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truce songs employs David Dorfman’s trademark style of merging highly athletic dancing with poignant emotion. It uses movement, text, live/original music and visual design to honor truce with self, with others and the world, as we watch dancing bodies serve as conduits for momentary peace. The company will mine the depths of our power-crazed existence looking for our foibles and laughter, which is perhaps our most “power-full” tool. Sometimes it’s the tiniest of surrenders that count. “truce songs” is a collaboration between David Dorfman, DDD dancers, guest artists Lisa Race and Michaela Ellingson; Musicians/Composers Lizzy de Lise and Sam Crawford; and Visual Designer Andrew Schneider.

Cast: Jack Blackmon, David Dorfman, Michaela Ellingson, Lily Gelfand, Kashia Kancey, Nik Owens, Lisa Race, Claudia-Lynn Rightmire

Music Composed and Performed by Lizzy de Lise and Sam Crawford

Musical Direction by Sam Crawford

Visual Designer Andrew Schneider

Costume Designer Naoko Nagata

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truce songs research and creation was commissioned by Dancers’ Workshop in Jackson Hole, WY. Additional funding provided by Connecticut College, Harkness Foundation for Dance, New Music USA’s Organization Fund in 2024-25, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts. In addition, the work was researched and created in residence at American Dance Festival, Barnard College, Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Arts, Muhlenberg College, NC State University, LEAP of New Haven, NYU Tisch Summer Residency Program, Rhode Island College, San Jose State University, The Neltje Center for Excellence and Creativity in the Arts, University of Maryland, and University of Wyoming.