Lauren Holler
Notable Choreography.
Three Scores in the Kitchen (Premiered July 13 & 14, 2018)
For Expedition Dance
Venue: The Garden Theater, Short North Stage, Columbus OH for Branching Out Presented by New Vision Dance Co.
Duet
Music: Musical Chairs, Can-dinsky, and Coffee by Anthony Taddeo
Length: 5 minutes
Choreography by Lauren Holler, along with collaborating dancer Rachel Torowski
Introspection (Premiered April 14, 2018)
For Expedition Dance
Venue: The Garden Theater, Short North Stage, Columbus OH for Ten Tiny Dances Columbus
Duet
Music: Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72, composed by Frédéric Chopin, performed by LukeFaulkner
Length: 5 minutes
Choreography by Lauren Holler, along with collaborating dancers Megan Gurcze & Brittany Sterling
Again (Premiered November 11, 2017)
For Expedition Dance
Venue: Cleveland Dance Fest, 2017 @ the informal showing
Solo work
Music: Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, composed by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Syuzanna Kaszo
Length: 8 minutes and 30 seconds
The Real McCoy (Premiered April 28, 2017)
For Expedition Dance
Venue: Testing Ground @ Baldwin Wallace University
Subsequent Performances:
Music: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe, read by Christopher Lee; Drums of
the Deep, composed and performed by Kevin Macleod; Darkness Speaks, composed and performed by Kevin Macleod; Sea of Doom, composed and performed by Doug Maxwell; Junkyard Tribe, composed and performed by Kevin Macleod. All sound altered and arranged by Lauren Holler.
Length: 10 minutes
*Choreography by Lauren Holler and Megan Gurcze
Freewriting About a Problem II (Premiered November 18, 2017)
For the Cleveland Dance Project
Venue: CDP Inaugural Fall 2017 Showcase
Dancers: 3
Music: "Impulse of Extemporization" by Brian Holler
Length: 4 minutes
Working Girl
For Expedition Dance
Dancers: 6
Music: Forebearers (Abridged) by Westin Oxking Portillo
Length: 15 minutes
Confinement II (Premiered April 2, 2016)
Venue: SPACES, Cleveland, OH
Presented by The Movement Project
Solo work in gallery space.
Music: Hamartia by Sea Mountains, Nightsoul by Sea Mountains, and Drum Beat by Brian Holler
Length: 5 minutes
Commutuality (Premiered July 23, 2015)
Venue: American Dance Festival Showing
Solo work
Length: 5 to 6 minutes
Freewriting About a Problem (Premiered July 17, 2015)
Venue: American Dance Festival Student Concert
Dancers: 9
Music: Impulse of Extemporization by Brian Holler
Length: 7 minutes
Confinement (Premiered April 16, 2015)
Venue: NY Arts Program House, New York, NY
Solo work for Film
Videography by Stephanie Cheng
Music: Hamartia by Sea Mountains, Nightsoul by Sea Mountains, and Drum Beat by Brian Holler
Length: 4 minutes
Antinomy (Premiered November 15, 2014)
Venue: Orchesis Fall 2014 concert at Chappelear Drama Center
Dancers: 9
Music: Daft Punk Mix by Pentatonix, beatbox by Looperman, Crystallize by Lindsey Stirling, and Crystallize Mashup by Lindsey Stirling
Length: 14 minutes
*Also served as Lighting Designer and Prop Designer for my piece*
Spirited Vitality (Premiered April 2014)
Venue: TerpsiCorps Spring 2014 concert at Gray Chapel
Dancers: 3
Music: Crystallize by Lindsey Stirling
Length: 4 minutes and 14 seconds
Motivating the Middle (Premiered March 3, 2014)
Venue: American College Dance Festival East Central Conference Adjudication
Dancers: 4
Music: Clapping Music by Steve Reich & Russ Hartenberger, Dances With Wood by Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain, and Girl/Boy by Aphex Twins
Length 7 minutes and 7 seconds
The Hidden Reality (Premiered November 15, 2013)
Venue: Orchesis Fall 2013 concert at Chappelear Drama Center
Dancers: 9
Music: Clapping Music by Steve Reich & Russ Hartenberger, Dances With Wood by Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain, and Girl/Boy by Aphex Twins
Multimedia Video Projections: Facts obtained from the Coalition on Housing and Homelessness in Ohio and the National Coalition for the Homeless. Images obtained from creativecommons.org under appropriate licensing.
Length: 8 minutes and 45 seconds
Devolving in Stability (Premiered April 26th, 2013)
Venue: Orchesis Spring 2013 concert “To Be Human” at Chappelear Drama Center
Dancers: 6
Music: Original composition by Brian Holler and Mozart 3000 by Kromestar vs Cotti
Length: 6 minutes and 50 seconds
A Million Little Pieces (Premiered October 2012)
Venue: Red and Black Review at Chappelear Drama Center
Solo work
Text: A Million Little Pieces By James Frey
Length: 4 minutes and 30 second
For Expedition Dance
Venue: The Garden Theater, Short North Stage, Columbus OH for Branching Out Presented by New Vision Dance Co.
