez
@i.am.bey
@shookerd

AMDA Black Box Dance Production

SAFE SPACE
Choreography by Donyelle
From THE DAY AFTER
Directed by @kyletdmchargh
Dancers
@haleydongrier
@kamjamshape
@mollsand23
@cheyenne_griggs

AMDA Dance Concert Production

RESILIENCE
Choreography by Donyelle
From THE DAY AFTER
Directed by Kyle McHargh
Dancers
@josslin_x
@gc.costi
@shookerd
@mikaylaelliott1
@megan_sue_sky
@nathanmijares
@tatianahopee

AMDA Dance Concert Production

OVERPROTECTED
Choreography by @brianfriedman
From MVO WORKSHOP for DONYELLE JONES

I love that Brian is teaching and choreographing for Donyelle with such obvious joy here.I also love that many of the young dancers who came out to support and learn from Brian are Donyelle’s students.

THE SIGNATURE
Choreography by Queala Clancy
From 1964: A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
Directed by Donyelle
Dancer
@williamgclayton

AMDA Dance Concert Production

#donyelledenisejones

DONYELLE - IN 3 PARTS

PART 1

If you know…you know.
If you loved her…you know.
If you ever got to create with her…you know.
If you ever got to teach with her…you know.
If you ever got to be taught by her…you know.
Or directed…or choreographed by her…you know.
If you ever got to dance with her…you know.
And if she ever asked you to make this video…just days before she transitioned to dance with God…well…then…you know.

I’ll let Donny and her dancers say the rest.

@donyelledenise8

@_fedex_mcafee@precioussimonee_@monet.d_@kayygary@vestaharrier@i.am.bey@marquisy_@_danwiles@rileygroot@josiecamden@itsmarymason@jessa1ba@jahred_rice@stampedwith.love_@irenehenderson@phgookin@macall.renjard@cassidyratliffCalista Rivera@williamgclaytonTraiman Houston@tyron_porter@briansegnaro@coolcaljr

Clips from After the Anthropocene July 2024. This was the very last night of the run - not even a hint of breeze to be had. We really had to work to make the waves that night.I loved working with these artists and am a little sad that we aren’t cooking up something for you this summer.I’m sure you can guess the myriad of reasons why, but a big one is that I am still so tired.

I started working on the Break to Build project in 2021. After all of its varied iterations both live and on film, After the Anthropocene really did feel like a fitting conclusion.Now is the incubating and regenerating.The gross, gooey part of turning into the next thing.ProLab is enjoying some small explorations into uncharted (for me) territory.Expansion will come again, but this summer will be soft and quiet and healing - i hope for you too.

Video clips captured by @caindevore
Music by @chopqper with vocals by @bevinvictoria
Dancers: @a.lana.rae @_annabel.k_ @a.rose.videography @gwen.chura @aerial.angel @swan_dancer @self.gui.dance Annabel Koral and Laura Cannon
After the Anthropocene by ProLab Dance performed July 2024 at Zidell Yards, Portland, OR

DEATH and DELIGHT opened @bodyvox two nights ago and I filmed and edited this to celebrate that performance and their beautiful collective collaboration.

I encourage anyone in Portland to go see and experience it.Support dance.Support the arts.Support the right and opportunity to do both.

#bodyvox #bodyvoxdancecenter #pdxdance #portlandpdxpeople #portlandoregon

BodyVox in Rehearsal

Throughout the run I will change the cover photo each day to highlight another moment in the production.Opening Night was last night.

Huge thanks to @bodyvox for inviting me and my camera into their rehearsal, to capture their exquisitely stunning process.Go see DEATH and DELIGHT - support dance and all of these beautiful artists.May 8 - 17 @bodyvoxdancecenter.

#bodyvox #bodyvoxdancecenter #pdxdance #portlandoregon #portlandpdxpeople

Origins XR - layers upon layers of perception and observation

Love these beautiful clips from our performance for @pdxpanorama at @industryonefoundation

Live performers: Laura Cannon and @leiana.petlewski

External video installation by @nandadagostino
External soundscape by @chopqper with vocals by @sweetielynnepiper and Laura Cannon

Internal Origins VR 180 film directed by Laura Cannon, shot and edited by @hungry_mantis
Internal music score by @chopqper crafted using improvisational performances by @romannorfleet @sweetielynnepiper and @bevinvictoria

Performers in external video: Laura Cannon, @aerial.angel @swan_dancer @adriandavy @ahooperr

Performers in Origins VR 180: Laura Cannon, @gwen.chura @aerial.angel @bevinvictoria @romannorfleet @bevinvictoria

Video lips by @caindevore

Who loves a little durational pre-show performance art to set the mood? ProLab Dance sure does!

Laura did some social dancing with Chat GPT while Leiana sorted 150 numbered ping pong balls. This was all a very round-about way to randomly select our VR participants for the evening. Yeah, we could have kept it simple, but we just had to follow the ‘what ifs’ all the way to here.

Thanks so much to @pdxpanorama for including our curiosities in the festival and thanks to @industryonefoundation for hosting us.

Dancers - @prolabdance and @leiana.petlewski
Music - @chopqper
Video footage - @caindevore

❤️ thanks to everyone who came to see us last night and all those who helped make it happen. ❤️

Video in window display from After the Anthropocene
Shot and edited by @caindevore

Dancers in video @swan_dancer @a.lana.rae @_annabel.k_ @self.gui.dance @gwen.chura @aerial.angel

More magical footage of After the Anthropocene shot and edited by @caindevore

Dancers seen here: @prolabdance and ProLab Jr. @gwen.chura @aerial.angel @apkoral @a.lana.rae @swan_dancer @a.rose.videography @_annabel.k_@self.gui.dance

Music in this reel : “Floating” written by @janacrenshawmusic for After the Anthropocene. Produced by @chopqper at the Step Up Studio with vocals by Jana and @sweetielynnepiper and cello by @leiana.petlewski

Video Installation by @nandadagostino

After the Anthropocene was directed and birthed by Laura Cannon and ProLab Dance

A little secret about me is that I’m 63 and I get to film & edit dance videos for AMDA, the College where I teach and Interim Chair for Film & Television Arts.I edited this for Social - a vertical first for me.CHROMA TOUR - Directed by Kyle McHargh - @kyletdmchargh, filmed by Scott Gill’s team with a special shout out to Frankie Guerrero - @franklingfilm
AMDA dancers and choreographers….you absolutely slayed this show!

The Phone Booth in the Farmhouse

Summer turns to Fall