“It’s my love letter.” – Stephanie Martinez

PRESS:

“For Stephanie Martinez and Ballet Des Moines, "kiss." represents a SEISMIC SHIFT in how ballet is presented.”

... "to say a dance show merely happened is to underestimate its profundity."

"... magic"

– Lauren Warnecke, Art Intercepts

Choreography by STEPHANIE MARTINEZ

Composition by Darryl J. Hoffman, Noelle Kayser
Costume Design by Amanda Gladu
Set Design by Andrew Boyce
Lighting Design by Jackie Fox

Danced by Chase Buntrock, Ali Delgadillo, Zack Gonder, Noelle Kayser, Brian Martinez, Kelsey McFalls, Anthony Pucci, Lyvan Verdecia, Melissa Verdecia, Ching Ching Wong for PARA.MAR Dance Theatre.

Danced by Noah Klarck, Rune Houchin, Kate Anderson, Cameron Miller, Chiyo Nishda, Logan Hillman, Amelia Grubb Hillman, Ophelia Martin-Weber for Ballet Des Moines.

Music: La Florentine - Cendrillion (need to confirm version), Live & Breathe by Darryl J. Hoffman, Eine Kleine Allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonnet 145 by William Shakespeare Sonnet read by Chris Kayser, Bali by Darryl J. Hoffman, String Quartet No. 30 in E-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38 “The Joke”: IV.Presto;, Spektral Quartet, Atoms by Ana Olgica, kiss. Inspiration by Darryl J. Hoffman, Eine Klein Romanza by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Personification by Noelle Kayser. Cringe by Noelle Kayser, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra #5 in F Minor BWV 1056: II. Largo. Johannes Sebastian Bach, White Noise by Noelle Kayser, Concerto for two Violins in D-Minor, Johannes Sebastian Bach, Air on a G String, Johannes Sebastian Bach, Ave Maria, Franz Schubert

Photos by Ryan Morrison