Rock
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
Tom Rossi Band (2003-2005)
Tom Rossi’s band played around town and the POON dancers went with them, usually dancing to 2 or 3 songs per set. Some dances were from the POON Show, others were new dances inspired by the old ones. Finding a place to boogie in and around the band at Sine or at Club Luxx, dancing knee deep in the water at the old Galapagos, roaming through the audience in the LES at The Livingroom, or finding our groove at Bar Sputnik in Brooklyn, we made the rock band experience a ‘moving’ one.
Fischerspooner (1998-2001)
The much talked about Art-Fashion-Performance-Electro Dance Band
Music Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner
Choreography Jordana Che Toback
Electroclash (2001)
I was commissioned by DJ/Producer Larry Tee to choreograph a piece to a band he managed called W.I.T. We performed to their catchy song Whatever It Takes for the Electroclash festival at Webster Hall in 2001.
Costumes by Elisa Jimenez and Jordana Che Toback
Danced by Dorian Cervantes, Faith Pilger, Alyssa Gausted, Rebecca Hermos
Beekeeper/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
