Music
Main Artist: RAYE
Composition and Lyrics: James Brown (Composer), Betty Jean Newsome (Composer), Tom Richards (Composer)

Lighting
Joshua Reaves

Costuming
Christa Oliver and Megan Moss

Performers
Kiara Antonacci, Alison Austin, Ava Clymer, Rilynn Duncan, Alexa Hadley, Annabel Hoagland, Amelia Mitchell, Madison Sullivan, Olivia Thomas

Music
Aphex Twin, Igor Belkin, Anna Belkin, Funkadelic, Mark Bernes

Lighting
Joshua Reaves

Costuming
Anastacy Golovidov
Performers
Ginevieve Cunningham, Amanda Geddie-Garcia, Anastacy Golovidov, Lexie Sawvel

A statement on the Russo-Ukrainian War and the duality between East and West. It explores political standoff, loss of homeland, media silencing and intergenerational grief, alongside the collective search for support and balance amidst conflict.

Music
Squeak, Jeremy Ragheb, reidenshi, Claude Debussy

Lighting
Joshua Reaves

Costuming
Lee Reinstein

Performers
Melody Ades, Amanda Geddie-Garcia, Alexa Hadley, Noelle Kebebew, Lily Kindsvatter, Mars Lackey, Lili Lloyd, Anna Nguyen, Isadora Soares, Julia Sondee

This piece examines the weight of the things we carry with us every day, whether that be physical tasks or emotional burdens. This is explored through themes of balance, and characterized by heaviness, momentum and counterweight.

Music
Woodkid

Lighting
Joshua Reaves

Costuming
Alex Blackmon

Performers
Alyssa Adams, Ginevieve Cunningham, Anastacy Golovidov, Maddie Rupp, Lexie Sawvel, Larken Whaley

This piece depicts the choreographer’s fears surrounding the loss of physical mobility and freedom.

Music
Japanese Breakfast, Natural Sound Makers, Andrew Prahlow

Lighting
Joshua Reaves

Costuming
Lili Lloyd

Performers
Cailee Bennett, Ellie Garr, Amanda Geddie-Garcia, Maggie Hepner, Marlena Lackey, Anna Nguyen, Edie Orso, Lee Reinstein, Lexie Sawvel, Talyn Vanmeter-Kirk

The River is a glimpse into the experience of OCD and neurodivergence.

Music
Dorothy Ashby, Brian Blackburn, Dion, Mark Radice

Voiceover
Luke Moran

Lighting
Joshua Reaves

Costuming
Alison Austin

Performers
Ava Clymer, Rilynn Duncan, Ellie Garr, Alexa Hadley, Marlena Lackey, Anna Nguyen, Julia Sondee

This is a retelling of the story of Pygmalion and Galatea from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. It explores themes of idolatry and the consequences that come with it.

Cinematographer
Ryan Khan

Writer
K Brinson

Voiceover Performance & Recording
Erin Logan

Music
Michael Wall

Lighting
Joshua Reaves

Costuming
Allison Beaty, Annabelle Sharp

Performers
Caitlyn Eagan, Annabelle Sharp

Among the Flowers was created in collaboration with K Brinson and Erin Logan of the Ethnobotany Lab at NC State University led by Dr. Jillian De Gezelle. Through an embodied, somatic lens, this screendance explores the relationship between the ecosystems around us and the ecosystems in our bodies. Inviting audiences to reconsider their relationship with Nature as active participants, the film reflects on memory held in the landscape, the interconnectedness of human and natural worlds, and our role in shaping the environment we inhabit. What might we notice, remember, and change through greater awareness?

This screendance was made possible by an Arts and Science Grant from the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Arts NC State.

Music
Queen

Lighting
Joshua Reaves

Costuming
Ellie Garr

Performers
Cailee Bennett, Leah Carillo, Rilynn Duncan, Alexa Hadley, Maggie Heppner, Anna Nguyen

Music
Emma Bishop

Lighting
Joshua Reaves

Costuming
Lily Kindsvatter

Performers
Alexa Hadley, Lee Reinstein, Maddie Rupp

Growth is not a linear process, sometimes it feels like taking one step forward and three steps back, but no one has to do it alone. Lean on those who care about you, and support those you care about in return. The song featured in this piece was written and performed by an amazing local artist based out of UNC, who also happens to be a good friend of mine!

