Late Bloomer
(work-in-progress)
Late Bloomer delves into the complexities of power, timing, experience, and choice in how one navigates belonging and human connection. The work examines how we show up for each other, the responsibility of the bystander, and the profound consequences of being cast aside.
In collaboration with award-winning composer Angélica Negrón, dramaturg Melanie George, costume designer Quinn Czejkowski, and lighting designer David Ferri, Simoneau and her ensemble of dancers explore the subtle forces that shape group dynamics, asking: How is belonging connected to survival? What separates true belonging from merely fitting in?
Late Bloomer will premiere on November 14-15 in NYC.
LATE BLOOMER
Concept and Direction: Hélène Simoneau
Choreography: Hélène Simoneau in collaboration with the performers
Original Music: Angélica Negrón
Additional Music: Bruno Billaudeau, David Lang, Anne Muller, Julia Wolfe and This Heat
Performance: Paige Amicon, Liane Aung, Joe Davis, Juan Duarte, Alisia Pobega, Amanda Sachs,
Frances Lorraine Samson, Kevin J. Shannon
Dramaturgy: Melanie George
Costume Design: Quinn Czejkowski
Lighting Design: David Ferri
THANK YOU
Late Bloomer by Hélène Simoneau was created in part during residencies at Banff Centre, the Pillow Lab at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and The National Center for Choreography–Akron (NCCAkron). The development of Late Bloomer was supported by DANCECleveland and by a commissioning grant from the O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation. Additional support was provided by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project.
