solos
CODE CROSS (2015)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
PERCUSSION Jefferson Voorhees
Modern, Latin and African influences are fused to generate a kinetic code, while guest Jefferson Voorhees traces a sonic code on talking drum
SAME GIRL (2015)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Manu Chau, Randy Newman, Dustin O'Halloran
explores the emotional landscape of three female stereotypes: whore, junkie, girl-child
BRIDE OF THE ICEFIELDS (2014)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
SOUNDSCAPE Dean Baltesson
SET CONSTRUCTION David Gregory
an abstract commentary on climate change and global warming, steampunk-anime character meets her fate on the ice
TANGO ON STEEL (2014)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Osvaldo Pugliese
SET CONSTRUCTION Dan Ronda
tanguera courts a cage of steel
ABSENCE (2014)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC David Darling
explores the boundaries that define our losses
NIGHTSHADE (2014)
CHOREOGRAPHY Rulan Tangen
MUSIC Beth Quist
COSTUME Julie Brette Adams
a meditation on vegetable-human metamorphosis
BLUES TRILOGY (2014)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Mary Gauthier, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Sonny Terry
celebrates the emotional immediacy, rhythmic intricacies and dance vocabulary of the Blues
CHRONOS COSMOS CORVUS (2013)
Navigating/Inward
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Aphex Twin, David Darling and Phillip Glass
a triptych dance that tracks human consciousness in reverse, from the mechanical to the mystical to the primal
SAISEISAN (2013)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Dean Baltesson
PAPER SCULPTURE Susanna Carlisle and Bruce Hamilton
the mysteries of reproduction and birth are explored with the assistance of an astonishing paper prop / this is a companion piece to Jisei no ku (2012)
SODADI (2013)
CHOREOGRAPHY Margaret West
MUSIC Sara Tavares
yearning for family and belonging
THE MINUTES, ALONE (2013)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Guests
MUSIC Multiple Artists
a tour de force performance of 12 minute-long dances choreographed to an eclectic array of music
LOST AND FOUND (2013)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Erik Satie
SET Jefferson Voorhees
a glimpse-by-glimpse narrative of love's aftermath, watched over by the benevolent eye of Erik Satie
THE CALLING (2013)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Hildegard Von Bingen
a meditation on spiritual struggle set to liturgical chants
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED/REBOOT (2012)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Jefferson Voorhees
a raucous romp through international rhythms and a power play of the sexes
TRIPLE BACH (2012)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC J. S. Bach
a moving celebration of j. s. bach in three sections: saxophone, piano, cello
MANIFESTO (2012)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Iva Bittova and Vladimir Vaclavek
while reading the communist manifesto, whimsical circus girl explores the confines of her metal cage
KAHLO KITSCH (video) (2012)
VIDEOGRAPHY Dean Baltesson
VOICE AND TEXT Julie Brette Adams
the many faces of mexican icon frida kahlo
HER LAST PATROL (2012)
CONCEPT Jefferson Voorhees
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
SOUNDSCAPE Dean Baltesson
dance theater addressing the horrors of combat and war
LUMINA (INSPIRED BY MARGIE GILLIS) (2011)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC J.S. Bach and Glenn Gould
an exuberant dance set to five of Bach's Goldberg Variations, inspired by the expressive artistry of modern dance pioneer, Margie Gillis
HAIKU DANCES (2011)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC David Darling
a human embodiment of the natural world, depicting a day's cycle from mountain dawn to sweeping cloud to starlit night
LES HOMMES QUI PASSENT (2011)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Patricia Kass
a modern/tango fusion with imaginary partners narrating the memory of desire
JISEI NO KU (Japanese Death Poem) (2011)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Jason Ordaz
a Butoh-inspired ritualized body poem danced with an origami sculpture
click here to see the JISEI NO KU Video Edition
SO LIGHTLY HERE (video) (2011)
VIDEOGRAPHY Dean Baltesson
MUSIC Pat Metheny
a black winged woman haunts the lonely landscapes of rural new mexico
NOTE TO SELF (2009)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Mickey Hart
a ritualized application of body paint as a tongue-in-cheek note to self
CURVES ON A POINT (2009)
CHOREOGRAPHY Kate Eberle
MUSIC Khaki Kang
direction, geometry, rhythym
SKYFRAME (2009)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Harold Budd and Brian Eno
the possiblities that structure imposed on movement and frame of mind
RUNNING HEART (2009)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Eyvind Kang
a nod to the postmodern dance of the Judson Church Theatre
BLUES FOR MARY (2009)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Mary Gauthier
a blues dance inspired by the lyrics of the song Falling Out Of Love
OPUS 28 FOR SOCKS (2009)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Dustin O'Halloran
a wistful yet whimsical dance lit and performed from the knees down
HEART DANCING OPEN (2009)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Ana Lains and The Beatles
a celebration of femininity choreographed to acapella versions of fado and The Beatles
FRIDA'S DREAM (2007)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Soliloquy, Composer / Shulamit Ran
draws on the life and artistic imagery of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and reflects Adams' long personal affinity and fascination with Kahlo's intense persona and revolutionary approach to art
FRIDA'S DREAMS (2002)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Charlene Tarver
MUSIC J. S. Bach
an abstract narration of Kahlo's life and paintings in three sections (the white dream, the chair, birds)
FREUDIAN SLIP (2002)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
SOUNDTRACK Jefferson Voorhees
a delightful and surprizing demonstration in movement and costuming of the unconscious view of woman as the delicate flower and the devourer (J. Eigner)
