2026 Submissions
Fall, everything
This piece was inspired by the contrast and harmony of my classical ballet background and my passion for K-pop.
Experience
In my self-choreographed piece set to Experience by Ludovico Einaudi, I sought to incorporate an array of movements that parallel the music’s gradually evolving dynamics and accents.
Waiting For Her True Love
The song that I created my artwork from, "Ghar More Pardesiya," tells the story of a woman waiting for her true love to meet with her again.
Split Focus
Split Focus is a contemporary ballet piece set to “Ceiling Games,” inspired by the experience of having attention pulled in multiple directions while life and the body continue to move.
Close To You
"Close To You" explores our relationship with the ocean and the way the ever-present body of water dances with our own.
Your time to go
“Your time to go” is a duet inspired by the themes of loss, grief, and despair that accompany parting.
Je Nen Connais Pas La Fi
Jeff Buckley’s voice has been a quiet thread through my life, from long childhood car rides with my dad to this past summer in Ballet BC’s studios, where I learned Marko Goecke’s Woke Up Blind, also set to Buckley. For my piece, Je n’en Connais Pas la Fin, instead of choreographing directly to the lyrics, I treated the score like a landscape, letting faint guitar repetitions, tonal shifts, and subtle counts guide me. I aimed to let movement emerge from the song’s atmosphere, using weight shifts, texture, and use of space, rather than its literal meaning. This piece carries a soft nostalgia that feels like watching my younger self fade gently in the distance, those long, unstructured summers, aimless bike rides, and days that stretched without responsibility.
Aerial Rope - Back on 74
Originally created as an audition piece, this act has morphed and evolved as I’ve adapted it for various performances including shows with Circus Bella, The Flying Royals, and People’s Circus Theater.
Desiderium
Tomorrow started off as a result of exiting the competitive dance world and leaning into my emerging love of film.