Co|Lab

Lead Artists: Judith Bauer & Corina Iona Dalzell

This year, Co|Lab at Dance Exchange invites participants to explore the quiet, powerful ways we resist and persist daily. Guided by lead artists Judith Bauer and Corina Iona Dalzell, we will cultivate resilience through personal and collective acts of resistance.

What is an act of resistance in your life? Is it resting? Walking through the weather? Gardening? Finding joy in a world that didn’t bring it and cannot take it away? Through these questions, we will connect to the practices that sustain us and fuel our ability to endure.

Each participant will bring their practices of resistance—be they physical, emotional, or conceptual—into the space. We’ll write, talk, draw, and reflect together, melding individual ideas into a shared performance. This process will culminate in the creation of a new work, Ordinary Acts of Resistance (working title), a world-premiere dance that celebrates persistence in all its forms.

The choreography will emerge organically from the ideas, movements, and discoveries that arise within the group. From solos to duets and larger ensemble pieces, we will craft movement together, drawing on the unique bodies and perspectives of those in the room.

In this collaborative environment, each participant is invited to share their personal resistance practices and contribute to a collective vision. The result is a dynamic, ever-evolving performance that reflects both the diversity and unity of our collective resilience.

Join us in exploring resistance, persistence, and joy as we move from our heads into our bodies and create a dance that speaks to the power of ordinary acts to change the world.

Dance Exchange Dance On Lead Artist,
Dance On Creative Aging
Advisory Board Member

Corina Iona Dalzell

Dance Exchange Lead Artist,
Youth Programs Lead Artist