COMMISSIONED WORKS

Winged Woman Dance accepts commissions for new original work or re-staging our repertory for solo and group artists/students at all levels. Innovative collaboration leads to mentoring within the community, if you are interested this type of movement opportunity please contact: Tina Heuges, Artistic Director at 215-280-2061

“Beyond Basquiat” 2004
Re-staged this Winged Woman work for high school dance department at Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. As the guest choreographer I utilized the entire dance program along with elementary level students as student poets.

Borrowed Heart" 2003
The second work created for Temple University dance department repertory class. Performed by eight dancers, the work speaks through architectural grids, partnering, and a highly explosive female persona. Accompanied by assortments of music from the 1950’s along with vintage dresses from the 1940’s and 1950’s, performed at Conwell Dance Theater.

“Pulling on the Moon” 2002
Created for The Temple University dance department repertory class. Eight dancers travel on a journey of loss, regret, and self-redemption. Triptychs of P.J. Harvey songs accompany this melancholy tribute to the relationships between mother and daughter. Performed at Conwell Dance Theater and Paul Empire Theater.

“Exploring the Family Tree” 2002
Created for Monarch Dance Company- Set on the entire company this work reflected the importance of family roots and the love of our elders and was performed in part with the company premiere at CEC Theater with music by Bill Withers.

“Fading Halo” 2002
The University of Pennsylvania, ‘Penn Dance’, commissioned this composition. It features ten dancers who traverse the space in canons and elongated movements, while intimately conveying ones need for affection and gratification in a relationship. This work was performed at Iron Gate Theater.

"Flesh Wound" 2000
The use of light and form to create unique environments was essential to Philadelphia artist Karen Breese as well as composer John Vosbikian. This solo work was specifically created for Philadelphia dancer Kristen Shahverdian. The musical score was constructed by distorting samples of the choreographer’s voice into patterned motifs. The task was to deliberately hide and transform fragmented movements with light and sound without using any existing theater lighting, performed at Conwell Dance Theater.