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Tori Lawrence + Co.

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Tori Lawrence + Co. is a Western Massachusetts contemporary dance company founded in 2010 by choreographer and filmmaker Tori Lawrence.[1] They frequently perform site-oriented pieces.[2][3]

Art residencies and fellowships

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Tori Lawrence + Co. dance residencies and fellowships include USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway; Brunakra in Sweden; Dance Ireland; and Budapest's Workshop Foundation.

Her dance films[4] have been included in Stockholm Screendance Festival, Portland Maine Film Festival and Green Mountain Film Festival.

Artistic Collaborators

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Principal artists in her pieces include[5]:

Ellie Goudie-Averill
Jenna Riegel
Jungwoong Kim
Anthony Pucci
Ainsley Tharp
Nathaniel Moore
Taryn Griggs
Marie Lynn Haas
Emily Climer
Seth Wenger
Cole Bejelić
Vicki Brown
Bing & Ruth

Selected performance history

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The company's performances are often site-specific to particular locations[6][7]:

Awakened Ruins (2011)
Holding Place (2012-2015)
Field Made White (2016)
Progress (2018)
Junkspace (2014-2018)
Sjøradio (2023)
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Official Website

Junkspace" Philadelphia excerpts. Live Performance

"Elizabeth" (Trailer)

"Awakened Ruins" (Trailer)

References

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  1. ^ Lawrence, Tori (November 27, 2024). "About Tori Lawrence + Co". ToriLawrence.org. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Brady, Shaun (September 10, 2010). "Check Out These Faves of the Fringe". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 52. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Kat J. (May 24, 2019). "Tilting Space In an Abandoned Warehouse: Tori Lawrence + Co". ThinkingDance.net. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Tori Lawrence". The School for Contemporary Dance and Thought. November 27, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Tori Lawrence Dance Company (November 28, 2024). "Artists". ToriLawrence.org. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  6. ^ ""Holding Place", a site specific dance piece by Tori Lawrence + Co. for the Barnes Foundation". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 5, 2015. pp. B02. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  7. ^ Charis-Carlson, Jeff (March 7, 2015). "Connecting science and dance in the new age of humans". Iowa City Press-Citizen. pp. A5. Retrieved November 28, 2024.