Work(s) in Progress

light / house

Rehearsal footage from a ‘light / house’, a dance film by Nate Tantral-Johnson

Piper Leistiko (dancer in tan top)

A narrative dance film about the romanticization, realization, and acceptance of a past love

Choreographed by Elle Wagoner and starring Katie Tuchi, Sydney Reed, Alyssa Laumann, Katie Pastor, and Piper Leistiko (dancer with red hair).

While she practices for a solo performance, a self-critical ballerina is confronted by a personification of her negative thoughts.

Short film written, directed, shot, and edited by Georgia Evensen and starring Piper Leistiko.

Restaged by Stephanie Liapis at Loyola Marymount University

Note: Piper is the dancer in the middle back with red hair.