few things ahead of time

few things ahead of time is a project in which I travel around the country (perhaps, eventually, around the world) to create solos on performers in a 48-hour creative process. Inspired by previous rapid-fire artistic collaborations I’ve participated in (like Harlem9’s 48 Hours In… play festival) and television competitions such as Project Runway, I am interested in how a limited creative timeframe can lead towards innovation and away from overthinking. While it’s misleading to say nothing is planned ahead of time (choreographers always have a rolodex of images, songs, and sensations to pull from), only a few details are set in stone before the 48-hour process begins: the performer, the location of the performance, and a commitment to “whatever happens, happens.”

Ashley in SLC (it’s definitely not fucking great)

Credits

Performer Ashley Anderson? Alexandra Barbier?
Music “Missing” by Everything But the Girl, The Gambler by Kenny Rogers, “Building A Mystery” by Sarah McLachlan, “All I Wanna Do” by Sheryl Crow, “Lovefool” by the Cardigans, “On and On” by Erykah Badu, “Look What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma” by Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” by Melanie, “The Metro” by Berlin, “A Girl Like You” by Edwyn Collins, “Missing” by Everything But the Girl Photography Todd Collins Videographer Cayden Turnbow

Presented through loveDANCEmore’s Sunday Series November, 2025.

Halie in MKE

Credits

Performer Halie Bahr Lighting Designer Aaron Kopec
Music “Laura” by Clifford Brown, “Get Your Head Out” by Jessica Pratt Projected Image BaldasaridStock Videography David R. Overbeck Photography Mark Frohna

Presented in a split-bill of choreography with Samuel Hanson in July, 2025. Many thanks to the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Department of Dance at the Peck School of the Arts
for rehearsal and performance support.