Sandia (2023)
Synopsis: With rambutans as guides, two people embark on a voracious and gluttonous journey to a space that drowns them, bathes them, and carries them to a timeless universe.
Choreographer & Director: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Editor: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Performers: Mario Vircha, Angela Schöpke Gonzalez, Sandia, Rambutan, Other Fruit
Music: "From Darkness we Awaken"
Composer: Michael Malis
Musicians: Virago
Funding: Commissioned by Michael Malis
Screenings: Out-FRONT! Festival, New York, NY.
Media: Out-FRONT! Festival NYT review, Out-FRONT! Festival Forbes preview, Out-FRONT! Festival Timeout preview
Banana & Me (2022)
Synopsis: Inspired by how the Cavendish banana’s sexualization has generated an incredible market for banana consumption in the US, Banana & Me explores relationships between Cavendish bananas and a woman. This work draws on the legacy of the banana-centric art and media production in the US from the 1890s to the present.
Choreographer & Director: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Performers: Bananas, Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Cinematography: Matthew Lima
Film Editors: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez, Matthew Lima
Rehearsal Support: Anabella Lenzu, Matthew Lima, Annie Wang, and David Yates
Venues: Centro Nacional de la Cultura, San Jose, Costa Rica; Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn NY; Five Myles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
House Snake (2022)
Synopsis: A film story of seven beings - Susan Rethorst, Angela Schöpke Gonzalez, Charli Brissey, Maida Withers, Anabella Lenzu, Hans, and Laika - dancing together in life.
Editor & Facilitator: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Collaborators: Susan Rethorst, Maida Withers, Anabella Lenzu, Charli Brissey, Hans, Laika
Funding: University of Michigan (ArtsEngine Arts Integrative Interdisciplinary Research Grant, Center for World Performance Studies, School of Information)
Screenings: Andy Arts Center (2022)
Skeleton & Me (2021)
Synopsis: Skeleton and Woman meet for a loving, violent, and deeply human encounter in dance film Skeleton & Me.
Choreographer & Director: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Cinematographer & Editor: Matthew Lima
Performers: Skeleton, Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Screenings: Screen Dance International 2021, Erie International Film Festival 2021, Andy Arts Center 2022
Performance at: Koresh Artist Showcase Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 2017
Performance at: Koresh Artist Showcase Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 2017
Performance at: Koresh Artist Showcase Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 2017
Performance at: Koresh Artist Showcase Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 2017
Two Women, One Map (2017)
Synopsis: Marie Curie, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, and Sara Emma Edmonds, a field nurse and spy during the US Civil War, travel across time to find unexpected kinship with each other in Two Women, One Map.
Choreographer & Director: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Performers: Shannon O'Brien, Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Carpentry: Pepper Fajans
Venues: The Woods, New York, NY; Green Space, Long Island City, NY; Koresh Artist Showcase, Philadelphia, PA
Choreography by Angela Schöpke. La Jolla, California, March 9-11. Dancers: Gabe Garon, Davina Dou Photo: Courtesy of The Bishop's School
Choreography by Angela Schöpke. La Jolla, California, March 9-11. Dancers: Gabe Garon, Davina Dou Photo: Courtesy of The Bishop's School
Choreography by Angela Schöpke. La Jolla, California, March 9-11. Dancers: Gabe Garon, Davina Dou Photo: Courtesy of The Bishop's School
Choreography by Angela Schöpke. La Jolla, California, March 9-11. Dancers: Gabe Garon, Davina Dou Photo: Courtesy of The Bishop's School
Atom Skin I (2017)
Synopsis: Exploring the electric space of so-close-but-never-touching, Atom Skin I asks: what happens when two atoms get so close that they're nearly touching?
Choreographer: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Rehearsal Director: Donna Cory
Performers: Gabe Garon, Davina Dou
Venue: The Bishop's School, La Jolla, CA
Tina Thurman and Daniel Neer in opera "Mata Hari" directed by Paul Peers and with composition by Matt Marks. January 2017. Photo credit Paula Court.
Tina Thurman and Mary Mackenzie in opera "Mata Hari" directed by Paul Peers and with composition by Matt Marks. January 2017. Photo credit Paula Court.
Tina Thurman, Mary Mackenzie, and Tomás Cruz in opera "Mata Hari" directed by Paul Peers and with composition by Matt Marks. January 2017. Photo credit Paula Court.
Tina Thurman and Daniel Neer in opera "Mata Hari" directed by Paul Peers and with composition by Matt Marks. January 2017. Photo credit Paula Court.
Mata Hari (2017)
Synopsis: An opera by Matt Marks and Paul Peers, Mata Hari tells the story of Mata Hari, a dancer executed by the French during WWI for being a German spy.
Composer: Matt Marks
Librettist & Director: Paul Peers
Choreographer: Anabella Lenzu
Assistant Choreographer: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Venue: HERE Arts Center, New York, NY
New York Times Review:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/arts/music/mata-hari-prototype-festival-review.html
Choreography by Angela Schöpke, 2013. Photo credit belongs to Michelle Wolzinger Photography.
Choreography by Angela Schöpke, 2013. Photo credit belongs to Michelle Wolzinger Photography.
Choreography by Angela Schöpke, 2013. Photo credit belongs to Michelle Wolzinger Photography.
Choreography by Angela Schöpke, 2013. Photo credit belongs to Michelle Wolzinger Photography.
CableTable (2013)
Synopsis: Unable to physically meet for a meal at the kitchen table with her family distributed across the world, CableTable emerged from biweekly Skype family Skype meals, exploring what a virtual kitchen table feels, looks, smells, tastes, and sound like.
Choreographer: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Advisor: Maida Withers
Performers: Hannah Ayasse, Ian Ceccarelli, Molly Feder, Shannon O’Brien, Alex Miller, Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Venue: J Down, Washington, DC
Choreography by Angela Schöpke, 2013. Photo credit belongs to Audrey Alexander.
Choreography by Angela Schöpke, 2013. Photo credit belongs to Audrey Alexander.
Choreography by Angela Schöpke, 2013. Photo credit belongs to Angela Schöpke. Poster design by Angela Schöpke.
Choreography by Angela Schöpke, 2013. Photo credit belongs to Audrey Alexander.
Communidemonation (2013)
Synopsis: Inviting audiences to participate in its cast's exploration of "democracy" in its public performance at Freedom Plaza, Communidemonation asks: What does democracy feel like? How do we sustain it? Is this democracy?
Choreographer: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez
Performers: Keri Birmingham, Ian Ceccarelli, Molly Feder, Elisa Rossoff, Matthew Sandoval, Clay Wiggs
Venue: Freedom Plaza, Washington, DC