TUNING THE SILENCE (2002)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
body as instrument tuned in space and silence
LOVE WHISPERED HER NAME (2001)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Mary Gauthier
tells the story of Karla Faye Tucker who was executed in a Texas prison in 1998
KNOWING (2001)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Rachel Portman and Jami Sieber
signature dance performed seated on a prop that enables Adams to isolate and ripple the musculature of her back in an expression of grief and acceptance
LEONARD (2001)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Robbie Robertson
political dance incorporating the spoken word of Leonard Peltier
SHAKE-N-BAKE (2000)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Nilo Sergio and Luciano Perrone
a sexy, raucous spoof on bizarre baking and silly samba. "....Julia Child meets Carmen Miranda, Santa Fe style (KSFR Radio)
FALLING HOME (1999)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Virginia Rodrigues
LIKE THAT (1999)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Matthew Andrae
RED THIN LINE (1999)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Matthew Andrae
BURNING (1998)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Matthew Andrae
THE RAVEN (1998)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Matthew Andrae
SATELLITE FALL (1998)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Matthew Andrae
TO TOUCH (1998)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Matthew Andrae
MANDALADNAM (1998)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Tote Gira and Carlos Brito
ALMAS (1997)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Angelique Kidjo
NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRIST (1996)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Peter Garbriel
UNION (1995)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Sinead O'Connor
duets
L'ANGE (2015)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Christopher Bowen
MUSIC Anouar Brahem
inspired by images from Gustav Klimt paintings and angelic visitations
TURN (2010)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Kate Eberle
MUSIC Low
the maturing complexity of power struggle, compromise and abandonment within the dancers' artistic and personal journeys
EUCLID'S WHIM (2010)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Kate Eberle with Jefferson Voorhees
MUSIC Michael Gordon
a dreamlike geometry proof executed upon a large stainless steel sculpture
YATRA (2010/2005)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Kate Eberle
MUSIC Joan Jeanreneaud (2010) / John Kennedy, composer/Anja Wood, cello (2005)
sanskrit for journey, celebrates the discovery of artistic sisterhood and echoes modern dance traditions with lyrical, carving limbs
PASS THE SALT (2008)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams, Kate Eberle and Curtis Uhlemann
MUSIC Patricia Mabee and The Beastie Boys
a playful passage through Neoclassical to Hip Hop rhythms
THE BACH PROJECT (2007)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Kate Eberle
MUSIC J. S. Bach
CELLIST Timothee Marcel
a collaboration between Two Women Dancing and cellist Timothee Marcel, a selection of movements from Bach's suites for solo cello danced and played in an intimate space, at the audience's feet.
THE MINUTES (2006)
CHOREOGRAPHY each minute choreographed by a separate person
MUSIC each minute composed by a different person
an amazingly unified structure of 16 one-minute dances...(Albuquerque Journal)
RAINDANCE (2006)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Kate Eberle
MUSIC Blue Man Group
urban ritual calling for rain, ...a joyful expression of the ecstatic human response to water in a desert land. (Albuquerque Journal)
REDEMPTION SUITE (2005)
EVANGELINE (solo)
KARLA FAYE (solo)
OUR LADY OF THE SHOOTING STARS (duet)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Kate Eberle
MUSIC Mary Gauthier
SOUND EFFECTS David Aubrey
recounts the stories of two fallen women and their paths to forgiveness, through their mutual acknowledgement they console each other, discover compassion and love, and embrace freedom
DANCE NUMBER 5 (2005)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Kate Eberle
stuns with the abstract beauty of its arching choreography, its sculptural restraint, and its alternating use of deep reverberant gongs and silence (KSFR Radio)
AVIAN TWO (2004)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Kate Eberle with Maya Ward Aubrey
MUSIC Kevin Volans, composer/Kronos Quartet
POETRY Mary Oliver and Pablo Neruda
embodies 'birdness' and the spirit of flight, hailed as a miraculous duet by dance critic Janet Eigner
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED (2002)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Jefferson Voorhees
eclectic dance and percussion with drummer Jefferson Voorhees
SIX LITTLE DANCES (2001)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Amanda Rounds
MUSIC Tom Ze
COLE ESPANOL (1998)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Roger Montoya
MUSIC Nat King Cole
group
RED HOUSE (2003)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Jimi Hendrix
DREAM DANCES (with ten-year old Christopher Bornet) (2003)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Moby, Bobby McFerrin, Zap Mama, Janet Jackson
WEDDING ROMP (1999)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Albinoni and Deep Forest
HAIRPIECE (1999)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams, Suzee Grilley and Lisa Gulotta
MUSIC Esquivel
WE'RE ALL SPIES (1998)
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Busy McCarroll and Jeff Nelson
SCULPTURE DANCE AT SHIDONI (1998)
WHAT THE WATER GAVE (1997)
CANTALOOP (1994)
ARE YOU READY? (1993)
musicals CABARET
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams and Lisa Gulotta
MUSIC
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC Mickey Hart
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC US3
CHOREOGRAPHY Julie Brette Adams
MUSIC The Movement
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
SUPREME BARBARELLA DIVA
TOMMY
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY