Repertory
Bodies of Water
2006
A shimmering meditation on the movement of water and water creatures, the quartet invites the viewer to appreciate the underwater environment as a three-dimensional system littered with the activities of human beings. The piece features multimedia representations of the beauty and destructive power of water, created by the choreographer.
Selected as a Green Street Studios Space Grant recipient, this piece has been performed at theaters and festivals in Massachusetts and at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden in Austin, TX (2007).
How to Choreograph
1996
Following directions was never more frustrating or fun than in this trippy solo, danced to a tune we all know well (too well).
Long considered Dawn Davis Loring's signature solo, this piece has been performed in concerts, choreographer showcases, universities, festivals and fundraisers throughout Colorado, Texas and Massachusetts.
In 2009, Dawn reworked the solo into a group piece for her students at Suffolk University in Boston.
In 2014, Dawn set the group piece on her students at Northwest Vista College in San Antonio.
The Wed Menace
2005
Ugly bridesmaid dresses take revenge on the bride in this darkly funny group dance.
Commissioned by Choreographers Group and performed at Babson College, Wellesley, MA.
Fog
2003
An anti-war solo featuring communication imagery designed to comment on the confusion resulting from conflict.
Premiered at The Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA.
Self-Indulgent Solo
2002
Inspired by unexamined motivations and movement choices and the work of Beat poets, this humorous solo is a complete waste of time. Or is it?
Premiered as part of Mosaic Dance Body’s Third Season concert, Confessions & Transgressions, a series of collaborative performances throughout Texas, along with Sam Houston State University’s Raven Dance Theatre. It has since been chosen for performance in World Music’s “Ten’s the Limit” juried concert in Cambridge, MA (2004) and was part of Mosaic Dance Body’s premiere concert in Cambridge, MA (2005).
Does this Make Me Look Fat?
2002
Have you ever wondered what goes on in the minds of performing dancers? Here is a sneak peek…
This collaboration between actors and dancers premiered in Mosaic Dance Body’s Third Season concert, Confessions & Transgressions
Cheek to Cheek
2001
Saucy duet or trio reveling in the glories of
the derriere.
Premiered as part of Mosaic Dance Body’s Second Season concert, DRAWERS, dance-theatre performance at Café Dance featuring saxophonist Stan Killian, Austin, TX. Revived in concert at Green Street Studios, Cambridge, MA; May 2004.
Slip
2001
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. ’.
Originally performed as a solo, this group piece with folding chairs premiered as part of Mosaic Dance Body’s Second Season concert, DRAWERS, dance-theatre performance at Café Dance featuring saxophonist Stan Killian, Austin, TX. The piece has been performed by students from Prairie View A&M University and by MDB in MIT's Artists Behind the Desk series, at Green Street Studios in Cambridge, MA, the Umlauf Sculpture Garden in Austin, TX and at various festivals and theaters throughout Texas and Massachusetts.
Backwards Parade
2000
Why do parades always have to go forward? Here is another, much more fun option.
Conceived as a site-specific piece along a narrow walkway at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden in Austin, TX, this group dance has been performed in festivals, theaters and outdoor locations throughout Texas and Massachusetts.
Breast Wishes
1997
In a humorous take on mammary issues, robot women in space age bras expose the relationship between one's inner monologue and one's undergarments.
Originally performed as a solo, this group piece has been presented in Mosaic Dance Body’s concert, DRAWERS, at Cafe Dance in Austin, TX; Green Street Studios and The Dance Complex in Cambridge, MA, and at various festivals, studios and theaters throughout Texas and Massachusetts.
The Mattel Trilogy
1996
Barbie zombie bodies battle female bodies for world supremacy.
This humorous and creepy group piece premiered in Austin and continued making Boston audiences question their love of dolls in Mosaic Dance Body's concert, DRAWERS.
Ave Maria
2000
Created along with photographer Jose Luis Medina for Mosaic Dance Body’s First Season concert, A Gallery of Fools, Austin, TX.
The Yellow Wallpaper
1997
Created along with vocalist Kelly Zinge for Kinesis Dance Theatre concert, Arrested by the Intangible, Planet Theatre, Austin, TX.
Silent All These Years
1996
Multimedia collaboration including dance, film and original score for MFA Thesis Concert entitled Nuance, University of Colorado, Boulder.