This Dance Is Stolen

“…because music and performing doesn’t make sense.” 
-David Byrne

A rock-and-roll love letter to David Byrne  

two women appropriate movement from his iconic performance in Jonathan Demme’s concert film Stop Making Sense. 

Experimenting with forms of accumulation and de-accumulation, their “stolen” dance confronts the celebrated role of the frontman.

Choreography by Alexx Shilling/alexx makes dances

Brought to life by
Dorothy Chen
Ian Isles
Alexx Shilling

Music by
Julio C. Montero, Jr.
and
Laurie Anderson

Lighting Design by
Pablo Santiago

Video by 
Alexx Shilling
and
Da Xu

thanks to FUFE on Wheels, WAC/D, Cheng-Chieh Yu, Lorrie Snyder