2006-2011

Radiohead/Crush The Pearl (2011)

An ensemble piece set to Radiohead and Thom York songs that takes the audience on an emotional ride from exaggerated perfection to the breaking down of personal armor under which we hide our true essence. Though CTP sounds like the destruction of something beautiful, when the beauty is only artifice, crushing it may be the only way home to ourselves.
Performed at Dance New Amsterdam.
Danced by Courtney Baron, Dorian Cervantes, Courtney Jo Drasner, Christina Johnson, Gabriel Malo, Lily Ockwel, Tsubasa Ogawa, and Julie Smith.
Concept, Choreography and Direction Jordana Toback
Music by Radiohead and Thom Yorke
Costumes by Elisa Jimenez and Jordana Toback
Photos by Christopher Duggan

POON (2006-2011)

During 2006, we did the POON show twice in my loft for funders, producers, agents, friends and family. First we just did it to display the choreography and raise funds to do a larger more elaborate showing. The 2nd showing incorporated the framework of a story line which in our case was The Rakes Progress. We followed the rake from poverty, to marriage, a move to the big city and his fall from grace. We prepared for these loft showings with fundraising parties at Advisors homes, the Metropolitan Club, Nyc and we celebrated the end of a long POONtastic year dancing on the streets of Miami during Art Basel.
Concept, Choreography and Direction Jordana Che Toback
Music Tom Rossi
Costumes by Elisa Jimenez and Jordana Toback
Photos by Sam Schutz