MALEVICH'S BLACK SQUARE
Formerly known as "Layered Crossings"

Choreography Keira Hart-Mendoza and Dancers
Scenic Design by Susan J. Goldman and Lily Press Studio (R)
Staging by Keira Hart-Mendoza
Music by Steve Reich
Dancers: Amanda Blythe, Lilia Cohen, Keira Hart-Mendoza, and Sara Herrera Kopetchny
*"The Moving Print" was a special presentation at American University in conjunction with the Forward Press Exhibit at the Katzen Arts Center
TARGETS
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Created by Keira Hart-Mendoza and Dancers
Sets by Susan J. Goldman and LilyPress Studios
Staging by Keira Hart-Mendoza
Music by Shoshtakovitch, Hose Lukesi, Russian Folk Orchestra, and Nils Frahm
Dancers: Amanda Blythe, Lilia Cohen, Keira Hart-Mendoza, and Sara Herrera Kopetchny
Video by Erwin Tham
*The Moving Print" was a special presentation at American University in conjunction with the Forward Press Exhibit at the Katzen Arts Center
THE LEGACY PROJECT- OUR LIVES OF CONSUMPTION AND WASTE

Created by Keira Hart-Mendoza and Dancers
Sets and Costumes by Keira Hart-Mendoza and Margie Jervis
Wigs by Margie Jervis
Music by Frank Sinatra, Brian Hyland, Steve Reich, Unkle Ho, and Marin Marais
Dancers: Rachael Appold, Amanda Blythe, Jamie Doughty, and Jordan Gehley, and Alison Talvacchio
Video by Mariah Miranda
*This performance was part of Montgomery County MD's GreenFest and was awarded a Wheaton Cultural Initiative Grant through the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County MD.
TV Segment featuring UpRooted Dance's performance and audience engagement in "The Legacy Project"
Montgomery County GreenFest (May 8, 2018)
UpRooted Dance presents "Circling the Line" at Dance Place (April 7 & 8, 2018)
Mark H Rooney, Kristen Koyama, & UpRooted Dance at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (April 9, 2015)
UpRooted Dance at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (February 28, 2014)
Hand in Hand was created as part of the Mosaic Moves Video Dance Installation by Keira Hart-Mendoza and Sharon Crissinger.  The video was part of a travelling installation project that was housed both at the Westfield Wheaton Montgomery Mall in Maryland and at Dance Place in 2016.  The project was funded by the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County as part of the Wheaton Cultural Initiative.

Hand in Hand directed by Keira Hart-Mendoza
                      filmed and edited by Sharon Crissinger
                      performed by Keira Hart-Mendoza, Boris Willis, and Esther Geiger
                      original music by Mark H Rooney
Hecho a Mano was created as part of the Mosaic Moves Video Dance Installation by Keira Hart-Mendoza and Sharon Crissinger.  The video was part of a travelling installation project that was housed both at the Westfield Wheaton Montgomery Mall in Maryland and at Dance Place in 2016.  The project was funded by the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County as part of the Wheaton Cultural Initiative.

Hecho a Mano directed and choreographed by Keira Hart-Mendoza
                        filmed and edited by Sharon Crissinger
                        performed by Amanda Blythe, Matthew Cumbie, Sam Horning, Carrie Monger, Liz Saluke, and Sadie Leigh Rothman
                        music by David Schulman
             
Encroaching was created as part of the Mosaic Moves Video Dance Installation by Keira Hart-Mendoza and Sharon Crissinger.  The video was part of a travelling installation project that was housed both at the Westfield Wheaton Montgomery Mall in Maryland and at Dance Place in 2016.  The project was funded by the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County as part of the Wheaton Cultural Initiative.

Encroaching  directed and choreographed by Keira Hart-Mendoza
                      filmed and edited by Sharon Crissinger
                      performed by Katie Sopoci Drake and Leslie Zucker
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