The Lullaby of Needs
A lullaby of desires and memories, a subtle thread weaving together human connections and fragility.
Each dancer embodies an emotional layer, a unique voice in a chorus of silence, breaths, and glances.
The work emerges from a dialogue between voice and body, between the sound of the handpan and the gestures born of collective improvisation.
The choreography by Francesca Mommo, developed in collaboration with the dancers, becomes a poetic journey of vulnerability, rediscovery, and belonging.
Choreography
Francesca Mommo
In collaboration with dancers
Pei Chi Chang, Laura Anne Kay, Yi Fei Lai, Emily McClung, Hannah McGuffey, TJ Warren, Yi Lin You
Music
“Yishama Pantam Handpan Duet” by Yuval Babayoff and Mickael Zu
With the contribution of
Tabla sounds by Terrence Karn
Videographer: Alexa Vélez
Location: Carolina Friends School, Durham, NC
American Dance Festival 2024
SPONSORS
Francesca Mommo’s participation in the International Choreographers Residency Program (American Dance Festival, Durham, U.S.) was sponsored by the Arnhold Foundation and the Esther and Otto Seligmann Foundation, in collaboration with the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden.
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