Music
Plainscapes by Jamie Campbell, Oliver Coates, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, and Graham

Lighting
Joshua Reaves

Costuming
Jiwon Ha

Performers
Cailee Bennett, Leah Carillo, Ellie Garr, Amanda Geddie-Garcia, Maggie Heppner, Noelle Kebebew, Marlena Lackey, Lili Lloyd, Anna Nguyen, Edie Orso, Leah Reinstein

2126 AD imagines a future shaped by humanity’s destruction. Amid chaos, loss, and uncertainty, it asks what survival means, what makes us human, and whether hope can exist after the familiar world disappears.

Allison Beaty is a dance artist, educator, choreographer, and researcher holding an MFA in Dance (Choreography) from the University of North Carolina Greensboro and a BA in Dance from Texas Tech University. Allison has performed, taught, and choreographed professionally throughout Texas and North Carolina. She was a performing company member and choreographer with Flatlands Dance Theatre, where she also served as the founding Company Council President. In addition, she has performed in works by renowned choreographers such as Renay Aumiller, B.J. Sullivan, Janet Lilly, Ali Duffy, Brooklyn Draper, Amanda Jackson, Trent D. Williams, Sarah Wildes Arnett, and Nicole Wesley, among many others. Allison is currently an Assistant Teaching Professor and Co-Director of Terrain Dance Project at North Carolina State University. She previously taught at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, University of Central Missouri, Austin Community College, and Texas Tech University. Her teaching and choreographic style is greatly informed by Safety Release technique, somatic practice, and her love for psychology, anatomy, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She is also immersed in creative and scholarly research at the intersection of artmaking, pedagogical practice, and scientific inquiry. Allison’s choreographic work focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration with other art mediums in the exploration of scientific phenomena and technology. Her choreography has been presented at the Wicklow ScreenDance Laboratory (Ireland), the Jacksonville Dance Film Festival (Florida), the Greensboro Dance Film Festival (North Carolina; Sweden), the Utah Dance Film Festival (Utah), the International ScreenDance Festival (Iowa; Mexico), the 16th Annual Modern Dance Festival at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Texas), the American College Dance Association Southcentral Conference (Texas), and BOOM Charlotte Festival (North Carolina), among numerous other concerts and festivals. In addition, Allison’s research on collaborative and improvisational choreographic practices, shared ownership, and dance pedagogy has been presented at conferences such as the National Dance Education Organization, Dance Studies Association, Nordic Forum for Dance Research, American College Dance Association, Texas Dance Improvisation Festival, and the Southern Humanities Conference, and is published in Research in Dance Education. She remains committed to this research trajectory, seeking to redefine traditional hierarchical power structures and foster a sense of community and shared ownership in her choreographic work and teaching. Alongside her creative and pedagogical practice, Allison is also engaged in quantitative research in psychology examining memory mechanisms for dance expertise.

Jiwon Ha is a South Korean-born choreographer, dancer, and educator with over 20 years of international experience across the U.S., Canada, and South Korea. Born and raised in Busan, she specializes in Contemporary and Modern dance, Ballet, and Korean traditional dance. She holds a B.F.A. and M.Ed. in Dance from Pusan National University and currently teaches at Elon University and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Jiwon has been a recipient of the ACGG grant, an Artist in Residence with the North Carolina Dance Festival, and her work has been featured in numerous festivals in North Carolina and abroad.

Tara Zaffuto Mullins is a Teaching Professor in the NC State University Department of Performing Arts and Technology, where she choreographs for and directs the State Dance Company and teaches a range of courses including improvisation and composition. Her creative work often sits at the intersection of dance, storytelling, and social inquiry, using movement, text, and digital media to engage with urgent contemporary issues. During her time at NC State, she has created Operation Breadbasket, a mixed-media dance exploring this pivotal MLK initiative; Against the Railing, a digital platform and performance work that centers the immigration stories of the NC State community; and Resume Normal Activities, an examination of gun violence in schools that was presented at the NC Dance Festival. Most recently, she developed What the Wind Remembers, a multimedia dance concert and community engagement project inspired by Isabel Allende’s The Wind Knows Your Name and other works of literature and art that illuminate refugee experiences. An excerpt from this work will be presented in the Small Plates Festival at the historic Judson Memorial Church in NYC. Tara holds a BA in Dance from James Madison University and an MFA in Dance from Arizona State University.

