Choreographer: Xavier Nunez
Joffrey Ballet Winning Works
Costume Designer: Ellie Cotey
Lighting Designer: Scott Nelson
Music: Oliver Davis, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Andrew Bird
The Joffrey Ballet: Winning Works
The Joffrey Ballet presents five world premieres in the culmination of Joffrey's national call for alaana artists. I had the opportunity to be one of those winning work choreographers. Additionally, I was the recipient of the Zach Lazaar Fellowship.
"Camellia" takes inspiration from a large-scale digital artwork I installed on State Street during the pandemic, Camellia. The work follows the life cycle of a flower and how it grows, blooms, wilts, and leaves nutrients for the next generation. For Winning Works, Núñez translates Camellia into a live piece made in close collaboration with the dancers of the Joffrey Conservatory, exploring the links between community, beauty, and sustainability.
Oliver Davis, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Andrew Bird weave elegance, introspection, and whimsy into music that feels like memory in motion.
"Camellia" takes inspiration from a large-scale digital artwork I installed on State Street during the pandemic, Camellia. The work follows the life cycle of a flower and how it grows, blooms, wilts, and leaves nutrients for the next generation. For Winning Works, Núñez translates Camellia into a live piece made in close collaboration with the dancers of the Joffrey Conservatory, exploring the links between community, beauty, and sustainability.
Oliver Davis, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Andrew Bird weave elegance, introspection, and whimsy into music that feels like memory in motion.
