COLLIDING TOPOGRAPHIES

WHAT PEOPLE Wrote

A Secret Journey

Your history together brought us to many unknown lands. You left us feeling we witnessed a secret journey. Cats. Ships passing. String. Sisters. Everyone who has peopled this room. Honoring every moment together. Honoring space. Figurative and literal. Timing of join-ups. Use of room. Start > Finish. Complete.

A Miracle in Nature

"Puzzle-like configurations of two bodies coming together. One body moving another, yet not mechanic, but purely organic. Felt like watching a miracle in nature that happened once in a hundred years; like a waterfall full of glowing stars."

an umbilical cord betweeN

"It was beautiful—a cascading shifting relationship with each other and the space that wasn't quite human, in a world where there wasn't quite verticality. But y'all also managed to be firmly connected—an umbilical cord between you. Thank you for your clarity and simplicity of structure; all felt helpful in these dark days. "

COLLIDING TOPOGRAPHIES

as part of SWAY: Vertical Performance Incubation

November 23, 2024

and

EMERGENCE: Vertical Dance Arising from the BANDALOOP Ecosystem

December 14, 2024

A playful, dynamic work co-created by Megan Lowe and Roel Seeber, referencing human relationships, the impact they have on us, and the way we navigate them.

Audience Quotes

"Dance like I have never seen."

"The art we need to be seeing now."

"Pushing the form."

"Mind blowing."

"Breathtaking."

"Maestra of the form."

"You never cease to amaze me."

"So much trust."

"Deeply human."

"More, More, More!"

It was presented as part of:

SWAY: a vertical art crawl through BANDALOOP Studios, exploring themes of climate, queerness, and connection. Part of BANDALOOP’s Vertical Performance Incubator, SWAY brings together 50 years of collective experience in vertical dance, presenting works-in-progress by Becca Dean, Melecio Estrella, Megan Lowe, and Roel Seeber.

and

EMERGENCE: an evening of vertical dance featuring established and emerging Bay Area artists. Stemming from the estuary of artistic research come six dynamic, tender, and evocative works in progress. EMERGENCE features work and performances from Faith Elder, Rose Huey, Suzanne Gallo, Megan Lowe, Rachel Maxwell, Annalise Ritter, Olivia Sander, and Roel Seeber.