Christa Oliver is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Performing Arts and Technology at NC State University and Director of the Panoramic Dance Project. Under her direction, the Panoramic Dance Project won NC State’s 2025-26 Provost’s Award for High-Impact Experiential Learning, which recognizes excellence in the development and delivery of high-impact, interdisciplinary experiences that engage students.

Prior to joining NC State, Oliver spent eleven years teaching in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University. She holds a Master of Arts in Dance Performance and a Professional Diploma in Dance Studies from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. She was a Mellon Fellow in the School of Theater and Performance Research at Harvard University.

Throughout her career, Oliver has worked with esteemed choreographers and dance pioneers such as Donald McKayle, Valerie Preston-Dunlop, Rafael Bonachela, Donald Byrd, Rennie Harris, Lula Washington, Victor Quijada, Christopher Huggins, Willi Dorner, Miguel Pereira, Robin Lewis, and Dominique Kelly. She also served as dance captain on the national tour of the acclaimed musical The Color Purple. Her performance career has included extensive touring throughout the United States and performances in the Netherlands, England, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo, and Mexico. She has appeared in Hollywood films including Avatar (dir. James Cameron) and Crazy on the Outside (dir. Tim Allen).

Since arriving in North Carolina in 2023, Oliver’s choreography and creative work have been presented at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, the North Carolina Dance Festival, CenterFest, and other regional venues. Her work has also been featured in multiple collaborations with the North Carolina Museum of Art, including choreography inspired by Auguste Rodin’s The Cathedral and Times of Refreshing, performed by the Panoramic Dance Project. She has been commissioned by the North Carolina Museum of Art to co-direct and choreograph a site-specific dance performance responding to Paul Cocksedge’s Please Be Seated—North Carolina. At NC State, she has developed interdisciplinary collaborations with visual artists, writers, musicians, and faculty across disciplines, including Maya Freelon, North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green, NC State’s Wilson College of Textiles, and the Gregg Museum of Art + Design. Most recently, Oliver choreographed the 2026 regional premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’s Sally & Tom at ZACH Theatre. Oliver also choreographed the performance for the Opening Celebration of Grounded, an immersive exhibition by artist-in-residence Maya Freelon at NC State’s Gregg Museum of Art & Design. Her work has been published in Dancer-Citizen, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on socially engaged dance.

Megan Moss is an accomplished dance artist, choreographer, and educator with over 30 years of experience in the performing arts. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Film at Texas State University, where she teaches ballet, jazz, modern/contemporary, conditioning, and yoga for dancers. She holds a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from Texas State University and a B.S. in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University.

Megan’s performance career spans classical ballet, contemporary dance, and musical theatre. She began her training in Salt Lake City with Mountain West Ballet Company, performing featured roles in The Nutcracker and La Fille Mal Gardée over nine seasons. As a member of the BYU Cougarettes, she earned two NDA national championships with a team known for its precision jazz and hip hop. Her professional performance credits include work with TY&Co (Austin), Chadash Contemporary Dance Company (Denver), The King and I at Hale Center Theatre (SLC), and ensemble/dance captain in Zilker Theatre’s Legally Blonde in Austin.

As a choreographer, Megan has created dozens of original works for stage and screen, including full-length musicals such as Singin’ in the Rain, Mary Poppins, The Wizard of Oz, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, My Fair Lady, The Addams Family, and The Drowsy Chaperone. She is co-director of Merge.3, a national dance consultation company that supports studios, teachers, and students preparing for competition in studio settings through choreographic mentorship and artistic coaching.

