Hold emerged from reflecting on what is personal but also universal to each of us. The pandemic has brought on a shared global experience that is unprecedented. The work looks at how this upheaval has allowed us to de-center our own narratives and realize our impact on the larger communities around us. Set to Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings,” Hold leaves space for doubt and hope simultaneously. The piece asks what it means to not defeat something, but instead transform ourselves for the better because it remains. Hold orients us inside this present moment with attuned awareness of our humanity and greater connections.

8 dancers | 11.5 minutes | Commissioned by Repertory Dance Theater, Salt Lake City, UT