Dawn Chorus (2022)
How do we let go of the past?
How long is too long to grieve?
Choreographed by Calvin Tjosaas in collaboration with dancers. Music by Thom Yorke and Nala Sinephro, editing by Calvin Tjosaas. Lighting design by Mike Johnson and Calvin Tjosaas. Performed at the John Van Duzer Theater in April 2022. Photos courtesy of Kellie Jo Brown.
Proverbs 6:10-11 (2022)
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--
and poverty will come on you like a thief, and scarcity like an armed man.
"Proverbs" is a piece about Millennial exhaustion/Gen-Z rage in the throes of late-stage capitalism.
Is meritocracy a myth, or can we boss-babe our way out of this mess?
Choreographed by Calvin Tjosaas in collaboration with dancers. Music by Josh Monterrosa and Calvin Tjosaas. Performed at the John Van Duzer Theater in December 2022. Video stills courtesy of Benjamin Bettenhausen.
Deus ex machina (2023)
In this surrealist comedy, a community grapples with their existence after witnessing something they can't explain.
Choreographed by Calvin Tjosaas in collaboration with dancers. Music by Léo Delibes, Alexander Borodin, Vangelis, Henri Deutilleux, Modest Mussorgsky, Maurice Ravel, Amadeus Mozart, Igor Stravinsky, Alexander Glazunov, Earth, Wind & Fire, and The Emotions, editing by Calvin Tjosaas. Performed at the John Van Duzer Theater in April 2023. Photos courtesty of Kellie Jo Brown.
Beckoning Frontiers (2017)
In rehearsal at Antelope Valley College
Choreographed by Calvin Tjosaas in collaboration with dancers. Music by Andrew Bird. Lighting design and music editing by Calvin Tjosaas. Photos courtesy of Josh Monterrosa.