Spiral Songs (2005)

13 minutes / 4 dancers / 4 live string musicians
Music: Colin Jacobsen
Costumes: Ursula and Benjamin
Lighting: Tony Marques
Dancers photographed: Ivanova Aguilar, Kyla Ernst-Alper, Melissa Morrissey and Gisela Quinteros, Musicians photographed: Jeffrey Beecher, Rubin Kodheli, Colin Jacobsen and Jesse Mills
Photography: Angel Hess

A string quartet is physically integrated into this contemporary ballet, chasing, rolling and partnering the dancers while performing Jacobsen’s inventive composition.