Dances with Socks: An Evening of Solos, Duets and Small Group Works
Philadelphia Fringe Festival 2015
Choreography: Megan Flynn, in collaboration with the dancers.
Featuring: Sarah Braviak, Katrina Muffley, Meredith Stapleton & Megan Flynn
Performances:
Fringe in the Market, Reading Terminal Market, January 2016
Koresh Artist Showcase, Philadelphia, PA: November 2015
Three Queens Yoga (Former Dig Yoga), Philadelphia Fringe Festival: September 2015
Choreography: Megan Flynn, in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Sarah Braviak & Meredith Stapleton
“Stapleton and Braviak connected to explore new possibilities in ‘Greener Pastures.’ Their shifting of weight and inventive partnering were natural and grounded, a source of strength they created together.” - Jane Fries, The Dance Journal
She is Standing (2015)
Choreography: Megan Flynn, in collaboration with Sarah Braviak
Dancer: Sarah Braviak
“a sinuous, sculptural solo“ -Jane Fries, Philadelphia Dance Journal
“Clear and exact, Sarah Braviak drew lines on the floor with her extended leg after removing layers of clothing…Braviak played with the emotional undertones of the musical composition… while successfully interpreting Flynn’s sweeping choreography with specificity.”- Gregory King, Broad Street Review
Choreography: Megan Flynn, in collaboration with Meredith Stapleton
Dancer: Meredith Stapleton
“Meredith Stapleton was beautifully quirky… Playful and spirited, she sauntered through space performing quick, jerky movements that casually mimicked the antique scratchy sound of the recording. These twitches were sometimes followed by frames of stillness that made you appreciate Stapleton’s presence and Flynn’s nuanced choreography.” (Gregory King, Broad Street Review)
“Wearing a bright-blue party dress, she evoked a sense of glamour on the surface, yet the cracks in her facade were beginning to show.” (Jane Fries, Philadelphia Dance Journal)
*Choreographic Direction: Megan Flynn, created in collaboration with Katrina Muffley
Dancer: Katrina Muffley
"Katrina Muffley was captivating and intentional. She had a shy demeanor, but her dancing was anything but shy. She was poetic in each step, and her poetry came alive when she moved. The floor was her friend, and she embodied Flynn’s choreography with a familiar ease that left me satisfied." -Gregory King, Broad Street Review
Choreography & Performance: Megan Flynn
“Flynn shared a portrait of a woman connecting the threads of her life carefully, punctuated by moments of resolve when she seemed to take a risk and erupt into her fully-fledged identity as a dancer…. Her solo highlighted the disciplined craftswomanship that characterized the evening of dancing as a whole” -Jane Fries, Philadelphia Dance Journal
“The performance space, a small studio with the audience seated in the round, provided an intimate setting for these psychologically driven, but never over-wrought, dance vignettes.
Flynn earned her MFA in dance from the University of California, Irvine, and is currently a lecturer in dance at Muhlenberg College. Each of the dancers in her company has a connection to one of these two dance programs, and together they make up an expressive and skillful group of artists.... After the final applause, Flynn warmly thanked the audience for being present at the inaugural performance of the newly formed company. The audience too was grateful to have shared in such an auspicious occasion.”
Photos: Bill Hebert