Assorted Solos
orzYet another semi-autobiographical dance-chat in a series. This time with choreographic contributions by the masters.
Performed March 23, 2018 at Meet The Naked Stark at the Children's Community School of West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
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Event SpaceA continuation of research on pop vocalists' dance routines, the work investigates these choreographies made for mass consumption. Experimenting further, this piece draws together and scrambles both simple and complex passages of established works to extract the endurance, precision, and familiarity of the formulaic structures present in contemporary idol choreography.
Choreographed by Sean Thomas Boyt Performed February 26, 2018 at the Leah Stein Studio Works Series at The Art Room (Philadelphia, PA)
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Halation
A dance full of under-produced pop song demo track, classic idol movements, and performance patterns of varying specificity. Performed as a set, these song-and-dance numbers embody myriad inspiratory and provocative ideals. With added text.
Choreographed and performed by Sean Thomas Boyt Performed November 11 and 12, 2017 for the ETC Performance Series at the Community Education Center (Philadelphia, PA)
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RAINDANCEA movement installation waiting for the sky to change.
Danced by Sean Thomas Boyt part i - part ii - part iii - part iv Poetic Response by Kalila Kingsford Smith on ThINKing Dance. Performed on June 19, 2017 at Old Pine Community Center Amphitheater (Philadelphia, PA) as part of SoLow Fest.
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An Elephant's DreamA loose dance for a tight space.
Choreographed and performed by Sean Thomas Boyt Performed on February 3, 2017 at Upshur Street Books and Annie's Ace Hardware for Petworth First Fridays (Washington, D.C.)
Performed on March 10, 2017 at Mascher Space Cooperative for Making The Rounds (Philadelphia, PA) |
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It's pointless to decide which cloud is floating fasterA solo score built around honesty, authenticity, and sincerity, but not necessarily employing these attributes on the body.
Reviewed on The Dance Journal (PhiladelphiaDance.org) Choreographed by Sean Thomas Boyt Perfomed on November 12-13, 2016 for the ETC Series at the Community Education Center (Philadelphia, PA) Also performed by Kat J. Sullivan on June 26, 2016 for Living a Making as part of SoLow Festival (Philadelphia, PA) |
Boundary RendersA solo studying dance's place as a durational and spacial artform.
Choreographed and performed by Sean Thomas Boyt Performed on August 24, 2016 at Summer Shake-Up at TriskelionArts (New York, NY)
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Deep Submerge No. 6Playing in and out of a performance.
Choreographed and performed by Sean Thomas Boyt. Music by Andy Thierauf Performed January 29/30, 2016 at Spoke The Hub's Winter Follies. (New York City, NY)
Also performed November 22, 2015 at stb x at's movers\\shakers and October 10, 2015 for the IDA Black Box Showcase (Philadelphia, PA) |
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One Room DiscoA solo performance installation work focusing on living within one’s means, featuring dance, text, and interaction inside its tiny confines of fifteen minutes and ninety square feet.
Choreographed and performed by Sean Thomas Boyt
Performed June 21, 2015 as part of SoLow Fest (Philadelphia, PA)
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The PrinceA solo playing with performance from both an inner and outer perspective.
Choreographed and performed by Sean Thomas Boyt The Prince performed at Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers InHale Performance Series (Philadelphia, PA) Performed September 2014 as part of the Dance/Percussion Tour.
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Orient Me, a lectureA multi-disciplinary look at personal history's intersections with race.
Choreographed by Sean Thomas Boyt Dancers: Sean Thomas Boyt, Jingqiu Guan, Melissa Krienke, Lindsey Wong Performed May 2014 in Halsey Hall (Iowa City, IA)
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Bustle and SelfieThe sole surviving footage from the Around The Block performance: seconds-long clips of Sean's two-part dance/theater solo.
Choreographed and performed by Sean Thomas Boyt Performed on April 25th, 2013 before Around The Block at psz
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Piqué RendezvousSean Thomas Boyt's first self-choreographed solo
Choreographed and performed by Sean Thomas Boyt Performed December 2012 at Halsey Hall (Iowa City, IA)
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STBDancing
Sean Thomas Boyt's collection of choreographic, artistic, and collaborative work.
Photos by Rob Cannon, Khary Sharpe, Kat J Sullivan, Cecilia, and Trey Pentacost
