Created by Renée Jaworski and Matt Kent in collaboration with Itamar Kubovy, Mark Fucik and Antoine Banks-Sullivan, Nathaniel Buchsbaum, Krystal Butler, Isabella Diaz, Heather Jean Favretto, and Jacob Michael Warren

Music  David Van Tieghem, David Darling, Riley Lee, Olivier Messiaen, Stuart Bogie

Sound Design:David Van Tieghem, Costume Design:Liz Prince, Lighting Design:Thom Weaver

BRANCHES premiered at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Inside/Out Series, June 21, 2017, and was commissioned by Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art.

About Branches

Venture beyond your screens and dive into 'Branches. A whimsical and profound dance, Branches' sweeps you into a Darwinian spectacle of flora and fauna filled with humorous absurdities, beauty, and poignant transitions. Featuring a vibrant score that dances between the playful sounds of 'Ren and Stimpy' and Messiaen's soul-stirring compositions, while incorporating authentic field recordings, this performance is a transcendent journey and feast for the senses celebrating our interconnected world.