a man and woman stand in the center of 3 couples. one person in each coupling is in arabesque with their arms in the air. the other person in the coupling holds their partner's ankle.

Value System

An incredibly collaborative production created from solos created by the Artists on each other, and then developed further into duets, quartets, and group movement sections.  

  • Director: Kate Hutter
  • Premiere Date: 2009
  • Run Time: 70 minutes

Credits

Director:

  • Kate Hutter

Collaboratively created with LACDC Artists:

  •  Paolo Alcedo, Michael Crotty, Devin Fulton, Jamila Glass, Natalie Hurter, Kate Hutter, Nichol Mason, Melissa Schade, Erik Speth, Kevin Williamson

Collaborators include:

  • Composer: Eric Mason
  • Lighting Designer: Philip Kong
  • Scenic Designer: Ah Rong Kim (muralist)
  • Photographer: Taso Papadakis

INFO

Director's Note: We are very excited to share with you a truly unique piece collaboratively created by the artists of LACDC. To compose the piece, each company member choreographed a solo for another company member.  These solos were then reworked into duets, quartets and a final octet that developed into a piece rich with everyone’s investments.  

When faced with the realities of the recession, we chose an optimistic perspective and saw a lack of funds as an opportunity to produce something truly grassroots.  Therefore, every dancer will be running the lights, shifting sets, and transforming our rehearsal space into a theater.  Composer, Eric Mason, along with lighting designer, Phil Kong, scenic designer, Ah Rong Kim and stage manager, Ashley Singh have all graciously donated their time and talents to bring this concert to fruition.  

a man grabs a woman's shoulders while they grin at each other
two woman and a man look off screen
two men and one woman with big smiles look offscreen
two woman and one man grin for the camera
a tricycle positioned in front of two murals
two bodies in silhouette with brightly colored lights in the background
several people grab onto the waist and shoulder of a woman
a man extends one arm outward
a man twists his body has he bends over
a man and woman stand shoulder to shoulder with their eyes closed
a woman hugs a man from behind
three people hold hands. two of them have their eyes closed
a woman sits on the floor with her legs and arms hovering in the air
a woman stands behind a man resting her had on his shoulder as they both extend an arm
a man contorts his upper body
a woman faces the audience with her hair covering her face
a woman stretches one arm upward and one arm outward
a woman lays on her side elongating her limbs
a woman with arm raised next to a cello player seated on scaffolding
a group of dancers walk forward while in mid-conversation