a fair skinned woman is in mid-air while being surround by 3 people

of touch of time

New work by Spenser Theberge featuring original music by Maxwell Transue | World Premiere October 2024

Creating "of touch of time" began as an investigation of practicing process and imprinting its memory in our bodies. With great insight from the performers, we explored our relationship to self, others, and space while constantly negotiating the conflict between the present (what is actually happening) and our memory (what we remembered happening). Through this negotiation new realities of physicality and language emerged, and the piece began to find its thematic core. It felt imperative to allow for the performance of this work to be an experience of process rather than a demonstration of product, and so as the performers move through their tracks, they balance set choreography with real-time response to both one another and the space. There's no doing this piece in isolation, it requires the immediacy of their connection. "of touch of time" is the rigorous pursuit of this connection, never the achievement of it.

Choreographer: Spenser Theberge
Premiere Date: 2024
Run Time: 21 minutes

Available for touring

Credits

Choreography by Spenser Theberge in collaboration with the performers (with special thanks to the contributions of Iyana Monet and Edgar Aguirre)

LACDC Artists:

Colleen Loverde, Lily Massie, Kelle Meschede, Jonacy, Montero, Melody Morrow, Dawson Walker

Collaborators Include:

Original Music by Maxwell Transue
Text by Spenser Theberge
Rehearsal Director: Ayesha Orange
Lighting Designer: Ric Zimmerman
Co-Lighting Designer: Reena Ye
Costume Designer: Ashley Kayombo
Wardrobe Supervisor/Run Crew: Freddie Patrick
Producer: Quinn O'Connor
Performance Photos: Taso Papadakis

WATCH SPENSER'S INTERVIEW

BTS: Spenser Theberge x L.A. Contemporary Dance | Work-In-Progress

BTS Footage features LACDC Artists: Edgar Aguirre, Colleen Loverde, Lily Massie, Kelle Meschede, Iyana Monet, Melody Morrow, Dawson Walker. Filmed by Anna Tse & Edited by Danielle King

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After 20 years of artistic creation and community engagement, L.A. Contemporary Dance concludes its journey as an organization as of January 9, 2026.

Founded to showcase dance in Los Angeles, LACDC evolved into a home for collective artistry where performances were crafted by choreographers and dancers alongside playwrights, composers, designers, filmmakers, photographers, stage managers, technicians — an incredible team whose imaginative work gave shape and emotional depth to our repertory. These collaborations brought contemporary dance to life in ways that were bold, explorative, expressive, and accessible.

Through live events, digital experiences, and educational programming, LACDC cultivated environments rooted in curiosity, belonging, and learning without judgment. The organization consistently asked how contemporary dance might better reflect and serve the community around it, valuing discovery over mastery and process alongside performance.

This vision was made possible thanks to the creativity and leadership of our Artistic Directors, Executive Directors, Managing Directors, and Company Staff:

Artistic Leadership

Kate Hutter Mason — Artistic Director & Co-founder (2005–2015)
Genevieve Carson — Artistic Director (2016–2020)
Jamila Glass — Artistic Director (2021–2025)

Executive & Managing Leadership

Michelle Jolly — Executive Director & Co-founder (2005–2009)
Lauren Dragicevich — Managing Director (2009–2013)
Eva Angeloff — Managing Director (2013–2018)
Napoleon Gladney — Executive Director (2019–2025)

We are profoundly grateful to all who have left their fingerprints on the organization. This work would not have been possible without the support of our board members, donors, producers, presenters, community partners, volunteers, students, audiences, friends, and family — all who believed in this work. You made it possible.

While LACDC as an organization is closing, the values we cultivated continue forward through the relationships formed here and in all of you.

To anyone considering starting a company or pursuing a dream project — do it. Start now. Don’t wait for the opportunity; be the opportunity. We need your voice and creative work more than ever.

Thank you for being part of this extraordinary journey.

L.A. Contemporary Dance
(2005–2025)