1995-2000

Let’s Go Thundering (Concert) (1999)

Taken from the title of a Robyn Hitchcock song of the same name was first performed as a solo at PS 122′s famed Avantgarde-A-Rama curated by Salley May and at HERE in their Living room series twice. Here, I re-wrote the solo as a group piece for an evening of something resembling dance at Context/Movement Research. This ensemble version of Lets Go Thundering, is a trio that explores being so in tune with nature so as to be in conflict with one’s surroundings.
Directed By Louis Scheeder
The Score contains Music by Tom Waits, Jacques Brel, Errol Garner, and Alice Dona

KEEPER (1998)

“The New American Rock Musical…”, Keeper took indie rock band Beekeeper (with members Karla and Matthew Schickele daughter and son of Peter Schickele) and brought the entire band into the dance.
Performed at The Fringe Festival, NYC and at HERE NY.
Directed and Choreographed Jordana Toback
Music by Beekeeper
Costumes by Chelsea Bacon and Jordana Toback
Danced by Cate Bristol, Erica Levis, Lisa Lyons, Jordana Toback, Vanessa Walters

Little Sugar (1998)

A duet with DJ Mendel that depicts the complications and ridiculous nature of young love, set to a collage of Woody Guthrie children’s songs, interwoven with intimate interviews about sexuality that are both charming and disturbing.
Performed at Dixon Place and Context/Movement Research.
Music by Woody Guthrie
Danced by Jordana Toback and DJ Mendel/Karl Anderson alt

It’s A Boy! or The Lizard Tamer (1996)

This trio (which was originally a solo) incorporated Shakespeare with childhood memories, prejudices and theories as to how boys become men.
Performed at Dixon Place, The Collective Unconscious and Context/Movement Research.
Written by Jordana Che Toback
Danced by Karen Ginsberg, Jordana Toback and Celeste Winterland

Where Is The Sun? (1995)

A duet with Gabriel Mason which physically interprets a poem about Jesus, the women in his life and his experience as he traveled the 14 stations of the cross. A metaphor for how we overcome profound suffering through companionship. This dance is set to the poem read aloud by an actor.
Performed at The Green Room NYU Alumni Dance concert.
Poem “Last Station” By Scott Zieher