Duet
Music: Musical Chairs, Can-dinsky, and Coffee by Anthony Taddeo
Length: 5 minutes
Choreography by Lauren Holler, along with collaborating dancer Rachel Torowski
Introspection (Premiered April 14, 2018)
For Expedition Dance
Venue: The Garden Theater, Short North Stage, Columbus OH for Ten Tiny Dances Columbus
Duet
Music: Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72, composed by Frédéric Chopin, performed by LukeFaulkner
Length: 5 minutes
Choreography by Lauren Holler, along with collaborating dancers Megan Gurcze & Brittany Sterling
Again (Premiered November 11, 2017)
For Expedition Dance
Venue: Cleveland Dance Fest, 2017 @ the informal showing
Solo work
Music: Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, composed by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Syuzanna Kaszo
Length: 8 minutes and 30 seconds
The Real McCoy (Premiered April 28, 2017)
For Expedition Dance
Venue: Testing Ground @ Baldwin Wallace University
Subsequent Performances:
- March 22, 2018, Raw Cleveland Presents Envision @ the House of Blues
- November 11, 2017, Cleveland Dance Fest, 2017 @ the curated Saturday evening show
- September 8 & 9, 2017 as a guest artist with Seven Dance Company in Columbus, OH
Music: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe, read by Christopher Lee; Drums of
the Deep, composed and performed by Kevin Macleod; Darkness Speaks, composed and performed by Kevin Macleod; Sea of Doom, composed and performed by Doug Maxwell; Junkyard Tribe, composed and performed by Kevin Macleod. All sound altered and arranged by Lauren Holler.
Length: 10 minutes
*Choreography by Lauren Holler and Megan Gurcze
Freewriting About a Problem II (Premiered November 18, 2017)
For the Cleveland Dance Project
Venue: CDP Inaugural Fall 2017 Showcase
Dancers: 3
Music: "Impulse of Extemporization" by Brian Holler
Length: 4 minutes
Working Girl
For Expedition Dance
Dancers: 6
Music: Forebearers (Abridged) by Westin Oxking Portillo
Length: 15 minutes
Confinement II (Premiered April 2, 2016)
Venue: SPACES, Cleveland, OH
Presented by The Movement Project
Solo work in gallery space.
Music: Hamartia by Sea Mountains, Nightsoul by Sea Mountains, and Drum Beat by Brian Holler
Length: 5 minutes
Commutuality (Premiered July 23, 2015)
Venue: American Dance Festival Showing
Solo work
Length: 5 to 6 minutes
Freewriting About a Problem (Premiered July 17, 2015)
Venue: American Dance Festival Student Concert
Dancers: 9
Music: Impulse of Extemporization by Brian Holler
Length: 7 minutes
Confinement (Premiered April 16, 2015)
Venue: NY Arts Program House, New York, NY
Solo work for Film
Videography by Stephanie Cheng
Music: Hamartia by Sea Mountains, Nightsoul by Sea Mountains, and Drum Beat by Brian Holler
Length: 4 minutes
Antinomy (Premiered November 15, 2014)
Venue: Orchesis Fall 2014 concert at Chappelear Drama Center
Dancers: 9
Music: Daft Punk Mix by Pentatonix, beatbox by Looperman, Crystallize by Lindsey Stirling, and Crystallize Mashup by Lindsey Stirling
Length: 14 minutes
*Also served as Lighting Designer and Prop Designer for my piece*
Spirited Vitality (Premiered April 2014)
Venue: TerpsiCorps Spring 2014 concert at Gray Chapel
Dancers: 3
Music: Crystallize by Lindsey Stirling
Length: 4 minutes and 14 seconds
Motivating the Middle (Premiered March 3, 2014)
Venue: American College Dance Festival East Central Conference Adjudication
Dancers: 4
Music: Clapping Music by Steve Reich & Russ Hartenberger, Dances With Wood by Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain, and Girl/Boy by Aphex Twins
Length 7 minutes and 7 seconds
The Hidden Reality (Premiered November 15, 2013)
Venue: Orchesis Fall 2013 concert at Chappelear Drama Center
Dancers: 9
Music: Clapping Music by Steve Reich & Russ Hartenberger, Dances With Wood by Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain, and Girl/Boy by Aphex Twins
Multimedia Video Projections: Facts obtained from the Coalition on Housing and Homelessness in Ohio and the National Coalition for the Homeless. Images obtained from creativecommons.org under appropriate licensing.
Length: 8 minutes and 45 seconds
Devolving in Stability (Premiered April 26th, 2013)
Venue: Orchesis Spring 2013 concert “To Be Human” at Chappelear Drama Center
Dancers: 6
Music: Original composition by Brian Holler and Mozart 3000 by Kromestar vs Cotti
Length: 6 minutes and 50 seconds
A Million Little Pieces (Premiered October 2012)
Venue: Red and Black Review at Chappelear Drama Center
Solo work
Text: A Million Little Pieces By James Frey
Length: 4 minutes and 30 second
For full videos of Lauren's most recent works, please contact Lauren directly. Select works can be found on Lauren's choreography play list.
