Sean Dorsey Dance
The Lost Art of Dreaming
Schaeffer Theatre
Adult: $35
Student/Senior/Educator: $15
A limited number of $5 tickets will be available to anyone while supplies last!
*There will be a post-show discussion after the Saturday night performance
The Lost Art Of Dreaming is an invitation to reconnect with longing, embrace expansive imagination, connect with joy and pleasure, and propel ourselves toward loving futures. Performed by a powerhouse ensemble of five queer, trans and gender-non-conforming dancers with a rich, layered soundscore featuring original and commissioned music, the work comes to Lewiston as part of a 12+ city international tour.
“A powerful amalgamation of heart-stopping dance, intimate storytelling, and elegant queer partnering” – Bay Area Reporter
Sean Dorsey is an Emmy award-winning choreographer, dancer, writer, educator and activist. Long recognized as the U.S.’ first acclaimed transgender modern dance choreographer, Dorsey has toured his work to more than 35 cities across the US and abroad – and taught with his explicitly trans-positive pedagogy in more than 40 cities.
Dorsey is a Doris Duke Artist and a Dance/USA Artist Fellow. He has been awarded an Emmy Award, five Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, and the Goldie Award for Performance. In 2019, he became the first openly-transgender person on the cover of Dance Magazine. Dorsey is the first openly-transgender US artist to be presented by The Joyce Theater (NYC), American Dance Festival and many other major stages.
As a transgender, white, disabled/Hard-of-hearing and queer longtime social practice artist, Dorsey creates his works over 2-3 years in deep relationship with/in community. As a teaching artist, Dorsey leads workshops, classes and DREAM LABS with a trans-positive pedagogy – and centers and celebrates gender non-conforming and trans bodies, voices and aesthetics.
The Lost Art of Dreaming
Choreographed, written and has soundscore direction by Sean Dorsey
Movement created & performed by Sean Dorsey, Brandon Graham, Héctor Jaime, David Le, and Nol Simonse
Original music composed by Anomie Belle, LD Brown, Sean Dorsey, Frida Ibarra, Alex Kelly, Ben Kessler, Jesse Olsen Bay, and Kelsey Lu
Costume Design by Tiffany Amundson, Krystal Harfert and Melissa Castaneda
Lighting Design by Clyde Sheets
Technical Direction by Emily Paulson
Soundscore Engineering Grace Coleman
