Palaver Strings + little house dance: Noisefloor

Twelve musicians of Palaver Strings and eight dancers of little house dance perform Noisefloor, a new project that seamlessly blends music and dance—dancers are involved in the composition process and musicians are involved in little house’s movement language. Playing with the subjectivity of human experience, Noisefloor uses architecture and acoustics to transform the theater into an atmospheric cave. Musicians and dancers move throughout the stage and surrounding areas in an immersive physical, visual, and musical experience. Noisefloor features original music by Courtney Swain and choreography by Heather Stewart.

Musicians
Composer/Electronics/Vocals: Courtney Swain
Violin: Che Buford, Bree Fotheringham, Maya French, Sophia Szokolay, Natsuko Takashima
Viola: Brianna Fischler, Lysander Jaffe, Elizabeth Moore
Cello: Timothy Paek, Matthew Smith, Kamyron Williams
Bass: Nate Martin

Choreography
Heather Stewart

Dancers
Isabel Ball, Kylie Grossman, Taylor Butterfield, Mia Munto, Maddy Joss

Additional contributors to movement material
Alyx Henigman, Ty Morrison, Emily Jerant-Hendrickson

Outside Eye
Allie James

Lighting Design
Harrison Pearse Burke

Costume Design
Elizabeth Moore & Heather Stewart

Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.