The first, work in progress, showing of Forward: Pain, Perseverance, Peace. This performance was retroactively titled Kinetic Study on Pain, Iteration 1. The work explore how pain effects the body, how the body responds, in addition to how mental and emotional turmoil can be translated into an embodied physical language.

The work was developed with residency support from Firehouse Theater in Richmond, Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University

Choreography - Jelani Taylor

Music - Chet Frierson

Orginial Cast - Taylor Bonadies, Sydney Wiggins