Megan’s work has been featured both across the U.S. and abroad, including choreography and performance at the COCO Dance Festival in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Megan regularly teaches master classes throughout the U.S. Her instructional specialties include improvisation, modern/contemporary technique, movement with props, jazz, floorwork, musicality, partnering, and audition preparation. She is particularly known for her emphasis on movement intention, character development, and integrating storytelling into technical training. She holds additional certifications in Giordano Jazz Technique, Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT), and Yoga (RYT 200) that support her somatic and technical teaching approach.

Megan continues to develop new interdisciplinary work and advocate for training that supports dancers as full-spectrum artists—blending athleticism, creativity, and authenticity across all stages of performance and education.

Josh joined University Theatre in 2011 as lighting and sound designer, progressing to associate director in 2014 and assuming the role of director in 2020. Having previously taught at Campbell University and the University of Cincinnati,he holds a BFA from UNC-Greensboro and an MFA from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and is currently a second-year MBA student at NC State University. Alongside his university leadership, Josh operates as a licensed NC Real Estate agent and active freelance lighting designer for regional theatre and dance companies. At home, theatre remains a family affair: his wife is a high school theatre teacher, and their two children are in 8th and 9th grade both in choir and theatre. In his downtime, Josh enjoys sitting by the fire playing guitar and continuing his lessons with the banjo.

Year: Junior
Major: Human Biology

Year: Freshman
Major: Environmental Science

Panoramic Dance Project Member
Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Design Studies / Business Administration

Panoramic Dance Project Member
Creative Artist Award Winner
Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Civil Engineering / Dance Performance and Choreography

State Dance Company Member
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Major/Minor: psychology/art and design

Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Biological Sciences/Dance Performance and Choreography

State Dance Company Member 
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Major: chemical engineering and paper science engineering.

Panoramic Dance Project Member
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Major: Marine Sciences

Year: Junior
Major/Minor: Fashion Textile Marketing: FDPM/Dance Studies

Panoramic Dance Project Member
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Major: Business Administration

Graduated in Spring 2026 
Major/Minors: Biology, concentration in Human Biology/Dance Studies and Sports Science

State Dance Company Member
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Major/Minor: Mathematics/Dance Performance and Choreography 

State Dance Company Member
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Major/Minors: Marine and Coastal Resources/Spanish Language and Dance Performance and Choreography

Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Graphic & Experience Design/Dance Performance & Choreography

Panoramic Dance Project Member
Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Elementary Education (STEM concentration)/ Dance Studies

State Dance Company Member
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Major/Minor: nutrition science/dance performance and choreography.

Panoramic Dance Project Member
Year: Freshman
Major: Psychology

State Dance Company Member
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Major/Minor: Human Biology/Business Entrepreneurship

Year: Senior
Major/Minors: Business Administration – Marketing Concentration/Dance Performance and Choreography and Theater

State Dance Company Member
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Major: Zoology with Pre-Veterinary Concentration

State Dance Company Member
Creative Artist Award Winner
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Major/Minor: International Studies/Dance Performance and Choreography

Panoramic Dance Project Member
Year: Sophomore
Major/Minor: Graphic and Experience Design / Dance Performance and Choreography

State Dance Company Member
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Major/Minor: computer science/business administration 

State Dance Company Member
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Major/Minor: English Literature/Law and Justice

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Major/Minors: Environmental Science — Plant Biotech Concentration/Dance Performance and Choreography and Applied Ecology

Year: Junior
Major/Minors: Business Administration — Marketing Concentration/Dance Performance and Choreography and Psychology

Year: Freshman
Major/Minors: English-Linguistics/Dance Performance and Choreography and Spanish

Graduated in Spring 2026
Major/Minor: Fashion and Textile Management (Concentration in Brand Management and Marketing/Dance Performance and Choreography

Year: Senior
Majors/Minor: Political Science and International Studies/French language

Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Fashion and Textile Management/Business Administration

Panoramic Dance Project Member
Year: Freshman
Major: Exploratory Studies

Panoramic Dance Project Member
Year: Senior
Major/Minor: Elementary Education / Dance Performance and Choreography

Year: Freshman
Major/Minors: Human Biology/Dance Performance and Choreography and Sports Science

Year: Freshman
Major: Communication